Celebrating forty years

his June,the 40th graduating class of

Colchester High School will accept their

iplomas.CHS opened in the fall of 1975

nd the school has seen many changes

over the years.

any people may wonder what the

school was like the first year it opened.

Mr. Perrotte, current Driver’s Ed instruc-

or and long-time Social Studies teacher

as been eye witness to many of the

changes.

rriving at CHS in 1976,he is one of

the only teachers that has been working

at Colchester High School throughout

he past fourdecades. When Mr.Perrotte

irst started working for CHS he was a

social studiesteacher andwas the depart-

ent chairman. Mr. Perrotte stopped

eaching social studies in 1999 when he

semi- retired and has been instructing

new drivers ever since.

Perrotte commented that one of the

biggest changes and one of the teacher's

orst enemies are cell phones but that

as not always been the case. When CHS

first opened the biggest things teachers

fought students about were the wearing

f hatsand chewinggum in theclassroom.

This however evolved into wearing jack-

ets and finally ending up with cell phones

being enemy number one for teachers.

According to Perrotte,“When CHS

openedonly onethirdof theteachers had

0-15 years of experience or more, one

third had about 10 years of experience

and the last third had very little experi-

ence teaching.”

Many members of the senior class of

1976 did not want to attend Colchester

High School because they had been

attending neighboring schools for their

whole lives and were not thrilled about

attending a new school their final year of

highschool.Becauseof therelativelyinex-

perienced teaching staff combined with

unmotivated students, Colchester was

not as academically successful as it has

been in following years.

One of the major differences between

now and 1976 is the grading system. In

1976,there were three levels of academic

ability that students were broken into.Mr.

Perrotte reflected on his older days of

teaching Driver’s Ed and recalled that he

doesn't remember anyone failing until

recently. Student motivation was much

stronger in the 80’s because more stu-

dents did all their homework and almost

nobody was“lazy”.

With each decade, from the late 70’s

through the 80’s and 90’s and now well

into the new century, student values,and

societal values have changed with the

times. Also,there have been many struc-

tural changes to the building and grounds.

Most recently the Science and second

floorrenovationsbroughtCHS upto date

with the latest in classroom innovations

and curriculum.CHS is nationallyrespect-

ed now for its innovative and differentiat-

ed teaching style always trying to push

each student to their maximum potential.

As most students know, forty years

removed from its opening bell, CHS is a

welcoming place filled with “respect,

responsibility,and pride”.

olchester High School Colchester,VT 05446

The Lakeside Voice

Volume 15 Issue 1

November,2015

Eight student teams and eight fac-

ulty teams enter, and the sixteen

teams that begin are day by day

brought down to one student and

ne faculty team representing their

peers in a final academic battle.

This is Jeopardy, or in CHS terms,

he Battle of the Brains.

In its ninth year, this annual event

has become one of the highlights of

each school year. Only once before

has a student team been able to top-

ple the faculty team and thus, the

challenge.

This year's competition began on

November 5th and runs until

November 12th. The final match pit-

ting the two winning teams against

one another is held during a 60

Minute AT to allow a school-wide

audience.

All preliminary matches are held

during lunch periods and often

attract huge crowds.

Humanities teacher, Ms.

Delaricheliere, a former Jeopardy

champion, created the event and still

serves as the host.

"It seems this event has really

come into its own. Everyone seems

very excited about it this year--stu-

dent registration filled up in less

than an hour, I had to turn away

teams in both the student and facul-

ty brackets, and we must have had

100 people in the audience for our

debut matches. This is a labor of

love for me, so it's really gratifying

to see everyone get so much enjoy-

ment out of it."

Photo by Devan Cameron-Vaupel

The Colchester Theatre

Company opened its 2015-16

season with its fall performance,

Little Shop of Horrors, on

Thursday, November 12th. The

show is directed by a collabora-

tive group of students with help

from Ms. Larkin and Humanities

teacher, Ms. Hughes.

The cast features Mario

Houle as Seymour, Ize Bertoni

as Audrey, Dawson Bean as

Orin, and Ethan Cameron-

Vaupel as Audrey II.

Other major roles are

played by Ethan Goedken,

Natalee Garen, Victoria Mier,

and Bella Lopez.

In the show, Seymour, a

florist’s clumsy assistant who

collects strange plants as a

hobby, has to make difficult

decisions about the girl he loves

and the plant he named in her

honor.

With an interesting plot,

plenty of song and dance num-

bers, and a wonderful cast and

crew, the show is not one to dis-

appoint.

General admission is $6

and the show starts at 7:00 PM,

but audience members are

encouraged to arrive earlier for

better seating.

Mario Houle and Ethan Cameron-Vaupel rehearse

for the CHS fall production, Little Shop of Horrors.

Lakeside Voice Staff Photo

Seniors pictured above, members of the Class of 2016, will be part of the 40th

graduating class since Colchester High School opened in 1975.

by Lakeside Voice Staff

40 years

Lakers

by Brandon Bedard

by Emily Pike

Performances November 12-14

Celebrating forty years

Little Shop opens season

Captive

audience

for

Battle of

Brains

erris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) is a cult classic that

omes from the same time period as movies likeThe

reakfast Club,Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink.All

directed by John Hughes, these movies are classics

rom the 80's that are meant to depict high school

nd teenage dilemmas during the time period. Ferris

ueller stars Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara and Alan

uck and includes many famous (and infamous) sup-

porting actors like Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey and

en Stein.

The film is the story of Ferris Bueller, a high school

enior with a very bad case of senioritis.The movie

begins with Ferris tricking his gullible parents to allow

im to stay home“sick” from school.As soon as they

eave,along with his disbelieving older sister, he snaps

nto action.He calls his friend Cameron to come pick

im up.Meanwhile, Dean of Students Edward Rooney

calls Ms. Bueller to inform her that her son has

issed 9 days of school and conveys his suspicions

that Ferris isn’t actually sick. She dismisses this and

ooney takes it upon himself to catch Ferris in the

ct of skipping school. Ferris and Cameron call out

erris’s girlfriend, Sloane, due to a “death in the fam-

ly” and the three of them head to Chicago for a day

of fun.The trio go to a baseball game, a fancy restau-

ant, and Ferris even becomes the star of a local pa-

rade. They avoid a few close calls with Mr. Bueller

nd Rooney uses this time to break into the Bueller

house to do some snooping, all the while the entire

est of the school is rallying behind a “very sick” Fer-

is. The plot unravels in determining whether Ferris

gets away with his scheme.

ome might say movies about high school students

from 30 years ago wouldn’t be relevant today. But,

ven with the vast differences between now and the

80’s, the major themes of Ferris Bueller (senioritis,

arental pressure, the stress of graduating and having

to grow up) are still entirely relevant today. Of

ourse, movies such as these tend to paint the adults

in the film in a negative light in an overly dramatic

ay, but that is just to connect better with the

eenage audience they are trying to attract. I really

enjoyed Ferris Bueller because of how well I can con-

ect to so many aspects of the movie such as

ameron’s anxiety and the pressure he feels and Fer-

ris’s need to be friends with everyone and senioritis.

would highly recommend this movie to

anyone high school age or older. Seniors, especially,

ill connect to the feeling of senioritis and nerves

about the looming graduation. I recommend this to

iewers that are 13 and older, due to language that

ay be inappropriate for younger viewers.

The Lakeside Voice is published by stu-

dents at Colchester High School. Articles are

selected and submitted by the CHS commu-

nity at large. The high school Journalism

class is responsible for every facet of the

Lakeside Voice publication. Suggestions and

ideas for articles, as well as Letters to the

Editor, can be sent in care of:

The Lakeside Voice

CHS Student Newspaper

Laker Lane

olchester, VT 05446

The Lakeside Voice Staff:

Ryan Arel

Kirtsen Atkins

Brandon Bedard

James Comi

Sam Corman

Alex Gardner

cacia Kranz

olton Lafayette

Keagan Landry

Carter Miller

Chris Smith

Mckenna Stannard

Jake Stebbins

Mikayla Wallis

s someone who's

going to be old enough

to vote, the presidential

elections have never

been more relevant.

Questions could be

raised over the impor-

tance of my vote within

Vermont seeing as the

last six elections within

our state have favored

Democrats. There's little

sign that trend is going to change. Every elec-

tion has only gotten the state more dominantly

Democrat. We are not a battleground state. Un-

less something drastic were to happen it's cer-

tain to say that our three electoral votes are

going Democrat.

What's very uncertain at this point is who's

going to win the party's primaries. Currently,

Republicans have fifteen running nominees

with Donald Trump and Ben Carson being the

front runners. Democrats have four, with

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders being the

most competitive. Arguments are being made

for a lot of candidates, but there's no obvious

front runner. Hilary is seen as more electable

as opposed to Bernie and his far left politics.

Going to far left or right can leave a candidate

without any moderate supporters. That being

aid Bernie has been polling better than Hillary

n the key states.

The same is true with Trump who has gath-

ered a large group of supporters and oppo-

nents. It seems to be one is either with him or

against him, and when the field starts to get

smaller and smaller besides for die hard Re-

publicans, it's hard to see Trump's popularity

grow.

Policies on both sides revolve around issues

of the economy, taxes, poverty, health care,

immigration, education, climate change, gun

control, and race relations. Trump, for one,

isn't terribly popular with minorities for his

stance against immigration.

It's important at this point for people to real-

ize we are still a year away from the election.

A lot can change. Obama was considered a un-

derdog back in 2008. It's also not out of the

realm of possibilities for a front runner to

make a mistake that can lead to a loss. Ulti-

mately be open, don't become locked onto

once news outlet, one issue, and one candidate.

Fastcompany.com

Ferris Bueller's Day Off stars lead actor Matthew Broderick, Alan

uck, and Mia Sara in the 1986 cult classic.

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Ferris Bueller worth a view

An Editorial

by Chris Smith

Election thoughts

Most Often Asked Questions Period 1?

Most of the student body

as heard about the new

rading system. It was a

part of every syllabus, part

of many discussions in the

lass, and we have all filled

out more Learn EE rubrics

than we ever wanted. But,

while it seems everyone is

alking about it all the time,

not many seem to be dis-

cussing one key thing; how

the student body feels about

it.

I do not like the new grading system for multiple

reasons. In many of our classes the only grades taken

into account are test grades. Take my math class for

example. The only grades that are applied to the over-

all grade in the class are daily problem worksheets,

homework checks, concept tests, PSA's and unit tests.

This appears to be a variety of assignments that af-

fect one’s grade but look closer at the grades. Daily

problem sheets are worth 12 points, homework

checks are worth 2 and PSA's are worth 20. Now,

compare that to the 100 points that concept tests and

unit tests are worth. One could get a 100 on every

thing handed in, in that class, but if fail a concept test

or unit test, the grade will plummet.

I understand that this is supposed to be “proficiency

based” grading, but take into consideration students

who don’t test well. Students who get nervous and

nxious before a test and make silly mistakes when

esting, not because they don’t know the material, but

because they don’t like the pressure put on them for

a test. Testing is hard and it puts a lot of stress on stu-

ents, whether they are prepared for the test or not. If

students have to have a proficiency based grade, than

they should be given options on how they want to ex-

ibit their proficiency.

he second part of the new grading sys-

tem is the learning disposition grades. I don’t think

learning disposition should be excluded from the final

rades. One can have a student who doesn’t hand in

a single thing unless it’s graded, doesn’t participate

in class, isn’t persistent, collaborative, organized,

committed or any other quality that should represent

a good student, getting an A. Or one can have a stu-

dent that is all of those things and works so hard and

is getting a C. Those seem to me like extremely mis-

representating grades compared to our actual abili-

ties.

Being a positive member of the class, school and

working hard and working well with others, is a

HUGE part of being a successful student. Colleges

aren’t going to take a 1 or a 4 next to your letter grade

into consideration, especially considering all schools

in the US aren’t on the same grading system. Which

is so wrong, positive learning qualities are important

and all of it, proficiency grades should be taken into

account ALONG with learning disposition grades.

An Editorial

by Alex Gardner

New grading system's faults

SNL parody

The Ultimate

Goal

Photo Poll

by Ryan Arel

"Why am I a three out

of ten?"

-Ben Shepherd

Algebra II

"Is it too late to drop

this class?"

-Ray Aley

AP US History

"Why am I being asked

stupid poll questions?"

-Matt Gile

Library

"Why am I awake?"

-Madeline Schroeder,

Legacies

"Why is it so cold out?"

-Lekesha Frost-

Bushey

OVEMBER, 2015

OPINIONS / REVIEWS

rash on the Floor Day involves dump-

ng out the day’s trash on the gym floor

while teams of students pick through and

separate it by type. Sounds kind of gross,

right?

People might be wondering why any-

one would want to do this activity. It

urns out, it’s not just a fun sorting exer-

cise. Trash on the Floor Day helps the

reenTeam collect important data about

what people are recycling and throwing

ut.

On November 21, The Green Team,

oods class, and Environmental Science

class, sorted through the school’s recy-

cling and trash from the day.

The process starts with big plastic bags

full of mixed trash from recycling bins

and trash cans around the school. Stu-

dents sort through it over tarps on the

gym floor, identifying what really belongs

in which category. It’s a learning experi-

ence for them, too- a chance to practice

sorting items they’ll run into throughout

the year.

For example, can a milk carton from

lunch go in the recycling? The answer for

that is no, since the cardboard is waxed.

Water bottles and other plastic bottles

can be recycled, but their caps must be

emoved and thrown in the trash first.

After items have been identified, stu-

ents fill buckets to be weighed. The data

is recorded, and the trash is transferred

back into plastic bags. Water bottles and

other plastic bottles are counted as well

as weighed.

All of the data from this event will be

ollected and analyzed to promote

proper environmental policies at the

chool.

DraftKings and FanDuel are fantasy leagues

where people can enter a league for a fee of

nywhere from 1 dollar - 10 thousand dollars

with a chance of winning even a sizable cash

by picking your own player lineup. But unlike

raditional fantasy leagues such as ESPN and

Yahoo, FanDuel and DraftKings are not season

long leagues, allowing the users to set their own

ineups every game. With this freedom, more

and more adults, as well as kids, are drawn to

the sites.

oth FanDuel and DraftKings are consid-

ered “gambling” sites and now need a license

to function in Nevada. CHS students who use

DraftKings seem to like the structure of weekly

leagues and many believe that both sites should

need a gambling license in order to still func-

ion.

DraftKings user, Senior, Jake Stebbins agrees

that both sites should have a gambling license.

As of 2014, FanDuel received over 62 mil-

lion dollars weekly from entries and gave out

57 million of it to winners of leagues and

DraftKings received over 30 million dollars

eekly in entries and paid out 20 million of it

to winners of leagues.

Both sites are valued at 1 billion dollars so

ar and that number will most likely continue

to grow.

From its early days, CHS has al-

ways welcomed foreign exchange students.

This year one of our exchange students is

Greetje Scheller from Rostock, Germany.

Greetje was pleased to comment about her

transition from Germany to America, her

views on America, and how our school sys-

tem in America is different from the German

school system.

Leaving Germany and coming all

the way to America has been a big transition

for Greetje, having to leave her friends and

family to be completely independent for a

whole year.

Coming from a different school system, it

wasn’t easy for Greetje to get used to the

temporary change. In Germany they have a

5 minute break in between classes, then 40

minutes, then a 10 minute break, while we

only have a four minute break.

We have classes with underclassmen and

upperclassmen; in Germany they only have

classes with the same grades. Also, in Ger-

many there is only one type of math class,

while here we have a variety of math classes

to choose.

With all these new people and sur-

roundings Greetje has been enjoying her

time at CHS. She was able to participate on

the girls' soccer team this season and helped

them achieve a perfect regular season record

and eventual Semi-Final appearance.

The community at CHS is proud to wel-

come exchange students each year and look

forward to all the educational opportunities

the program allows.

Volunteering is a

great way to get in-

volved with the com-

munity. CHS Cares is

one of our many great

clubs at Colchester

High School that allows

a group of about 20-30

students to get involved

with the school as well

as the community.

Throughout the year,

students that are part of this club, get the op-

portunity to participate in many events that

benefit others.

Earlier in the year, in September, the club

members dress up in purple and take part in

the Walk to End Alzheimer's. These students

also have the chance to raise money for more

research on the disease. In October, they can

walk in the Breast Cancer Walk and help raise

money for the organization. Also, CHS Cares

had volunteers help out at a Halloween party

held at PBS for 5th graders.

This month they get volunteers to help out

at the Jingle Bell Express that is taking place

on November 28th and 29th. The Jingle Bell

Express is an organization that benefits the

Ronald McDonald House Charities. Tickets

are $25 a person and the ride will last about an

hour to an hour and a half.

Later on in November, CHS Cares places

boxes all around the school to collect non-per-

ishable canned and boxed foods. After a week

or so, CHS Cares will distribute the food that

was collected, along with a turkey, to commu-

nity homes and families that are less fortunate

to make sure that no family gets left without a

meal for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Another big project CHS Cares does is

the distribution of the gingerbread houses.

Each year, each AT makes their own design of

a gingerbread house. A couple of examples

AT's have made include, Church Street, a tree-

house, and different types of castles. At the

end, CHS Cares takes the gingerbread houses

and distributes them to nursing homes, senior

homes, as well as UVM Medical Center.

As the year goes on, there will be a cou-

ple of more projects. CHS Cares are always

welcoming new comers and meetings are typ-

ically held after school in the library. If you are

a senior, this is a great way to get your com-

munity hours done.

Photo by Mrs. Laquerre

Sophomore, Sam Lamphier participates in this year's Trash on the

Floor Day.

Photo by Mikayla Wallis

Greetje Scheller, originally from Rostock, Germany is spending a year

as an exchange student at CHS.

Considered

gambling?

by Megan Lagerquist

by Mikayla Wallis

by Colton Lafayette

Trash on the Floor Day

Germany

to America

by Kirsten Atkins

CHS Cares about your school

Everyone has had it, everyone hates it.

The cold is a great way to miss out on the

big weekend plans with friends. Fortu-

nately, there are ways to steer clear from

the cold. In order to know how to prevent

the cold people need to know how one can

catch the cold.

The cold can be caught from touching

surfaces after someone who is infected.

The virus can be spread around through

saliva and spread by people with the cold

sneezing and/or touching their face and

then touching other things.

A cold is a virus that starts with lining

the back of the throat and spreads through

the upper respiratory system. There are too

many viruses that can cause a cold for a

body to build a resistance to the cold even

though many viruses have the same symp-

toms.

The average preschooler catches about

12 colds per year while adults catch

around seven and these colds last an aver-

age of seven days. This means the average

adult has the cold 49 days out of the year.

There are ways to cut down these num-

bers and drastically lower these numbers.

One thing that is super easy and everyone

can do is frequently wash their hands.

Since germs are mainly spread around

through touching surfaces those numbers

can be cut in half if everyone washes their

hands four or more times a day.

If a person happens to notice someone

with the cold using something you plan on

using get ahead of the cold and sanatize

the surface that a person plans on touch-

ing and wash your hands afterwards.

People can also avoid the cold by using

utensils to eat food and if the food requires

no utensils, use a napkin or paper towel as

a barrier for the food from those germ in-

fected hands. To save others from getting

the cold, people can cough into shoulders

or elbows along with frequently washing

hands .

With just a little bit of knowledge in pre-

vention, people can spread knowledge to

others so nobody will get the cold.

by Brandon Bedard

Avoiding the common cold

Thanksgiving

baskets

OVEMBER, 2015

FEATURES

very school year, there is a new class of fresh-

en beginning their years in high school. For

many it's an exciting time as they realize new

dventures and learning opportunities are

head of them.

ost like the new environment and when

sked what they liked, their answers related to

liking the freedom that the high school brought.

One student said that she was scared for high school

nd was nervous about her grades and how she would

do, but now she feels a lot more comfortable and finds it

lot easier to handle.

High school brings new opportunities and educates stu-

dents in new ideas. It also gives them the opportunity to try

hings on their own and to get familiar with their surroundings.

This experience helps with preparing and thinking of their future

after high school.It all seems scary at first,but it’s easy to adjust to the

homework and different environment, and the freedom helps with learn-

ing how to handle everything in the future. Everyone learns what can work and

what can’t and how to adjust to everything.

Overall, the freshman seem to be excited for their high school years and seem to

e transitioning into it very well. Until their graduation in 2019, they’ll continue

to learn and prepare for what is to come in their futures after high school.

NOVEMBER, 2015 FEATURES Page 4

by Caci Kranz

reshmen participate

in silent reading during

their T-Rev class.

FreshOpinions

"I like that we get more free-

dom in classes and out of

classes."

- Shyanne Roberge

"I like that there is more freedom to

what you can do and more time that

is available to work on homework, or

anything else."

- Ava Kendrick

"I enjoy the community

and people. Colchester is

a great school to go to and

all the teachers are very

nice."

- Tyson Monaghan

Some may say using Spark Notes

as an alternative to reading a book is

cheating. Some teachers tell students

with reading disabilities to read Spark

Notes to help them get a better

understanding of what the book has

to offer.

Spark notes is a website that give

facts about books also depicting what

happens in the books in short

paragraph form. This can give

students the upper edge on test taking

and sometimes give students more

time to do other work, but there is a

down side to this because it can make

students read less and they can start

to fall behind in their reading

abilities. This tool can also be used to

get the facts that a reader needs

without actually reading the book

which makes it hard for teachers to

get students to actually read the book.

Students go on the internet and read

a fifteen minute session rather them

sitting down and reading for an hour,

and this can really hurt the students

learning. It can affect how they

understand the book. It really can hurt

the way students think about reading

because they think they can just go on

the Internet and figure out the

answers.

On the other hand, using Spark

Notes and reading the book will

allow a reader to get a great

understanding of the book if you cant

read very well because it tells all the

major facts about the book and can

increase the skill of reading better.

Senior, Tyler Peacock has said, "I

have used Spark Notes to help me

with reading, but I have never not

read the books and just looked at

Spark Notes as I didn't want to fail

the tests on the books"

Peacock believes that the reading of

books along with Spark Notes is a

very good thing because it easier to

understand it better.

Teachers find it harder and harder

to work with the students on reading

if they have to constantly test students

on what the book says and the facts

about the book. Spark Notes is a good

tool to use with a teacher to get

caught up with the readings. It is a

great source of information for

people who don't understand the book

or how to read.

The priority is that teachers want

students to understand the work and

not just look up the answers.

Features

he Lakeside Voice

NOVEMBER, 2015

Photo by James Comi

Senior, Colton Lafayette uses Spark Notes to better his

understanding about the book he is reading.

Putting a Spark to your understanding

by James Comi

November :

20- 10th Grade Poetry

Slam Mod 3

20-CHS Cares and NHS

organization of Thanksgiving

Baskets

25-27 Thanksgiving Recess

30- Progress Reports

December :

2- Student of the Month

luncheon

3- VSAC Financial Aid

Night 6:30-8:00

5- SAT test date

5- Debate & Forensics

Meet 8:30am

12- ACT test date

12- Winter Ball 7:30

20- Band & Choral Winter

Concert 2:00pm

22- Coffeehouse 7:00

23-31 Holiday Recess

January:

6-Tribute Speeches 6:00

Library

7- Senior Sem Civics

Presentation Night 6:30

9- Dance Competition

1:00

11-15 Exams

CHS

Dateline

Isis is a terrorist group that continuously

causes problems for individuals as well as

other countries.

The group emerged in 2004, as al Qaeda

and rebranding into Isis two years later.

Both Isis and al Qaeda have similarities;

hey both are radical anti-western militant

groups devoted to creating their own

region.

sis is more brutal and more effective at

controlling territory they have seized. Isis

builds governing structures in areas they

have seized as soon as the dust from battle

settles, so they can better control these

areas.

One of Isis’s main goals is to conquer

il fields to allow for increased income so

they can acquire better weapons and

vehicles. All the oil Isis gets makes its way

to the black market so on average they can

make up to three million dollars a day.

Approximately 1,000 plus Americans

have joined Isis.

Isis has people stationed all over the

world ready to cause havoc at a moment's

notice.They believe that what they do has

a cause and is a right thing to do even

hough it unsettles the majority of the

world.

Isis targets the younger generation to

join them through the use of social media.

They accept just about anyone into their

group that is not Muslim for Muslims are

their main target.

Now that Isis has become the number

one prominent terrorist organization in

the world, other countries have decided to

tep up and try to deal with the threat that

they pose to everyone in the world. Some

countries that have decided to step up

nclude the United States who have

conducted bombing attacks, as well as

ussia who just recently started bombing,

too.The French have also decided to join

forces with America and Russia in this fight

on Isis.

Nineteen Americans so far have been

onfirmed killed by Isis, and at least

twenty-five French have died by Isis; Russia

has not yet released if any of its own has

been killed by Isis.

August 3rd, of 2014, Isis launched one of

its biggest attacks on the city of Sinjar

killing over 5,000 men from the Yazidi

religious sector.Thousands of women were

tortured and sold into slavery. 200,000

azidi try to flee with as many as 50,000

being stuck in the city and surrounding

mountains.

Isis has 20,000 to 50,000 devoted

fighters to their cause even though their

cause isn't 100 percent clear yet.

January 20, of 2015 Isis demanded 200

million dollars from Japan in return for two

Japanese hostages.

February 26th the identity of Terrorist

known

as “jihadi john” who has done

most of the beheadings is

revealed as Mohammed

Emwazi, a Kuwaiti born

ondoner.

Isis is also very much so

against homosexuality on

March 4th, they released a video of them

pushing a homosexual man off a building

killing him on impact. “ Make no mistake

this is a difficult mission and will remain

difficult for some time” President Obama

said at a meeting that regarded Isis.

bama wants to degrade and ultimately

destroy this terrorist organization.

The Isis truth

by Keagan Landry

www.middleeastmonitor.com

Above images sho w look of

the average Isis soldier

and what is driven heading

to the next target.

Cell phones have evolved immensely since

they first came out around the 1940's.

Around 1995, is when they first started to

get really popular. They were huge in size

with a big antenna.There wasn't much peo-

ple could do on them like one can now.Today,

cellphones are built much smaller with no

antenna. On cellphones today, people are

ble to surf the web, text friends, talk on the

phone, check email, and use many different

ypes of apps.

According to psychologists, we rely on

phones more than we should.As our society

is slowly shifting to technology, we start using

echnology as an easy way out of things. For

example, instead of using our analytic think-

ing, we tend to use our cellphones for quick

answers.

Cell phone addiction has become such

a vast concern in young teenagers as well as

ollege students. Accorrding to Kathiann

Kowalski from Science News for Students,

the average college student uses a smart-

phone for about nine hours a day. That is

more than the average amount of sleep a

typical college obtains.

James Roberts, professor at Baylor Uni-

versity, says, "People can be addicted to be-

haviors".

He states that can,"...show the same symp-

toms a drug user shows. Addicts use drugs

so their mood can improve.That's the same

reason people use cell phones; so their

moods can be lifted."

oberts predicts that eventually, people

will get so addicted to being on their cell

phone, that they may not be able to stop on

their own.

There are many differences between

men being addicted to their phone and how

women are addicted. For instance, in

obert's research, studies show that men

show addicted signs when they use apps that

allowed them to read books.The correlation

gets stronger as well when men use social

media apps such as Facebook,Twitter, Insta-

gram. For men, the more they used the app,

the more they are addicted to their cell

hones.

For women,it's a little bit different.They

are more likely to show addiction when they

use apps such as Pinterest, Instagram, or

Amazon. Also, any app that allows them to

se their phone as an iPod.Apps such asTwit-

er, Pandora, and Spotify inverse the correla-

tion. This study showed the women who

heavily use their cellphones, link to a lower

risk for cell phone addiction.

lthough the correlation is strong for

men and women, that doesn't mean that one

factor causes an effect.For a non-relating ex-

ample, a little kid asking for airplane pilots to

not put on their seat belt sign because every

time they do, the ride gets bumpy. The kid

oesn't realize that the sign doesn't cause

the bumpiness, turbulence or the weather

causes the bumpy ride.

Robert's study shows the type rewards

each gender gets from using their cell phone.

For example, men use cell phones-and other

echnology- for mainly entertainment and for

information.They use it to watch sports and

to keep up to date with the news and events.

Women, on the other hand, use phones to

"maintain and nurturing social relationships."

ince those activities take longer time,

women will spend more time on their

phones daily than men will.

by Kirsten Atkins

This year the Colchester High School

grading system has undergone major

changes.

The grade system last year had been in

place for quite a while, and everyone had

gotten used to how it worked. Students

had a pretty good grasp on how they

were being graded; however, this year

the grade system completely changed.

Some students weren’t even aware until

they checked their Power School, but the

new system had actually been in place

since the beginning of the school year.

The grade system has been simplified

into three categories PA, CA and AAA.

The grade system has now become a

learning-target based system. Learning

targets are effectively what students are

learning in class, such as learning differ-

ent formulas in Algebra. Students are

graded on how well they learning the

topic, as well as being graded on the

quality of work they do in class.

AAA (Academic Achievement Assess-

ment) assignments are by far the heavi-

est weighted, and the most important in

terms of grade. It’s a huge percentage of

the grade, and is usually 30 - 40

points(depending on the class, it could

be up to 100 or more points), in compar-

ison to normal homework grades which

are usually 5 - 10 points. Triple A as-

signments are typically large projects, or

assignments that take more than one day

to finish. AAA assignments are a good

way to test how well a student is reach-

ing the learning-target on a topic, which

directly relates to the new learning-tar-

get based system.

CA, or Completion Assignments are

smaller assignments, usually considered

to be homework or sometimes class-

work. Students mostly get these assign-

ments in class, and they’ll usually be

expected to be completed within that

class or for homework. They are not

weighted as heavily as AAA assign-

ments, however they do (depending on

the class / teacher) affect a grade.

PA’s or Practice Assessments are small

assignments that are given, which are

typically directly based on the learning

target system. They’re to help students

reach their learning target goals, and are

usually practice directly related to the

topic being learned.

The new system is designed to meas-

ure a student's knowledge and learning

growth. As with any major change and

culture shift, there is a process of under-

standing the purpose, which ultimately

is to maximize a student's learning po-

tential and to report data that reflects the

learning growth.

Zachary Wright- Carpet

Matt Touchette- People who

chew with their mouth open

Michael Walsh- When people

who graduated two years ago come

back to high school

Nate Hoffman- High school rela-

tionships

Andrew Sears- Texting and driv-

ing

Tyler Peacock- Hitting people in

the parking lot

Colton Lafayette- Slow drivers

Brandon Bedard- Road kill

Keagan Landry- Being ignored

Mr. McCannell- When people

don't use their blinkers

Dakota Navari- When people ask

stupid questions

Collin McNeil- Lazy people.

Ben Shepherd- The cold spot left

after you microwave food

Cam Rolston- Skating during

hockey practice

Jake Stebbins- When people don't

pronounce last names correctly

Matthew Hesford- When people

pass on a double yellow

Emily Pike- Students who are

disrespectful to public service

workers

Emily O'Neill- People who talk

during movies

According to Colchester's school

nurse, Mrs. Deschamps, the amount of

allergies affecting students has been in-

creasing over the years.

The most common allergen among stu-

dents right now is tree-nuts and peanuts.

If people have allergies and want to

avoid having an allergic reaction, they

should always read the labels on food

and never eat anything they are not sure

about.

Some people can have a reaction

known as Anaphylaxis; this reaction af-

fects every area of the body simultane-

ously. The treatment for this reaction is

to use an Epipen then immediately go to

the doctors to make sure they are all set.

People who have Asthma have an in-

creased risk of having a severe allergic

reaction.

People often wonder why we have an

increase in food allergies.

One hypothesis, called the “Hygiene

Hypothesis”, states that it occurs when

our bodies send out an army of chemi-

cals to battle something that is not harm-

ful, like peanuts and milk. The

hypothesis claims that our bodies are so

clean that it has nothing it needs to fight

so the body picks something normal like

peanuts or milk and decides to fight that,

which can lead to the development of an

allergy to that food.

Companies will put labels on their food

and other products that say, “...trace

amounts of peanuts” to tell people that if

they have a reaction it's not their fault.

Public schools continue to educate stu-

dents, faculty, and staff on the precau-

tions and care needed to address the ever

increasing population of students with al-

lergies.

Lakeside Voice Photo

Teens across America are becoming more an d more dependent on their

cell phones.

Photo by James Comi

Freshman, Cam Rolston provided

one of his pet peeves.

Allergies on the rise

by Keagan Landry

Making the grade

by Carter Miller

What's your Pet Peeve?

by James Comi

Cell phones: The new addiction

OVEMBER, 2015

FEATURES

Cassie Mallabar- I tripped in

front of my whole church, knocked

over and broke a baby Jesus.

Thomas Duggan- One time I

thought I was a bucket but then

I’m not any-

more, so I’m sad

now.

T.J Brown-

Once I got into

he wrong car

and it had a

whole family in

it.

Mr. Giles- My

first year coaching alpine skiing, I

ate it on some ice and took out a

gate.

Clara Johnson- I slipped on a

taco in 8th grade.

Lauren Brooks- I fell off of the

choral risers freshman year.

Maddy Prevost- Peri and I got

caught trying to steal a concept

test from Ms. Sommariva’s room. It

didn’t have the answers we just

wanted to do one to raise our

grades.

Karsen Kelsey- I actually looked

for the pool on the 3rd floor.

Brennan Paradee- I threw up in

front of my whole 8th grade class.

Savanah Goodreau- One time my

French teacher

as in the stall

next to me.

Erin Casab- I

puked in Mrs.

L a B o m b a r d ’s

class after donat-

ing blood.

Olivia Schmidt-

When I was 12, I

was jumping off the top of a bunk

bed onto another bed and I had a

blanket as a cape because I wanted

to be like a flying squirrel. My blan-

ket cape caught on the ceiling light

and pulled it out of the wall and

the electricity in half the house

went out.

Jake Stebbins- I got locked in the

bathroom in first grade and when

I tried to open the door the door-

knob broke. They had to take the

hinges off just to get me out mak-

ing it a big deal. I just had to pee.

ake Stebbins- Thomas Jeffer-

ustin Collins- Adam Sandler

yler Bushey- Johnny Depp

Jessica Benoure- Kim Kar-

dashian

Josh Ryan- Mckenna Stannard

Hailey Blondin- Wiz Khalifa

Kyle Walker- Tom Brady

Sam Jean- Emma Stone

lex O'Connell- Shaq O'Neil

Suileka Torres- Zack Effron

Laura Campbell- Selena

Gomez

Kelsey Desjardin- Nicki Minaj

Mikey Ploof- John Deere

Jenna Baillargeon- Dave

Franco

addie Webster- Shaun White

homas Soons- Naomi from

olf of Wall Street

hannon French- Taylor Swift

ill Holmes- Snoop Dogg

ory Senesac- Mike Stud

Mr. Deane- Teddy Roosevelt

abby Gosselin- Channing

Tatum

Ani McMannon- Frankenstein

Maddie Fineli- Ian Somer-

halder

Jaret Baldwin- Tupac

Oliver Paradee- Ryan Arel

Caleb- Charles Barkley

Mason Petrie- Rob

Gronkowski

Ian Serrazin- Mr. Fiske

Photo by Mikayla Wallis

Senior Jake Stebbins reflects on his most embarrassing moment.

The ideal dinner guest

Photo Above: Senior Angus Doherty and Fresh-

man Madison Finelli

I was going to move -Teagan Alderman

Grades actually matter -Karsen Kelsey

There is no pool -Ian Sarrazin

Spirit Week actually matters -Katina Messier

Do whatever you want -Ryan Arel

High school is not as bad as it seems -Zach

Sheets

Walk on the right side of the hallway -McKenna

Stannard

Four sweatpant days a week is a little overboard

-Katie White

Don’t swear at teachers -Josh Ryan

You are not going to get more attractive -James

Comi

High School is something you will never forget -

Derek Sanderson

Two study halls a day is a terrible idea -Taylor

Losier

School is more important than Twitter -Angus

Doherty

Don’t get caught up in drama -Nate Hoffmann

Don’t go to Rice -Ben Shepherd

Looking for colleges is really hard -DevonWells

Drive safe -Colton Lafayette

You can drop out when you are 16 -Dakota

Navari

Double up in science -Thomas Soons

WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU KNEW

FRESHMAN YEAR? by Sam Corman

Embarrassing

moments

by Mikayla Wallis

Laker Polls

he Lakeside Voice

NOVEMBER, 2015

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the bathroo m in

first grade, when

I tried to open

the door . . .

- Jake Stebbins

by Mckenna Stannard

NOVEMBER, 2015

FEATURES

Senior

Thoughts

Patrick

Desmond

ow’s SeniorYear: Been

very busy with college ap-

plications but will be very

fun when that’s all done.

Favorite part about Sen-

ior Year: Watching the

Facebook fights on our

page.

How’s SeniorYear differ-

ent: We get treated more

like adults by teachers and

we are KINGS!!#swag

Taylor Losier

ow’s Senior Year:Not

avorite part about Sen-

orYear:We can take all se-

mester long classes, so we

on’t have to take Finals

How’s Senior Year dif-

erent: I have senior privi-

leges and I get treated like

n adult by all the teach-

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ow's Senior year:

Not as good as I ex-

pected it to be. Done

a lot of writing.

Favorite part about

senior year: Only hav-

ing 5 classes

How's Senior year

different:You can’t talk

to Freshman…. girls.

How's Senior

year:Not as fun as I

thought it will be.

Favorite part about

senior year: Being in a

school later that under-

classmen look up to.

How's Senior year dif-

ferent: You have to pay

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lot more college stuff.

How’s Senior Year:It has

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quite a few challenges but

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great.

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and T.H.E.E. Mrs.Carter loves Colchester

High School and all of the school spirit that

we have. “There is a ton of enthusiasm

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Alderman

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Nate

Hoffmann

Ben Shepherd

How's Senior year:

SeniorYear has been re-

ally easy. It’s going by

fast.

Favorite part about

Senior year: Feeling

powerful because I

hangout with freshman

all the time.

How's Senior year dif-

ferent: Realizing that it’s

almost all over.

Two seasons removed from a Divi-

sion I State Championship, the boys'

soccer coaches expected this season

to field a young team that would

struggle at times transitioning to the

Varsity game and level of play.

The roster consisted of seven soph-

omores and one freshman along with

a veteran presence of six juniors and

five seniors.That mix ended up being

a framework for an overall successful

season.

The Lakers ended with a 3-0

shutout win over BFA in the Play-

downs and a tough 1-0 Quarterfinal

loss to South Burlington and compiled

a 9-6-1 record for the season.

Three players, Drame Diatourou,

Chris Zamarripa, and Patrick

Desmond were selected 1st team All-

Metro players with Zamarripa and

Desmond also being selected to the

Division I All-State team..

The younger players saw substantial

playing time this season and this

should prove invaluable for the com-

ing seasons. Eight starters return next

year.

Most games were very competitive

and the team recorded six shutouts

along their way to nine wins.

Four of the games went into over-

time with the Lakers pulling off excit-

ing overtime wins against Metro foes

BFA and St. Johnsbury.

The Burlington Free Press ranked

CHS 6th in the final Boys' Soccer

Power Rankings.

With a young squad of twenty-

four runners, the girls' cross-coun-

try team competed well among its

competitors this past season.

Freshman, Myla Jacobs led the

pack finishing 17th in a crowded

field at the State Meet. This fin-

ished earned her an entry in the

New England Qualifying meet, a

meet that features some of the

elite runners in New England.

Training hard and coming to-

gether as a cohesive team by sea-

son's end the young team was able

to lay the foundation for a team

that can contend in future years.

With the experience and training

the underclassmen received this

year and an upcoming class from

the eighth grade the cross country

road should be paved with more

successful finishes in the future.

t the beginning the year the season looked

like it was going to be a long one for the CHS

Girls' Varsity Soccer team.

“

After the two early losses in the jamboree

we realized we had to do something different if

we wanted to be successful", said freshman de-

ender Ani McMannon. “We adopted this say-

ing,'Road to the Ship'” .

Throughout the early season the lady Lakers

on game after game and soon found them-

selves in the top three in the state with both un-

defeated Burr Burton and CVU. The winning

ontinued with one goal games, including come

back 2-1 wins against both SB and BHS.

Throughout school and even in the

ocker room“Road to the Ship” was adopted by

all of the players and their play represented that.

“In the locker room we had a poster with a pi-

ate ship and every win the ship would get

closer to a treasure chest that was labeled the

Championship.” Danielle Whitham (starting

oalie) and Gabby Gosselin (backup goalie)

talked about their team's success.

“We honestly believed that nobody would

eat us and that was most evident with our

overtime win against CVU.”

With a late first half goal by CVU, the girls

ent into half time knowing that they needed to

do better in order to accomplish there dream

of going undefeated and having an easier path to

the championship game. With about 15 minutes

left in the game, exchange student, Greetje

Scheller chipped the goaltender for a miraculous

goal that pumped the Lakers full of life, tied the

game, and made the game seem within reach for

the ladies. The first overtime went like all other

minutes of play and no goals were scored.

With play winding down in the 2nd overtime

and 22 tired girls on the feild,Scheller netted her

2nd goal of the game and suddenly like that, the

game was over. The season was over.The Lady

Lakers had done the impossible.The school first

undefeated soccer season was in the books.

ven with a tough loss in the semi-finals,it was

impossible to not be proud of them. Even

though “Road to the Ship” had not been

cheived, the Lady Lakers had gone above and

beyond what they were expected.

Photo by Scott Hinman

Lakers take the field before the Senior Game vs Spaulding.

Girls score perfect

regular season

by Jake Stebbins

It was a great year for Colchester High

School's boys' Cross Country team.

According to coach Mr. Samler, the

2015 team did a good job getting better as

the season went on. "Solid season. We

competed throughout the season and

showed improvements from beginning to

end." The Cross Country boys competed

in two race categories throughout the sea-

son and at States, at the JV and Varsity

levels.

One major race in the season featured

the seven varsity runners from Colchester

who competed in a 5k race on October

31st in Thetford; Seniors. Nick Bouffard,

Angus Doherty; Juniors- Ian Sarrazin,

Ray Aley; Sophomore, Jacob Dell: Fresh-

men Aiden Conners, and Alex Frank.

"It was a great way to end the season,"

says Ray Aley. who put up a time of 19:38

in the state race. "Aiden Conners proved

what the team is capable of. Overall, I

would say the season was a great success."

Conners placed 46th out of 125 runners

in the State race with a time of 18 minutes

and 56 seconds, which was the best time

for the Colchester team.

With the success of this year's team and

the number of runners, the future looks

like a bright one for boys' cross-country.

Boys' x-country

strong in numbers

by Ryan Arel

Young runners

run the course

Lakeside Voice Staff

Mix of veterans and youth lead way

by Lakeside Voice Staff

Laker Sports

he Lakeside Voice

OVEMBER, 2015

Vermont Sports Images phioto

This year's senior class provided the leadership that led to a successful

undefeated regular season.

Fall Moments

NOVEMBER, 2015

LAKER SPORTS

At CHS, the weight room is often used by dif-

ferent sports and athletic clubs for conditioning

and training purposes.

The weight room is open to all students, fac-

ulty, and staff, throughout the school day and

after school. It's a great place

to go, and students go there

for many reasons.

The weight room can be

used as a place to relieve

stress, to get in shape, to com-

pete with friends or class-

mates, or to get help with

weight training habits.

Right next to the weight

room, CHS's athletic trainer

of eight years, John Burke can

be found. He will be happy to

assist in any way he can to help deal with in-

juries that may occur during a practice or game.

The weight room has a variety of choices for

all types of physical activity. Students of all

builds and levels of weight training background

will have something for them. There are multi-

ple benches, a pull up bar, stationary bikes, and

many machines as well as a large range of free

weights.

The weight room also contains an agility lad-

der, resistance bands, and jump ropes.

“I think the weight room is well used,” said

Mr. Perry, PE teacher, baseball

and football coach. “soon we

will decide on bikes and cardio

equipment as well as spacing

for circuit training."

According to Perry, the

weight room was built in the

late 90’s and early 2000’s and

much of the early funding came

from the CABA Booster Club

and the PE department, as well

as equipment donations from

places like Racquets Edge and

other companies. Football Boosters and CABA

now give yearly cash donations to be put to-

wards the CHS weight room.

fter going to the semifinals last year, the

Colchester Lakers had the same hopes this sea-

on.

he Lakers started strong with a physically

back and forth game.That ended in a last sec-

ond hook and ladder to win against the Essex

ornets 33-29. The Lakers could not advance

to 2-0 drawing even on the win lose column,

losing on the road against the Hartford Hurri-

canes 14-6. The Lakers' biggest loss came in the

rd quarter when team captain Ryan Casey

went down with a leg injury.

The next week the Lakers hosted MountAn-

hony, with a dominating defense and 11 point

comeback from the offense and they went on

to win 18-17. The Lakers could not advance

heir win streak to two; however, as the Mid-

lebury Tigers scored 18 straight unanswered

points in the last quarter to win 18-14.

he Lakers threw five interceptions in a loss

on the road to Brattleboro 35-14.The year did

not get easier for the Lakers as they lost to the

VU Redhawks 19-14, losing their first string

nd second string quarterbackTravis Boutin and

Justin Evans.

In a blow away win against the South Burling-

on Rebels the Lakers showed off their running

attack, as they scored all their touchdowns on

the ground and won 47-0.

he last regular season game against the BFA

Bobwhites decidde who would go to the play-

offs. The first half featured running back Matt

erefords rushing for both Laker touchdowns.

s the second half started Hesford wasn't done

rushing for another Laker touchdown.With 5

inutes left in the game, cornerback and team

aptain Kyle Walker picked off a pass and ran it

all the way for another Laker touchdown.To fin-

ish the game running back Dakota Navari

cored another rushing touchdown.The Lakers

ran into the playoffs with a 4-4 record and a

32-20 win against BFA, qualifying them for the

Playoffs.

In the Quarter Finals the Lakers traveled to

Hartford to face the Hurricanes . The Lakers

had a tough time setting up a offensive drives

as The Lakers sadly lost 20-0.

-by Ryan Arel

When the weather begins

to get colder, it is a sure sign

that winter sports are begin-

ning soon. Nordic and alpine

skiing, basketball, hockey and

dance will get under way

very shortly, most opening up

practices on November 16.

Student athletes are very

excited for their respective

seasons to start. With opti-

mistic athletes, this year is

going to be about bringing

teammates together for a

better overall team effort.

Good luck to all of our win-

ter sports athletes.

"I think that we could be pretty good if we

work hard and all come together as a team"

-Andrew Spencer

Photo by Glenn Russell

enior Jake McDonald tackles a Mt. Anthony player in Colchesters 18-

7 win over the Patriots in a September battle.

Lakers rush into

post-season

-Mr. Perry

"Soon we will de-

cide on bikes and

cardio equipment as

well as spacing for

circuit training"

by Colton Lafayette

The varsity field hockey team

played through their 14 game sea-

son, pulling out a win in the last

game, and improving from multi-

ple defeated seasons.

The program needed a cultural

change and that's exactly what

they got this year.

Talented and dedicated players

are coming up leading to a better,

stronger, winning field hockey

team. Unlike the past few years,

the team has been keeping the

score low and close , improving

the skills and sportsmanship while

becoming a more supportive team.

”We do it for the love of the

game,” varsity player Shannon

French says.

The team was super pumped

about the win and was super ex-

cited to head into playoffs.Ending

the regular season with a win on

the last game of this season could

very well start the team off strong

next season.

The team played a tough Rice

team in the opening round of the

playoffs and came up short as Rice

advanced to the Quarterfinals.

Field Hockey

sees improvement

by Mckenna Stannard

Inside our

weight room

by Ryan Arel

Laker Sports

he Lakeside Voice

NOVEMBER, 2015

Hockey

"I think that the girls' team has a shot for

states this year"

-Kiah Martin

Alpine Skiing

"I think our team is going to be better than

last year's team because we have better

chemistry"

-Matthew Hesford

Winter Preview

Basketball

Laker Images

he Lakeside Voice

NOVEMBER, 2015

Spirit Week Flashback

by Caci Kranz

Photos contributed by Yearbook Staff

At Colchester High School, every Spirit Week is enjoyed by students,

faculty, and staff.This year the week began with loads of flannel, camo and

red, white and blue onVermont Heritage and U.S.A. Day. One could really

feel the school spirit!Then came Decade Day with flappers, greasers and

hippies roaming the halls! The pope(by way of senior Patrick Desmond's

costune) paid a visit on Costume Day and on Friday students wore their

class colors with this day culminating in the annual Pep Rally.

As always, the pep rally was exciting with the dance team showing off

their moves and the sophomores and juniors winning the tug of war.The

seniors proudly yelled the spirit cheer.

The Juniors Downtown themed hallway won the competition, while

the Seniors did a car wash theme, the Sophomores with a Galaxy theme,

and the Freshman with a Monsters Inc theme.

Spirit Week is a great oppurtunity to see how creative everyone can

be. For the seniors this was their last and added to the many high school

memories. For the underclassmen, next year's is less than a year away.