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spartan spectrum vol 22 issue 1 north schuylkill jr sr high nov 2010 1 north schuylkill students show their commitment to being drug-free by decking out their homerooms with red banners balloons and lights members of sadd judged homerooms on their decorations and decided that ms myers and mr rizzo s homerooms were the best each homeroom will be awarded with a pizza party students celebrate red ribbon week homecoming pgs 2-6 new teachers pgs 8-12 sports section pgs 13-17 college prep pg 18 take a look at what s inside school events pgs 7 20 miscellaneous pg 21 crosswords pgs 22-23 spectrum staff pg 24

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students spartan spirit shines by natalie fanelli staff writer decade and dance party lunch monday was a great start to kick off spirit week 2010 students dressed in fashions that spanned over half a century roaming the halls in poodle skirts laidback hippie threads and off-the-shoulder neon tops with teased hair at each lunch senior drew yeselski entertained students by serving as the time warp dj playing music that also represented a wide span of history the first lunch was a little timid but enjoyed music while they ate by the time b lunch was coming to an end students were dancing in the middle of the cafeteria it was in full swing when a crowd of senior girls were motioning the letters to the ymca at c lunch mr lucas was also persuaded to join in upon hearing the hip-hop hit cupid shuffle even mrs snyder was getting down it was an enjoyable event for all ages and may spark some dance party lunches in the future principal dances at lunch the majority of high school students wake up early every weekday to show off how stylish and attractive they are however on tuesday some people may have gotten up earlier to do just the opposite students and teachers showed up at school with wild hairstyles unibrows outdated or unmatching outfits and the quintessential cosby sweater that they ve been hiding in the back of a closet or a box in the attic although it was something new for spirit week a large population of students seemed to embrace their inner ugly and participate ugly never looked so good mid-week could have sparked some heated conversations between students as to how they could wear a chicago cubs shirt or possibly like notre dame but everyone played nice and sported apparel from their favorite team some students proved that they really are super spartans by wearing north schuylkill athletics gear to show their dedication and passion for sports right here in the school many girls participating in the annual powder puff game along with their coaches wore screen-printed jerseys with names and numbers unfortunately the game was postponed due to rain and was played the following week 2 smells like team spirit

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there was an overwhelming response to spirit week on thursday october 7 2010 students and faculty participated in this very special day by wearing pink in honor of the efforts made by the pink pedal team north schuylkill alumni john anczarski ty bereskie travis brown and nicholas gober campaigned to make a difference in the world by raising funds and awareness for breast cancer pink day was held to honor the life of john anczarski and the selfless acts of the team students think pink with friday came the usual homecoming celebrations banners signs blue and red ribbons a rally complete with fight songs cheers and general excitement friday also brought some unexpected events such as a faculty dance routine and some male teachers in drag after the all-teacher dance routine the homecoming court was announced and the candidates emerged from the locker room mr funky briggs mr ginger geiswhite mr j-wow rizzo and mr snookie smith strutted across the gym floor in high heel boots dresses and wigs mr rizzo won the vote by a commanding applause from the students spartan spirit day the senior class voted five girls into the homecoming court the students selected alycia catizone kaitlyn lane kaitlyn mcsurdy danielle snyder and maria spotts the girls were announced with their dates at the homecoming dance on thursday catizone was escorted by joe koons lane by tyler skinner mcsurdy by zack weist snyder by tanner martin and spotts by joe vivaqua 3 homecoming court

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by shauna weber contributing writer the spartans came away with an impressive victory on homecoming 2010 shutting out tamaqua 49-0 the spartans rushed for a total of 387 yards and held the blue raiders to just 24 yards offensively senior running back scott houser capped off a 45-yard opening drive with a score from six yards out houser also managed to recover a loose ball after a tamaqua fumble and run it back for a second score senior fullback ed pavalko rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries an imposing offensive line manhandled the raiders defense and kept the spartans momentum steamrolling throughout the game quarterback ryan henning connected with senior dylan hughes for six mike mcgrath also saw the end zone on a sneak for the final score of the game by kayla maurer contributing writer defense shuts out raiders at homecoming snyder lane named royalty at festivities pictured above left to right 2009 princess kaitlin karavage kailtyn lane danielle snyder and 2009 queen allison kane at halftime of the homecoming game kaitlyn lane was named princess while danielle snyder was crowned queen lane a resident of ashland is involved in varsity football cheerleading sadd tat and spanish club her future plans include attending college to major in psychology snyder a resident of ashland is a very active member at north schuylkill balancing academics athletics and community service her activities include soccer basketball track and field tat students sadd student council national honor society and spanish club she was also recently elected as treasurer of the senior class her future plans include attending college where she will major in education reflecting upon her induction into north schuylkill royalty snyder said it means a lot i really appreciate the honor my classmates gave to me 4

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gridiron girls cadets top stunnas by alycia catizone staff writer on wednesday night october 13 student council hosted its 21st powder puff football game this year the two teams that went head to head were the classy cadets and the shady stunnas as it seems every year the participating female players embraced the chance to prove that football isn t just a boy s game before the event a number of players could be seen wearing game jerseys face paint and even spray painted hair as admission to the game a canned food donation was required the food items that were collected are added to the month-long feed-a-friend food drive the donations are then made available to families in need during the holidays even though the powder puff game was the kickoff to the food drive the bins were already very full like regular season games the powder puff classic began at 7 p.m with each team stretching out and running some pregame drills the classy cadets took control of the game early with a quick score in the first quarter the cadets managed to hold the lead throughout the first half until the stunnas answered back with a score of their own despite a hard-fought effort by the stunnas the classy cadets came away with a 25 ­ 18 win in the end tori bainbridge one of the classy cadets players stated that she really enjoyed all of the aspects of the game according to bainbridge practices went well and the players had a good relationship with their coaches she said that the team had a lot of confidence in each other which helped contribute to the win for the shady stunnas tara farlow admitted that she and a lot of the other players enjoyed the intensity of the game she admitted that the practices were demanding and required sacrifice of free time but it was representative of a real football program 5

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traditions remain the same at north schuylkill by anna james staff writer this year homecoming week was a success the football team dominated the game students and teachers showed their spartitude by participating in the spirit week activities and the school came together in an effort to show their pride for north schuylkill the idea of coming together follows a tradition in homecoming celebrations but could have been taken very literally in the first north schuylkill homecoming before 1977 north schuylkill was divided into high schools in ashland frackville and ringtown much like the elementary buildings were prior to the mrs dottie miller librarian aide and former north schuylkill student new construction three years ago the fall of 77 was the first year that all students of the district celebrated homecoming together in the same location a student from that year mrs dottie miller our librarian aide shared her memories of what the inaugural event was like there were no spirit days only on friday we were allowed to wear uniforms she explained the homecoming dance was also different instead of having just the dance it was themed and you could dress up for the event that year on a bitterly cold october night north schuylkill s spartan football marched onto the new field and defeated the mahanoy area golden bears winning the game only helped to pull the students closer it was a good crowd miller stated i remember the huge stadium and since people started knowing each other from the other towns more people showed up and cheered along with the excitement there were also some hectic events such as the introduction of the candidates miller added that was the most hectic year for homecoming people were late missing corsages and everything seemed turned upside-down despite the last minute rush miller remembers a time that people counted on their friends and had fun no matter the decade you attended north schuylkill whether it was 1977 or 2010 we all share one common bond the pride of being a spartan homecoming is a time to celebrate the bonds we ve made as friends and to make memories that we will carry with us for the rest of our lives 6

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student council lends a helping hand by tara farlow staff writer the holidays are right around the corner and for a lot of families it means sharing great food while celebrating the good times unfortunately there are many families and individuals in our area who have to do without those things for this reason many local organizations including north schuylkill are contributing to wnep s feed a friend campaign feed a friend is an annual event that kicks off every year during homecoming week the food drive asks for donations of nonperishable food items but will also accept cash donations as well above sc members mike mcgrath and jess pukavage north schuylkill s connection to feed a friend is through the student council members mr lucas the student council adviser stated that as of the third week of october we have collected eight boxes of food and raised almost $200 in donations although we have yet to reach last year s numbers the school is asking that you continue to offer what you can lucas stated that there is no anticipated goal to reach he continued our only goal is to help as many people as possible donations are collected for the salvation army in pottsville and will run through the third week of november the money collected will then be used to buy turkeys to prepare thanksgiving dinners 7

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by tara farlow and sean o boyle staff writers ns welcomes 15 new faculty members christian temchatin assistant principal high school attended hazleton area college attended bloomsburg university where did you work before ns hazleton h.s freeland m.s do you like ns i feel very comfortable at n.s the administration and staff have been great in acclimating me to the district the students are great and the school spirit is impressive advice for students everyone has good days and bad days wins and losses but it s how you handle success and failure that ultimately exposes your character hobbies spending time with my family watching and competing in sports kara moore psychologist high school attended susquehanna jr sr high college attended albany college of pharmacy state university of new york at albany marywood university years in education 3 work prior to ns clinical specialist for children with autism at friendship house in scranton pa school psychologist at iu29 servicing north schuylkill school district hobbies outdoor activities and syracuse sporting events go orange favorite quote there is no i in team advice for students work hard and smile often joe tomtishen guidance high school attended north schuylkill college attended lebanon valley college bloomsburg years as a counselor 1st year hobbies playing and watching sports lifting weights hunting and fishing what would you do if you weren t a counselor football coach favorite quote never let the fear of striking out get in your way ­ babe ruth advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher you ve got to be able to multi-task 8

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bonnie leib english high school attended north schuylkill college attended lebanon valley college lehigh university years teaching 4 hobbies skiing running and reading what would do if you weren t a teacher run my own ski resort favorite quote be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don t matter and those who matter don t mind ­ theodore geisel dr seuss advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher work hard and be determined sean smith english high school attended shenandoah valley college attended susquehanna university alvernia university years teaching 1st year hobbies playing guitar art writing and running what would do if you weren t a teacher get back into a band and open a recording studio favorite quote the brick walls are not there to keep us out the brick walls are there to show us how badly we want something ­ randy pausch advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher understand that every student is different embrace and encourage their individuality tina myers english high school attended corry high school college attended california university of pennsylvania years teaching 1st year hobbies long walks on the beach bubble baths reading writing and sleeping what would do if you weren t a teacher social worker favorite quote there is no such thing as a mistake there are things you do and things you don t do ­ unfaithful advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher be in the profession for the right reasons and it will be a rewarding career 9

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jennifer kriner math high school attended marian catholic college attended penn state ­ university park years teaching 1st year hobbies band shopping and eating what would do if you weren t a teacher actuarial science favorite quote every artist was first an amateur ­ ralph waldo emerson advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher it s a great career but you must put in the work it s not a 9 to 5 job john rizzo history high school attended north schuylkill college attended lebanon valley college alvernia university years teaching 4 hobbies coaching and playing basketball running golf and staying active and healthy what would do if you weren t a teacher i would be working for a college or university as a basketball coach favorite quote i ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career i ve list almost 300 games twenty-six times i ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed i ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why i succeed ­ michael jordan advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher teaching is as rewarding as any profession the best part is interacting with your students and watching them succeed betty terry science high school attended catasauqua college attended moravian college kutztown university years teaching 1st year hobbies gardening reading chess and my family what would do if you weren t a teacher full-time mom favorite quote if you dream it you can be it unknown advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher take an interest in the students your relationships with them are vital 10

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madeline mcdonald art high school attended weatherly college attended kutztown university years teaching 1st year hobbies painting hiking and reading what would do if you weren t a teacher cake decorator or fashion designer favorite quote art is not what you see but what you make others see ­ edgar degas advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher work hard and be passionate jake wartella p.e high school attended pottsville college attended east stroudsburg university years teaching 1st year hobbies coaching sports golf basketball and weightlifting what would do if you weren t a teacher sports broadcaster favorite quote take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves unknown advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher make sure you have patience becky david librarian high school attended williamson college attended bloomsburg university clarion university years teaching 11 hobbies cross-stitching reading and baking what would do if you weren t a teacher maybe open a daycare favorite quote a truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone ­ jo godwin advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher organization work with children as much as possible before college make sure you like being around kids 11

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special education gifted samantha parsons high school attended lehighton college attended kutztown university years teaching 1st year hobbies shopping what would do if you weren t a teacher social worker or speech pathologist favorite quote let the choices you make today be the choices you can live with tomorrow unknown advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher with anything that you attempt to achieve there are going to be roadblocks and people in your way chrissy greblick high school attended north schuylkill college attended bloomsburg university years teaching 9 hobbies walking my yellow lab jax reading and playing with my kids luke and olivia what would do if you weren t a teacher volunteer to train therapy dogs to work with people who have disabilities favorite quote everything happens for a reason unknown advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher it s a profession that makes all other professions possible kimberly groody high school attended north schuylkill college attended bloomsburg university wilkes university years teaching 13 hobbies anything relaxing what would do if you weren t a teacher shop and spend time with family favorite quote twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn t do than by the ones you did do so throw off the bowlines sail away from the safe harbor catch the trade winds in your sails explore dream discover ­ mark twain advice for anyone interested in becoming a teacher put your heart into teaching 12

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boy s soccer surpasses school record by chawn mcgrath contributing writer the 2010 boys soccer season was described by the players as phenomenal many of last season s standout players graduated and the team overcame the obstacles and produced its own go-to guys this year the team made history by surpassing the previous school record by two hundredths of a point setting the new standard at 0.67 among the key players were senior captains john impressive speed chernewski mike krise and chawn mcgrath who had led the spartans to a regular season record of 12-5-1 putting them solely in third place in the schuylkill league division i despite the overall success that the spartans saw many were skeptical early on due the number of inexperienced players on the roster seasoned veterans helped to command games and also to teach the up-and-comers the experience of top-notch goalie stephan smith an onslaught of regular scorers including chernewski krise paul caputo wyatt murphy and evan hollen and the defensive powerhouse in mcgrath made the spartans a very challenging team of the five losses on the season four were within one point which shows that the spartans played with passion and determination in every game the spartans continued into the district playoffs but came up short the season was definitely one to remember for the players and coach oravitz by natalie fanelli staff writer sometimes the numbers don t tell the whole story even though the lady spartans soccer team did not have a winning season there were still many highlights from this group of very dedicated girls seniors kendall devaney kaitlyn mcsurdy kristen reinoehl and danielle snyder led the lady spartans onto the field this fall one of the shining moments of the season was a second place finish in the hughesville tournament along with the senior leaders some key players that also contributed to the scoreboard were diane lindenmuth lauren evanousky rachel roseman lindsey damiter and robyn orth it is believed that true improvement comes in the face of adversity leaving the underclassmen to capitalize on the lessons they have learned this season upon the closing of the season devaney lindenmuth and snyder were selected for the division i girls soccer all star 2nd team evanousky also received honorable mention for the same recognition 13 lady spartans show determination

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by jake wallace contributing writer last year both the spartan and lady spartan cross country teams graduated a number of top performing seniors the girls squad had experience and now look to key returners diane lindenmuth kailtyn mscurdy shelby weikel caitlyn deeter and kayla bolinsky also joining the pack is abby warner the boys however are relying on returning standout sophomore brendan shearn jake wallace and are working toward an eager group of freshman including devin mashack austin hummel brett ennis evan brouse alex weisbeck and will halko the boys team finished with their best record in years totaling eight wins and two losses in pursuit of these wins brendan shearn managed to earn his place in the record books not only at north schuylkill but at other courses setting new records at marian catholic and schuylkill haven s cane invitational shearn having already set six course records this year mentioned that he hopes to place at states and obtain all of the schuylkill league course records before graduating the girls started the season as the two-time defending schuylkill league champions they were on a roll winning the purple and white invitational and defeating marian catholic nativity and pine grove the first loss in three years came at the hands of a very tough tamaqua team wins continued to compile and the girls finished the season with an 8-2 record four lady spartans placed in the league championship but again fell just shy of tamaqua captain diane lindenmuth attributes her success to an all-year training regimen that focuses on strength endurance and discipline lindenmuth added to her pre-race strategies saying i picture myself running the course and where my strengths and weaknesses would be the spartans continued to celebrate their seasons as both the boys and girls team found success in the disctricts brendan shearn won the district 11 cross country championship making him the first in school history both shearn and lindenmuth have qualified for the pa state cross country championships in hershey tramps like us baby we were born to run potential for future in junior high runners by eliza schally contributing writer the junior high cross country team followed the example of the varsity and finished the season on a high note the junior high girls only loss was to a tough blue mountain team standout runners included eliza schally totaling 7 wins lacey deeter and jordyn henderson at the closing of the season the jr high girls placed second at the league meet zach griffin of the boys team was also a consistent scorer placed first a number of times and competed in leagues 14

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reese and paul drive golf into postseason by justine paul contributing writer coach cuthie s golf team had a banner year in 2010 the varsity crew consisted of seniors derrick reese and ian paul juniors john rittle carmen cicioni jamie anczarski and josh lex sophomore anthony marone and freshman justine paul by the close of the season the record stood at 10-4 finishing in 8-4 in the division that resulted in a second place spot in the playoffs behind pottsville reese brought home silver after the boy s schuylkill league tournament winning on the first playoff hole over pottsville s justin fiorillo this is the second consecutive year that reese has placed as runner up reese also qualified for districts with an 83 but did not advance to regionals justine paul captured first place at the girl s tournament beating ali singh by two with the win paul became north schuylkill s first schuylkill league girl s golf champion paul placed first among the girls in leagues but unfortunately did not advance beyond district 11 above derrick reese crouches to eye up his putt lady spartan volleyball sets new standard by maggie keifer contributing writer the north schuylkill lady spartan volleyball team recently finished their season with a record of 11 ­ 7 it was the best record in school history the lady spartans also captured a first place win at their home tournament and a second place win at the shamokin tournament contributing to the hard fought season were eight seniors including maggie keifer alyssa idacavage mimi teter steph david shelby weikel kelsey kramer megan temple and sarah harleman the lady spartan jv team had an outstanding season finishing with a record of 13 ­ 5 they were a young team consisting of mostly freshmen but everyone put forth a valiant effort they also took a first place win in the marian tournament overall the lady spartans had a great season and are hoping to carry through with the tradition in the upcoming seasons 15

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