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teacher of the year award at
Mitchell Community School,
Who’s Who’s Award, and
Positive Educator award. Ms.
Taylor says, “I love teaching
at Forest Park. The students
are awesome and they care
about their schoolwork. Their
parents get involved in a good
way, and encourage the kids
to do better. The community
is also involved which is awe-
some.”
Ms. Taylor has accomplished
many different tasks through-
out her time here at Forest
Park to better the students’
education. Many people are
grateful for her efforts and
dedication. Next time you see
this inspiring teacher, give her
a big thanks!
Teacher’s Spotlight
Brittney Buechler
This month’s featured teacher
is Tammy Taylor. She is well
known by the students that
enjoy art, but some students
may have not had her since
that’s what all of her classes
are centered around. Ms.
Taylor has a bachelor’s de-
gree in art education and a
master’s degree in secondary
education. She is highly re-
spected by her art students
because they have seen her
amazing work with art skills.
When one asks for Ms. Tay-
lor's help, they will have to be
okay with her telling them the
truth about their project. She
is known to be blunt and hon-
est; she is only trying to help
you improve. Her favorite
class to teach out of all her
classes is Visual Communica-
tions. This class is for stu-
dents wanting to help produce
Forest Park’s yearbook. Ms.
Taylor teaches 8th through
12th grade. She teaches all
high school art classes, intro
to 3-D, advanced 3-D, year-
book, intro 2-D, advanced 2-
D, photography, ceramics,
painting, and drawing.
In high school, Ms. Taylor
was a big into athletics. In
basketball her team made it to
semi-state. They were the
first girl team to win a basket-
ball sectional. They won
three sectionals total. Ms.
Taylor made the game win-
ning shot in the 1983 section-
al game against Southridge.
She also succeeded in volley-
ball and got a scholarship to
Brescia University. She end-
ed up going to Brescia as an
undergrad and transferred to
Indiana University to gradu-
ate.
After graduating, she worked
her first year at Mayfield
Community Schools teaching
7-12 grade art in Kentucky.
Her second year she taught K-
8 art at Hancock County in
Kentucky. Her third through
seventh year she taught at
Mitchell High for 9-12 art.
Her eighth through twentieth
year teaching, she taught and
is still teaching 7-12 art at
Forest Park. Between all
those years she has won 1998
Teacher’s Spotlight
By: Brittney Buechler
January 2013
The Lookout
Inside this issue:
Mystery Baby 2
Basketball Review 3
Featured Car 4
Book Review 5
Teacher Spotlight 6
Girls Basketball
Review
7
Elected Official
Questions
8
IU Soccer 9
Christmas Tree
Lighting
10
Featured Athlete 11
Hostess 12
Movie Review 13
Doomsday Preppers 14
Kristkindlmarkt 15
Music Review 16
BCS 17
Game Review 18
Santa Clause 19
Senior Favorites 20
Weather 21
Holiday Ball 22
How to Prepare for
Finals
23
Fiscal Cliff 24
Heisman 25
Everybody knows that
when a Holiday World commercial
comes up on you televisions set you
are going to see Pat and Dan Koch.
That isn’t the case anymore; due
reasons that I cannot disclose due to
management and the organization.
The new President or CEO of Holi-
day World and Splashing Safari is a
man named Matt Eckert who gradu-
ated from Crawford County High
School and then later went to col-
lege at Indiana State University
where he got a business degree in
Accounting, which sadly he was not
taught by Mr. Durlauf.
Matt started working at Holiday
world in the year 2000 to be the
park controller and then in 2007 to
2012 Matt was named one of the
managers of the park. Twelve years
later after he started working for the
theme park constantly named the
friendliest and cleanest park in the
United States and even the world
Matt Eckert is handed the job.
Who Matt is taking over for is a
man well known at the theme park
was Dan Koch, who took over
when his brother Will passed away
back in 2010; Dan had plenty of
great ideas for the theme park but
he soon decided to go back to Flori-
da to work at his law firm full time
and leave Holiday World in the past
but it will always be on his mind.
What Matt plans to do at Holiday
World is going to be the same as
before, do your job to the best of
your ability and nobody will have
to stop you from doing it. Holiday
World also has in stock of new
rides and attractions to the theme
park; something new that is going
to be added to the theme park is a
ride called the Hyena Falls similar
to the Zinga ride and also the Otto
Ron Go water slide, the longest
slide of the new ride is 350 feet
and includes a half-pipe. With this
added attraction Matt the fellow
workers hope that this will bring
families and children to the family
friendly park that everyone loves
to go to.
With the added fire power to the
management to Holiday World the
upcoming season looks to be a
blast and they are not looking
back, hoping to get more people
than ever and happier smiling fac-
es working for them.
Holiday World New Management
By: Kyle Lubbehusen
Page 2
January 2013
This month’s mystery
baby was born on December 24
in Huntingburg, and has brown
hair and brown eyes. They have
1 brother and 1 sister, which are
both older than him/her. He/
She lives in Ferdinand, and is a
senior at Forest Park. At Forest
Park he/she played soccer for 4
years. They also are really
close to the freshman English
teacher, Sara Pund, who she
could tell anything to. In gen-
eral, her favorite teacher is Karl
Hinson because of his humor in
class. He/She has attended Fer-
dinand Elementary, as well as
Cedar Crest Intermediate. He/
She participates in SADD, Re-
naissance, Student Council, Key
Club, and RFC. He/She
babysits after school for his/her
job.
This person’s couldn’t
decide what their favorite movie
was, but the top 2 were newly
released, Pitch Perfect and
Sweet Home Alabama, as his/ her
favorite love movie. Their favorite
book is One Tuesday Morning by
Karen Kingsbury. His/her favorite
TV show is Pretty Little Liars,
which is aired on Tuesdays at eight
o’clock, on ABC family. He/She
likes to hang out with friends; four
wheeling, hunting, and listening to
music in his/her spare time. He/
She drives a silver Malibu, which
he/she calls Mali. This person’s
favorite subject in school is Visual
Communication class, and he/she
loves the color blue.
He/She loves to eat at
O’Charlies, where he/she is not
picky and will eat anything. Their
favorite part about O’Charlies is
the scrumptious rolls. His/Her
likes to eat shrimp from Red Lob-
ster, and they enjoy drinking sweet
tea from McDonald’s. At school
this person melts her Fudge Round
in the microwave every day. They
enjoy listening to country music,
which he/she has many favorite
artist but if he/she had to choose it
would be Luke Bryan. His/her
favorite store is Charlotte Russe.
He/She loves food, so obviously
his/her favorite holiday is Thanks-
giving.
His/her brother would
always bribe this person with can-
dy, while pulling a sled off the
deck. This person would always
complain about her butt hurting
afterwards, but candy would be
worth it for him/her. He/She never
ended up getting candy, but she
continued to allow her brother to
pull her off the deck, onto the con-
crete sidewalk.
They are excited to get
away from high school and all the
pointless drama, but he/she doesn’t
want to leave her friends, memo-
ries, and the small school behind.
He/She is attending the University
of Southern Indiana for Occupa-
tional Therapy.
Mystery Baby
By: Madison Grundhoefer
Page 3
The Lookout
This week’s fea-
tured vehicular device is owned
by the man named Kyle
Lubbehusen. It is one of the
big, red trucks here at Forest
Park High School. As Lubbs,
Kyle Lubbehusen, quoted, “If
your truck isn’t red, then it isn’t
a truck.” I agree with Lubbs on
this one. Like my grand pappy
always says,” Trucks are like
species of birds – the Cardinals
are the most beautiful. Now
we’re cooking with baby oil!”
The Silverado is big but in
comparison to Tyler Recker’s
truck, it is not that much small-
er. Kyle’s truck is wide, long,
but isn’t an extended cab.
There are three seats to haul
your best friends around. The
year of this model is 2007. It
looks brand new and is very
sleek. I fortunately have had
the privilege of riding in this
bucking bronco many times.
Before I had my license Kyle
would drive my sister and I to
school every morning. The elec-
trical inputs installed in this
truck make it compatible with
almost any device through the
right cable. Clear and smooth
are the speakers within this
truck. Unusually, this red vehi-
cle can spontaneously occur
messy. This doesn’t matter be-
cause it never smells bad due to
the refreshing aroma of the car
freshener. Pretty much every-
thing on this truck hasn’t been
changed. Kyle must have decid-
ed to keep everything stock on
this automobile. The windows
are unfortunately not powered,
so you have to do work to crank
the window where you want
them to be. Sadly, this Chevy
has been in a total of two
wrecks. One of these wrecks
happened to be run into by a
classmate. The other one, this
truck backed into a classmate’s
car. There was no
damage done thankfully. Detailed and
thick describes the body of this truck.
Here and there, you can see certain
parts chromed. On the seats you can
find unique seat covers. They are red to
match the color of the truck. Its detail
is very unique with a V of red and sides
of black. The inside looks nice and
clean, matching the spiffiness of the
outside. You will never see this truck
out in the field or on a dirt road because
it’s only two wheel drive. It’s just not
safe but keeps the truck looking brand
new. This automatic vehicle may be a
work truck but looks better in a race.
Overall, this truck always looks good in
the Forest Park parking lot.
Featured Car
By: Cody Temple
Page 4
January 2013
Black House, the follow up
book to the Talisman co-authored by
Stephen King and Peter Straub, is
about a former Los Angeles homicide
detective Jack Sawyer, now living in
French Landing. He is called on by
the local police chief to help find a
murderer dubbed the Fisherman. Can
Jack help the police force solve a
string of gruesome murders that has
struck the region? Although Jack can-
not remember the events twenty years
ago, in the first book, that led him to a
parallel universe to save his dying
mother. He senses an otherworldly
force behind the killings and it results
with him being drawn back into the
Territories and his forgotten past. Jack
must now defeat the ferocious evils
sheltered inside a terrifying house at
the end of a deserted tract of forest that
tries to stay hidden from everybody’s
eyes. In my opinion the book was one
of the better books that I have read in
my career of reading. It presented a
strong story line that kept my attention
throughout and I wanted to keep read-
ing to discover what would be the next
actin the hero would take in order to
defeat the evil forces. The characters
were portrayed in a way that they were
easy to relate to. I became attached to
the main characters and the challenges
he faced. Jack Sawyer’s ability to
travel between the two universes is
written so that it is believable, if not
possible. His chase of the cannibalistic
Fisherman kept me interested and at
edge to find out if he would be in
time to save the life of the young
child, Tyler Marshall, that the Fish-
erman had kidnapped. Tyler was
not the first child kidnapped by the
Fisherman, he had previously kid-
napped three others including a one
Irma Frenue who he left in an aban-
doned diner with bits of flesh miss-
ing where he had eaten off of her.
The reason the fisherman took Tyler
Marshall is that he is the most pow-
erful breaker to be born ever. The
breakers are psychic individuals that
are taken from their normal lives by
a dark entity to take down a barrier
supporting all the universes connect-
ed. Like many of his books, Black
House ties into the dark tower series.
It references Roland’s journey to
end the red king’s evil influence on his world
and his ka-tet’s endeavor against evil. If you
enjoy Stephen King's books and story-telling
methods, then this book is right up your alley.
Book Review: Black House
By: Aaron Schuler
Page 5
The Lookout
The girls’ basketball team
has undergone a several
games so far and they are
beginning to reach the mid-
dle of their season. Starting
at their game against Gibson
Southern they sadly lost to.
After that game the girls
kind of went into a mid-
season slump and lost to
Tecumseh and Heritage
Hills. Heritage Hills was a
close yet heart breaking
game but coming out on the
wrong side short of only one
point. The girls began to
then pick up their season
with two wins against Ev-
ansville Central and Craw-
ford County. Two days after
the girls win against Craw-
ford County they played one
of Forest Park’s biggest ri-
valries, the Northeast Du-
bois Jeeps. The girls played
their hearts out but sadly
fell short a few points in
overtime.
Normally the girls would
have a tourney at Eastern
Greene over break, the Toby
Yoho Classic, but was can-
celled due to weather prob-
lems. Although the tourney
was cancelled they played
one game against Eastern
Greene on Wednesday Jan-
uary 2. The girls beat them
by almost a solid 10 points
with the final score coming
out to be 37-28. Lydia Lange
leading their team with 15
points, also registering in
her career-high so far.
The next opponent the girls
competed against was The
Pike Central Chargers com-
ing out with another win 72
-49. Kylie Blessinger led
her team with a high 22
points. The next team the
girls faced was Corydon
Central and didn’t come
out with the win. The girls
played a little slow and lost
57-33. Following with get-
ting into a little more of a
slump the girls then played
against Barr Reeve. The
girls lost 45-30. I inter-
viewed Kylie Blessinger,
one of the senior leaders on
the team, and asked her
what the problem was. Ky-
lie stated, “I think we are
just going through bit of a
rough patch right now. We
are still working hard and
hope to solve out these dif-
ferences by the end of the
season entering sectional.”
The girls finally got a win
off of South Spencer, beat-
ing them by 66-39. Kylie
Blessinger led with 13
points, followed by another
senior leader, Amanda Ja-
cob, with 12 points. The next
competitor for the girls was
Wood Memorial and they got
away with another win. With
these games, the girls brought
their season back to an even
record. Come support the
girls in their next few games,
or at sectional!
Girls Basketball Review
By: Katie Fischer
Page 6
January 2013
Forest Park has many stu-
dents that go through their
time at this school over-
looked. Some of these stu-
dents are the backbone to
why our school is so great.
One of these students that
goes through school not re-
ceiving the attention that he
is much deserved, is Wyatt
Kieffner. Wyatt is big into
engineering and is a crucial
part of the Forest Park Tech-
nology Club. He knows how
to work a computer, and can
do so better than many peo-
ple that
work with
computers
for a profession. Any prob-
lems or questions that people
have about software or com-
puters, if gone to him, Wyatt
would most likely have an
answer. He is a wiz with al-
most any kind of technology
and has even created his own
website that keeps people up
to date with and lets them
discuss many different Poké-
mon topics. All of this com-
ing from a 17 year-old boy is
pretty amazing. If you would
like to check out his website,
the URL is
pokemondungeon.net.
Pokemon is a series is written by
Hidenori Kusaka and illustrated
by Mato for the first 9 volumes.
When Mato became ill and was
unable to continue illustrating
the series, Satoshi Yamamoto
took over as the illustrator and
still continues as the series' art-
ist. There are many different
Pokemon “adventures”. These
“adventures include, Red, Blue
& Green, Yellow, Gold, Silver
& Crystal, Ruby & Sapphire,
FireRed & LeafGreen, Emerald,
Diamond & Pearl, Platinum,
HeartGold & SoulSilver, Black
& White, Black 2 & White 2.
The games, movies, books, and
the T.V. shows have all got very
good reviews and have given the
producers a very nice income.
Wyatt is the leader of our
schools nanoline team. For the
past few months, he and his
fellow nanoline team mem-
bers have spent an abundant
amount of hours working on
their project. The nanoline
team has been working on a
very important project lately,
though I am
not allowed to tell you what
this classified project is.
He has long, flowing black
hair that makes hides his
face most of the time. Its
looks like a black mop was
glued to the top of his head.
Wyatt is very tall and may
be the funniest person you
will ever meet. This man is
very smart and can be qual-
ified as a genius. He might
as well be a teacher here at
Forest Park. If you haven’t
talked to Wyatt before, you
should do it now!
Featured Student: Wyatt Kieffner
By: Alec Hassfurther
Page 7
The Lookout
Homecoming is an annual
event at Forest Park for both football
and basketball. It is that time of the
year when our school votes for the
best candidates to represent their
grade. Some people vote for the most
popular students, while others just do
not care and just circle a random
name. Representing the freshman
grade is Bailey Schultz and Peyton
Lubbehusen. The couple looked very
exquisite while she rocked the yellow
dress and he pulled off the yellow.
The sophomore class is led by Bailey
Hoffman and alongside him is
Heather Buechler. The two of them
looked rather stunning while matching
in a beautiful pink. The junior class
chose Reece Heilers and Tori Lange.
What can I say? I was astounded by
the purple dress and purple tie. They
two colors blended perfectly to show
that they put in effort to finding an
exact match. Finally, the several sen-
iors picked to show off the soon to be
graduated students are as follows:
Mady Grundhoefer (who wore a brilliant
purple dress that made her eyes pop), Ni-
cole Weyer (who wore excellent
blue attire), Libby Gress (who
knew how to show her impressive
outfit off), Jaylyn Miller (who had
a remarkable black and white
wardrobe that made all others jeal-
ous), T.J. Bieker (rocked his bois-
terous shirt and tie), Kyle
Schlachter (who needed to repre-
sent the basketball team he is on,
so he had to wear his warm up),
Ben Kitten (who made his role
look easy by looking as if he were
a piece of pie), and Trent Weyer
(the last of the guys and one of the
four great men). Although the sen-
iors are soon to leave, they have
many plans to look forward too.
All four of the senior men are plan-
ning to go to college, graduate, and
get a well-paying job. Three of the
four senior women are planning to do the exact
same things as the guys do. One of them, Libby
Gress, is unsure of her plans after she graduates
from this school. You may be wondering who
won the homecoming king and queen. The
whole high school votes for who they think is
the most deserving of the title homecoming
king and homecoming queen. After two weeks
of anticipation, I correctly guessed who would
win the crown. The winners of the homecoming
honor were Madison rose Grundhoefer and T.J.
Bieker. Congratulations you two!
Page 8
January 2013
Homecoming
By: Alex Russell
The Forest
park Ranger wrestling team is
off to a rough start due to the
lack of wrestlers. This year’s
numbers on the wrestling team
are very low, but the players
are still working hard to
achieve team goals and individ-
ual goals. Working hard day in
and day out has been an aspect
for Ranger wrestling Coach
Craig Recker. The heaviest
weight class that is filled on
this year’s squad is 152. This
weight class is occupied by
junior Tyler Recker, who is
wrestling up a class due to fill
more positions. Coach Recker
has limited wrestlers so at the
beginning of the year he was
scratching his head looking for
options. This year’s 2012-2013
wrestling team is working very
hard and being productive for
many matches this year. Even
though the team is not com-
pletely filled out and team wins
are hard to come by, individual
results have
been outstand-
ing. Senior
Keith Hurst has
been showing
leadership by
example this year. Keith
Hurst has been working hard
and winning matches all year.
Junior Cody Flamion has also
been impressive in his tech-
nique and winning matches
too. He wrestles in the 120
weight class and has been
showing good strength all
year. Freshman Josh Thomas
wrestles in the 103 weight
class. For being a young
wrestle with little varsity ex-
perience, Josh Thomas has
shown good skill for helping
the team accomplish goals and
even reaching his own indi-
vidual goals. Winston Glenn
and Colton Glenn are very
being productive on the mats
this year. Coach Recker is
very impressed with the Glenn
brothers and their production
on the mats this year. They
have been showing good
strength and enthusiasm
throughout the whole season.
The Glenn brothers are also in
very good shape so they wear
down their opponents. Leigh-
ton Fleck is back again for his
third year of varsity experience
and didn’t lose anything from
last year’s good season.
Since the
numbers are down this year for
Forest park wrestling, the team
has rallied together to make this
a successful season. They have
been doing very well individu-
ally and even challenging teams
to win matches. The highest
weight class filled on this year’s
team is 152, which limits the
chances of the wrestling team
winning many matches. Coach
Recker is very proud of his kids
participating in wrestling this
year and wants them to keep on
working to strive to advance
individually in the tournament.
Ranger Wrestling
By: Lance Buechler
Page 9
January 2013
Aries (March 20 - April 19): Unfor-
tunately, you will take a trip the
school urinary facilities in hope of
relieving yourself but will soon find
out that it is out of order and is in-
capable of flushing. The stall will
also be out of toilet paper.
Taurus (April 20 - May 19): If you
gain that needed confidence, you
will soon find out that it was all
worth it in the long run. Don’t get
too full of yourself though. It’s
your lucky day mate! A large
amount of money will be found in
an unexpected place.
Gemini (May 20 - June 20): You
will encounter some bad fast food.
Make sure you know what to do
when the time arrives. Some of
those workers don’t like their job,
and they want to take their disad-
vantage out on a customer.
Cancer (June 21 - July 21): It’s time
to shine! Trust your instincts! You
can do anything you set your heart
and mind to!
Leo (July 22 - Aug. 22): You’ve lost an
important item or person; however,
don’t let that obstacle step in your way.
Move on with your life, and this item/
person will show up when the time
comes.
Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 21): Your leader-
ship abilities will pay off. Just believe in
yourself and the team, and you will see
multiple victories in your future.
Libra (Sept. 22 - Oct. 22): A huge sur-
prise is headed in you direction; howev-
er, may be bigger than you expect. Em-
brace the experience. This opportunity
is limited.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Don’t let
people boss you around. Stand up for
yourself, and this will take you to great
places.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): You’ve
been wanting to get in shape for months
now! Get off the couch, and actually
perform! Start off with a light workout,
and advance every day.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): Some bad
weather is coming your way, and it’s
bringing bad luck with it. The roads are slip-
pery. Travel with extreme caution!
Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 17): You should
probably start on something new today.
You’ve been procrastinating for weeks. Let’s
be honest.
Pisces (Feb. 18 - Mar. 19): You are needed
more than you think. Set your mind, engage
yourself, and blast off!
2013 Horoscope
By: Bryce Bettag
Page 10
January 2013
Across the United States
and other places around
the world flowers, candies,
and other gifts are ex-
changed between love
birds. On February 14th,
this year for Valentine’s
Day trying to decide what
to get the guy or girl you
love can get difficult. Eve-
ry year a girl expects to get
the usual present, like
flowers, a box of choco-
lates, a stuffed animal
from their boyfriend or
even the next step in their
relationship, a diamond
engagement ring. A boy
on the other hand, usually
expects to get a “dent in
their bank account” be-
cause Valentine’s Day is
typically a girl’s holiday.
Why is it a girl’s holiday?
Because the girl is the one
who expects to get a sur-
prise or a romantic date
with her boyfriend; the
boy, on the other, hand
doesn’t get the pleasure of
just buying a gift, and in-
stead he have to plan a
special night for him and
his girlfriend.
However, Valentine’s Day
is not just a holiday for
couples. It is also a holi-
day for people who want to make
the person they dream about like
them back. For secret admires
trying to hide the fact that they
like someone dearly can be a cute
little challenge. Trying to find
out what the girl or guy you are
crushing on likes, make sure
people do not find out who your
crush is, a hard task that is if you
haven’t told anyone yet, and the
word hasn’t gotten out.
Valentine’s Day can be the worst
holiday for some people because
they are single and have no one
to feel loved by. On Valentine’s
Day, girls feel like they need to
have a guy and if they don’t for
one day they feel as if they will be
“forever alone” for the rest of
their life. However, Valentine’s
Day is just a day that girls get to
feel extra special for having a
boyfriend, even if the guy hates
everything about Valentine’s
Day. Ways to cope with being
single on Valentine’s Day include
buying your own chocolate or
flowers and acting like it’s from a
secret admirer and telling all
your friends about how someone
totally hot is crushing on you but
you don’t know who. Or coping
by flirting with every single guy
you know even if you would nev-
er date or talk to them on any
other day.
On this Valentine’s Day,
whether you are in a relation-
ship, crushing on someone, or
coping with being single, I
hope all these tips help you
have a fantastic February 14th.
Valentine’s Day
Keisha Jackson
Page 11
January 2013
On Friday, December 14, 2012,
Adam Lanza entered Sandy
Hook elementary school with a
Bushmaster XM-15 rifle, 10mm
Glock 20 SF handgun, and a
9mm SIG Sauer handgun. Lan-
za took the life of 26 people at
Sandy Hook Elementary and
then took his own life. Presi-
dent Obama gave a televised
address explaining that some-
thing must be done to stop trag-
edies like these from happening.
President Obama and Congress
have spent many hours since
this tragedy trying to come up
with gun restrictions that will
cut down massacres like this.
The Federal Assault Weapons
Ban, from 1994 to 2004, that
prohibited civilian use of many
semi-automatic firearms, or
“assault weapons.” Many peo-
ple believe that this ban should
be reenacted, but no bill has
been signed to put this into ac-
tion. Recently, Barack Obama
proposed a few laws that are
putting people in the States on
edge. Obama is pressing Con-
gress to pass universal back-
ground checks on gun buyers
and to set bans on military-style
assault weapons and high-
capacity ammunition clips.
Many people, including those
involved in the NRA (National
Rifle Association), are arguing
with the president by saying this
is a violation of their Second
Amendment rights. Obama also
urged Congress to reenact the
Federal Assault Ban in addition
to the other proposals.
President Obama also
wants to make a strong
point to make all schools
a safer environment. He
wants to ensure that stu-
dents feel safe and that
parents trust that their
children are safe. As well
as this, Obama wants to
make access to mental
health services easier and
more available. The pres-
ident feels that being
mentally healthy plays a
large part in curbing gun
violence as well. Many
say that seeking mental
help seems embarrassing
and difficult for many
people who seek violence
instead. By making these
mental facilities more
accessible, he hopes to
cut down on the number
of people who feel as
though violence is not a
big deal.
No
law has been set in stone yet, but
the government has high hopes
of putting these proposals into
action as soon as possible. Since
the Connecticut shooting, there
have been hundreds of threats
and violent attempts in schools
throughout the states. President
Obama hopes that by enacting a
law such as the ones proposed he
can cut down on this and make
our schools safer.
Gun Laws
By: Kylie Blessinger
Page 12
January 2013
Once again the dancers have
hit the once polished gym
floor in Buechler Arena.
With the coach that has took
them to state seven times
each with different routines,
Denise Heilers. For a couple
of home Boys basketball
games the dance team has
performed their famous kick
routine that has won them
numerous state champion-
ships and just recently the
dance team preformed the
pom routine that has also
brought them a state title in
the past years. The dance
team looks fired up and very
ready for this season and
have new surprises for rou-
tines this season the past
Boys Basketball game
against South Spencer the
new dance routine was very
new and very well prepared
for the occasion. The girls
are very ready to defend their
state title from last year with
a high quality kick routine
that includes a high quality
pinwheel that makes the en-
tire dance team into motion
and then dazzling us all with
the knowledge that the seven
time state dance coach has.
The dancers also take action
at the local retirement home
whenever the head coach
says that the home is open,
also they like dance at the
local Christmas tree lighting
that took place in December.
They once again preformed
the county and high school
favorite, the Kick routine.
Even outside in the freez-
ing cold the dancers pre-
vailed showing that they
can even dance outside and
be amazing at the same
time. Another thing that
the dancers have done was
help the one and only Santa
Clause by asking the kids
what they wanted to get for
Christmas and giving them
a candy cane for being a
well behaved young boy or
girl.
Some upcoming competi-
tions for the dancers are at
Bloomington South on the
27th of January, where they
hope to win with flying
colors with the many rou-
tines that they have ac-
quired. With another sur-
prise the dancers also get to
dance at a University of Ev-
ansville Men’s basketball
game during halftime which
is such a fantastic honor for
these young girls, since they
also got to dance at a Pacers
basketball game in the past
years of the dance team.
With all the upcoming events
and talents being shown at all
the basketball games the
dancers are off to a fast paced
start and hopefully with more
surprises in store for us to see
at the next upcoming basket-
ball game.
Dance Review January
By: Kyle Lubbehusen
Page 13
January 2013
Tom Anderson might be feeling
a little left out right now. Crea-
tor of MySpace, this man has
made tens of millions of dollars
from the company, but hasn’t
had as good as luck with the
website as he used to. Although
he left the company in 2009, he
is still known as “MySpace
Tom”. In June 2009, Myspace
employed approximately 1,600
workers. Since then the compa-
ny has undergone several
rounds of layoffs and by June
2011, Myspace had reduced its
staff to around 200. In June
2011, Specific Media Group
and Justin Timberlake jointly
purchased the company for ap-
proximately $35 million dollars.
MySpace is definitely a thing of
the past. Most of the people
that used MySpace conveyed to
Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg is the creator
of Facebook. As of September
2012, Facebook has over one
billion active users. The web-
site's membership was initially
limited by the founders to Har-
vard students, but was expanded
to other colleges in the Boston
area, the Ivy League, and Stan-
ford University. It gradually
added support for students at
numerous other universities
before opening to high school
students, and eventually to
anyone aged 13 and over. A
January 2009 study ranked
Facebook as the most used
social networking service by
worldwide monthly active
users. Entertainment Weekly
included the site on its end-of-
the-decade "best-of" list, say-
ing, "How on earth did we
stalk our exes, remember our
co-workers' birthdays, bug our
friends, and play a rousing
game of Scrabulous before
Facebook?" Even with all of
these Facebook users, Twitter
is quickly picking up popular-
ity.
Twitter was created in March
2006 by Jack Dorsey. The
service swiftly gained world-
wide popularity, with over
500 million registered users as
of 2012, generating over 340
million tweets daily and han-
dling over 1.6 billion search
queries per day. Since its
launch, Twitter has become
one of the ten most visited
websites on the Internet, and
has been described as "the
SMS of the Internet.” With
all of these different social
media sites, everyone can be
easily entertained and con-
nected with people all around the
world.
From MySpace, to Facebook,
and now to Twitter, you can see
that social media is constantly
changing and improving ways to
keep everyone linked together.
Each site has seen its fame, but
you have to wonder what site is
coming next. What new and
exciting ways to keep us all con-
nected will come next? I guess
we will just have to wait and see.
Social Media
By: Brittney Buechler
Page 14
January 2013
I found myself think-
ing of Earth and the animals that
inhabit it. Then, I narrowed the
subject down to endangered
animals on Earth. Finally, I
thought it would be interesting
to get a visual of all the endan-
gered animals in Indiana, and
soon discovered that there is a
vast number of endangered spe-
cies just in Dubois County!
They range all the way from
microscopic crustaceans in the
water to birds in the sky. Here
in this article, I will explain
some of these major endangered
animal species, and inform you
on what you can do to aid these
specific animals.
Dubois County is
home to the Indiana Crayfish. It
belongs in the crustacean cate-
gory. The population is usually
visible in shallow water with
small gravel bits. Threats to
the crayfish include habitat
alterations such as gravel re-
moval and the damming of
flowing waters. The Western
Sand Darter, the Spotted Dart-
er, and the Tippecanoe Darter
are the names of the few fish
that are on the verge of extinc-
tion. Most people would guess
that this is caused by overfish-
ing for the darters; however,
pollution in the rivers is the
major issue.
Traveling from the
water to the land, Dubois
County is also home to a few
species of endangered snakes:
the Western Cottonmouth, the
Copperbelly Water Snake, and
the Rough Green Snake.
Western Cottonmouths re-
quire a warm habitat that in-
cludes slow-moving water
such as
ponds,
ditches,
lakes,
and
swamps. Copperbellies live in
lowland swamps or other warm,
quiet waters. Finally, the Rough
Greens tend to live in sunny are-
as with low bushes and dense
vegetation near water. This is a
very common snake around here,
and I am sure you have seen it
roaming around in your back-
yard. I’m surprised that this spe-
cies is even endangered.
There is also a vast
number of endangered bird spe-
cies in Dubois County, 15 to be
exact. A few examples of these
include the King Rail, the Barn
Owl, and the Hooded Warbler.
The Northern River Otter is sup-
posedly the only mammal that is
close to endangerment. I have
never seen an otter in Dubois
County. This playful otter spends
its time both on land and in wa-
ter. It makes its home in a bur-
row near the water's edge, and
can thrive in rivers, lakes, or
swamps.
A Variety of Endangered Animal Species…In
Dubois County
By: Bryce Bettag
Page 15
January 2013
Which fast-food
sandwich do you think has
more fat and calories, a
McDonald’s Big Mac or
Wendy’s Asiago Ranch
Chicken Club? If you said
Big Mac, you would be
wrong by nearly 10 grams of
fat and almost 200 calories.
The Big Mac is still the
standard “fattest food” peo-
ple think, but it is nothing
compared to some of its
competitors. Since Ameri-
cans are demanding more
and bigger portions of food,
packed with as many top-
pings as possible, fast-food
chains have been more than
happy to rise to the occasion.
In the 1960s the concept of a
burger with 93 grams of fat
and 1,300 calories was not
heard of (original McDon-
ald’s hamburgers only con-
tain 9 grams of fat and 250
calories), but that’s exactly
what’s on offer at Hardee’s,
by way of their Monster
Thickburger. If you had told
someone 30 years ago that a
salad could contain more
than 40 grams of fat they
would have laughed at you,
but that was long before Ta-
co Bell introduced their Fies-
ta Taco Salad with beef.
While burgers tend to get
most of the attention when it
comes to calorie overload,
there are plenty of unhealthy
items on menus at the fast-
food chain near you, espe-
cially breakfast items. Like
McDonald’s breakfast, for
example, puts in just as
many calories and fat as a
Big Mac. It might be hard
to determine what fast food
items are most fattening,
there are some, however,
are common sense. If some
food item has more than
one meat, like the Meat
Lover’s for example, is a
sure sign of a calorie over-
load. In other words, the
more ingredients put into
the food, the more un-
healthy it is. The top 5 un-
healthiest fast food sand-
wiches are as followed: 5)
Baconator from Wendy’s
Fat: 63 grams Calories: 970
Sodium: 2,020 milligrams
4) Double Whopper with
Cheese Burger King Fat:
65 grams Calories: 990
Sodium: 1,480 milligrams 3)
¾ lb. Triple from Wendy’s
Fat: 67 grams Calories: 1,060
Sodium: 2,020 milligrams 2)
Triple Whopper with Cheese
from Burger King Fat: 82
grams Calories: 1,230 Sodi-
um: 1,550 milligrams and the
fattest fast food sandwich in
America is the Monster
Thickburger from Hardee’s
Fat: 93 grams Calories: 1,300
Sodium: 2,860 milligrams.
America needs to learn to
watch what they eat, cause if
we don’t, we will become the
fattest country in the world.
Unhealthiest Fast Foods in America
By: Sam Russell
Page 16
January 2013
This month’s featured athlete
has shown leadership and
success on and off the court
and field all four years of
high school. Senior Kayla
Smith has dedicated her time
to being a student and an
athlete. Kayla is a guard on
the Lady Ranger basketball
team and a centerfielder on
the Lady Ranger softball
team. She also participated
in cross country as a junior
and was a cross country
manager as a senior. Not
only is Kayla involved in ath-
letics, but also in clubs and
the community as well. She
is an active member of
SADD, Renaissance, Beta,
RFC, Key Club, and Natural
Helpers. She was also
crowned first runner up in
the Hayesville “Miss Flame”
contest.
This season, Kayla is partici-
pating on the varsity team for
the third year. She shows
leadership on the court and
helps lead her team at all
times. Kayla hopes that as
the season ends, the Lady
Rangers can pull themselves
together as a team and strive
for another sectional victory.
Her favorite basketball
memory comes from her
sophomore year when she
and the rest of her team won
the sectional championship
against the Mater Dei Wild-
cats. Taking part in the
parade and pep session
after the big win was just a
cherry on top. Kayla also
agrees that winning a soft-
ball sectional, also sopho-
more year and also against
the Mater Dei Wildcats,
was another memory that
she will never forget. Alt-
hough her senior basketball
season is coming to a close,
Kayla agrees that she has
had a wonderful experience
as a Lady Ranger Basket-
ball player and has made
many unforgettable memo-
ries with her teammates.
A loyal basketball fan,
Kayla’s favorite sports team
has always been, and will
always be, the Indiana
Hoosiers. She is a diehard
men’s basketball fan and
follows each of their games.
She also enjoys watching
Sports Center and any col-
lege basketball games.
When asked who her sports
role model is, it took some
thought, but she chose
Brittney Griner because of
her dunking skills. But if
she could have dinner with
any athlete in the world, it
would have to be Cody
Zeller, because if he takes
her out to dinner, that makes
it a date.
Some other favorites of hers
are:
Color: Orange
Food: Anything edible
Restaurant: Long John Sil-
ver’s TV Show: Sports Cen-
ter
Movie: The Pink Panther and
the Pink Panther 2
Class: Lunch and Study Hall
Teacher: Mrs. Karrie Wolf
Outside of athletics, Kayla is
well liked by classmates. She
was voted “most likely to be
found in a tree stand” by her
senior classmates. After grad-
uation in May, she plans to
attend the University of
Southern Indiana to pursue a
career in nursing.
Featured Athlete: Kayla Smith
By: Kylie Blessinger
Page 17
January 2013
For older adults texting may be
a major deal to them, and that is
what they are getting used to;
while for teens or some younger
adults in their twenties an app
called Snapchat may be their
newest addition to their
smartphone. Snapchat is an app
that started in apple but now
android also has. This is a mo-
bile app that lets users share
images, and now videos, that
can disappear once viewed, for-
ever. The time on each “snap”
is ten seconds. You can set this
limit for any amount of seconds
below that though too.
Snapchat was released by a
Standford student and his busi-
ness partner. Snapchat has at-
tracted millions of users and is
now stating that they are pro-
cessing more than 30 million
messages daily. Bloggers state
that it disappears in the same
amount of time you read a
tweet, but they call it almost the
newer and faster Instagram.
Some were worried of maybe
inappropriate things being post-
ed or other things like that.
They know that no matter where
anything takes teens, via web,
they will do as they wish, but
Snapchat is merely for teenagers
and their “silliness”.
Facebook, the oldest of Snap-
chat, Instagram, and Twitter,
has decided to launch some-
thing similar to Snapchat and
take it to new heights. Face-
book came up with an app
called Facebook Poke. This is
almost an identical social app
compared to Snapchat. Both
apps have the same 10 second
rule.
Snapchat was voted 6th most
popular from free apps for
Apple Devices. The Face-
book Poke was not in the top
100 because people like Snap-
chat mostly because of the
reason being, it’s not Face-
book. Since Snapchat is also
available for Android
smartphones, it held at num-
ber 33. Facebook Poke isn’t
available for Android
smartphones, so that is anoth-
er fault.
Snapchat is the fastest way to
share a moment with your
friends. On the app, Snapchat, it
is possible for the person you are
sending your “snap” to for them
to take what is called a
‘screenshot’. This screenshot is
when they take a picture of the
picture you send them, with their
smartphone. This is rather diffi-
cult since there is only a max of
10 seconds for them to take the
picture. If you are worried about
people screenshotting your Snap-
chat all you have to do is sub-
tract seconds from it. Another
plus is it will let you know when
you have been screenshotted.
This new app has produced a
major buzz over smartphones
and so far has had a majority of
positive comments. If you have
a smartphone download this free
app!
Snapchat:
By: Katie Fischer
Page 18
January 2013
The Forest Park
Tech Club is participating
in the Phoenix Contact
Nanoline Competition.
The students involved are
six juniors. Madeline
Pelzel is the leader of the
group. She is the main
consultant on contacts and
staying organized. No
idea can be finalized un-
less Madeline agrees to it.
Justin Sitzman works
hands-on with the project.
He is very knowledgeable
about the actual engineer-
ing of the project. Blake
Altmann works with Jus-
tin, although Blake is the
leader of constructing the
project. Jason Brier is the
thinker of the group. He is
a very creative person, and
he has solutions to the
problems that they run
into. Josh Voegerl also
helps with the construc-
tion of prototypes and has
many design ideas. Wyatt
Kieffner is the writing spe-
cialist for the project, and
also contributes to pro-
jects ideas and problems.
The main goal consists of
harvesting wind energy
with previously loss of un-
obtainable energy at the
lowest possible amount
due to friction and poor
design. Forest Park is
doing this by wind units.
The main idea for Forest
Park is to get their idea
for mobile energy pro-
duction in a military set-
ting. This would create
clean energy worldwide.
The final goal is to create
an energy unit that is
fifty feet high and has
the compactness to fit
two or more unites on a
semi-trailer. This is a
quick and efficient way
to provide energy. This
would raise the stand-
ards for and soldiers in a
war zone. In addition, it
will provide easy trans-
portation and a quick
setup to receive electrici-
ty in any part of the
world in a clean, renewa-
ble way. When it is not a
windy day, the project
will be able to produce
more electricity than tur-
bines.
On top, sails are placed in
an octagonal pattern to
catch the wind. The sails
are placed between two
poles that jut from the
structure. These sails will
be operable through linear
actuators that will open
and close the sails con-
trolled by the wind. Mylar
is the material that used to
construct the sails. Mylar
is a flexible, durable mate-
rial. This flexibility has to
show in order to get the
sail to catch the wind. Du-
rability also is a huge fac-
tor, depending on the
weather conditions.
The Forest Park Tech Club
also participates in the WE
CARE. This stands for the
Worldwide External Com-
pact All-Inclusive Renewa-
ble Energy. Good luck to
the Tech Club!
Tech Club
By: Madison Grundhoefer
Page 19
January 2013
This year will be the last year
of football for the NFL super-
star Ray Lewis. Ray Lewis
was the first pick of his draft
class. He was chosen by the
Baltimore Ravens, where he
would become the most su-
perior middle linebacker in
the league. Lewis was a star
at the University of Miami
where he played college ball.
Ray Lewis did his best to be
known as a great athlete that
stayed away from drugs, ster-
oids, and tried to keep his
name out of the papers due
to bad things. When Ray was
in his 20’s, the Ravens went
to the Superbowl and after
the game he was present dur-
ing a fight that took place.
Two men were killed and
members of his entourage
were charged and acquitted
of the men's murders. This
led to suspicion that Ray
Lewis may have been con-
nected or a part of the mur-
der. After being found not
guilty, Lewis was let off the
hook.
Lewis quickly became the
face of the Baltimore Ravens,
and the stellar middle line-
backer will remain a beloved
figure in Charm City long
after he pulls off his number
52 jersey for the final time.
Lewis was elected to 13 Pro
Bowls, was twice named NFL
Defensive Player of the Year
and was Super Bowl MVP
after the 2000 season. But
nothing makes him proud-
er than saying that he
played 17 seasons, all with
Baltimore. According to
ESPN Stats & Information,
only four players in NFL
history have been to more
Pro Bowls than Lewis
(Bruce Matthews, 14; Jerry
Rice, 13; Reggie White, 13;
Tony Gonzalez, 13). Terrell
Suggs, Lewis’s teammate
was quoted saying, "It was
sad. It affected me, because
for the past 10 years of my
career, I've been sitting
right next to the man and
going to war on Sundays.
It's going to one hard last
ride, and we need to make
it one to remember."
Lewis had hinted at retire-
ment previously. He said
last summer that he could-
n't see himself playing past
age 37. Lewis turned 37 in
May. Lewis wants to spend
more time with his two
sons. While working to re-
turn from his injury, Lewis
watched them play on the
same high school football
team, and he intends to
watch Ray Lewis III per-
form as a freshman next year
for his alma mater, the Uni-
versity of Miami. Ray Lewis
will be remembered as one of
the top linebackers in NFL
history.
RAY LEWIS RETIRING
By: Alec Hassfurther
Page 20
January 2013
The future of the
world rests in our hands. We
may have the ability to pre-
dict it. Many predictions
have been made already.
Mainly, it is said that the
world will have half of its
natural resources left at the
most. How will the world
look when all the oil and gas
are gone? How about when
all trees are gone? How will
we survive without electrici-
ty and the things we take for
granted around the house? If
I were you, I would start
planning or getting things
prepared for our doomsday.
The life of the average
person would probably be
equal to the way of life for
the present-day person in
poverty. If the human nature
would be the opposite of
what it has become this pre-
sent day, we may be saved
from our doom. We are de-
stroying our planet and eve-
rything we need to survive
on it. In other terms, we ba-
sically are killing ourselves.
Our lives are in our own
hands. As a whole, we need
to start thinking about the
future. It is full of dark
things right now. Eventual-
ly, these dark occurrences
will lead to mass chaos.
How can we live with our-
selves? Bikes and other en-
vironmental friendly ways
of transportation should be
our first change to save the
future. This solves two
problems that include obe-
sity and total world de-
struction from air pollution,
and end of gas and oil.
There is a mass consump-
tion of gas and oil due to
the plentiful number of ve-
hicles in the world. It is
only one of many objects
that people use gas or oil.
Some examples are gas
grills, lawn mowers, or ap-
pliances in the average
household. After that is
fixed, we should start sav-
ing trees. Trees make
many objects we use today.
If we exchange trees for a
different object then the
world would be a better
place. There are many
more examples of these
problems that everyone
should know about or at
least be aware of. As soon
as everyone has the
knowledge that things we
take for granted are killing
this world of ours, people
will take action. Those
who are only about greed
and power will fall if the
people act up. We human
beings can only survive this
destructive future if we come
together and use our resources
the right way. Are you ready
to take the steps it requires to
save planet Earth?
The Future
By: Cody Tempel
Page 21
January 2013
As the winter season rolls
around, sickness will be in the
air. To prevent from getting
sick, good hygiene and proper
washing is very crucial. Door
knobs, ATM machines, key-
boards, toilets, trashcans, and
many other numerous things are
loaded with germs and diseases.
Germ-X can be a big help to
prevent germs when on the
move. Germ-X comes in differ-
ent sizes so it is convenient and
available for you at any time.
After you sneeze or touch some-
thing that many hands have
touched, you should either wash
your hands or use as hand sani-
tizer. If you do this, you will
give yourself a better chance of
staying healthy and not becom-
ing sick.
The 2013 winter sea-
son is at an extreme high this
year for sickness. As of January
11, 2013 18 children have died
in the United States due to flu
symptoms. Dr. Kevin Lusk, a
doctor here in Ferdinand, has
seen numerous of patients come
into his office having symptoms
of the flu. Many people are
making visits to their doctor due
to not wanting the flu to get too
serious within them.
To prevent from get-
ting deadly sick and feeling not
too well for a few days there are
few precautions you should
take. When around sick peo-
ple or people involved with
the flu, you should wear a
mask. A mask will prevent
you from breathing in bad air
and from touching your face.
The flu shot can help you pre-
vent from getting sick, which
is highly effective. You can
also prevent from getting sick
by not going to events that
many people will be at. The
more people at the event, the
more germs. Also, when
sneezing, cover your mouth
with not your hand, but your
arm.
Studies have shown
that the 2013 winter season
will be one of the worst sea-
sons for people getting sick.
There are many different
types of sicknesses you can
get, but some can be more
severe than others. People
around the country can be
infected by a deadly disease
and see their life coming to an
end. If you do not want this
to happen to you, stay caution
about what you touch, eat,
drink, feel, or even the places
you go. Anybody can get sick
at any time from just a small
virus that is inside them. So,
having said this, be sure to al-
ways wash your hands properly
and stay out of sick areas.
Avoiding Sickness
By: Lance Buechler
Page 22
January 2013
The ASVAB is a test
given by over 14,000 schools
in the US. Starting in 1968,
the ASVAB has a big role in
some students’ futures. It
stands for the Armed Ser-
vices Vocational Aptitude
Battery. The earliest you may
be able to take the test, is
when you are a sophomore in
high school. For those of you
who speak Spanish, there is
currently no version of the
ASVAB test that will be all
Spanish. Most people do not
study for the ASVAB but if
you would like to, you can go
on the internet to find some
nifty ways to study for the
test. If you would like to
score high on the test, study-
ing is a must and so is vital
concentration. The main
thing the test is used for is to
determine people’s strengths
and weaknesses. It covers
basic knowledge such as
math and verbal skills, writ-
ing skills, and vocabulary.
It is a required test for en-
trance into the military. The
AFQT is comprised of your
test results in Arithmetic
Reasoning, Math Knowledge,
and Verbal Composite. The
score is crucial to job place-
ment, so it is very important
to take this test seriously and
to focus on your strengths
when taking the exam. High-
er test scores often mean bet-
ter jobs, higher salary, and
more opportunities for ad-
vancement in the military.
The best thing about the
ASVAB is its flexibility. If
you cannot make it on a
certain test day, it is not
that big of a deal. There are
so many different places
and times to take the test.
The ASVAB tests you in the
following:
General Science-
Knowledge of general con-
cepts from life, earth, and
physical sciences
Arithmetic Reasoning- The
ability to answer word
problems that involve basic
arithmetic calculations
Word Knowledge- The abil-
ity to recognize synonyms
of words
Paragraph Comprehension-
The ability to answer ques-
tions based on short pas-
sages
Mathematics Knowledge-
Knowledge of math con-
cepts, including applied arith-
metic, algebra, and geometry
Electronics Information-
Knowledge of electronic prin-
ciples and terminology, and
basic electronic circuitry
Automotive and Shop Infor-
mation- Knowledge of auto-
mobiles, tools, and shop ter-
minology
Mechanical Comprehension-
Knowledge of basic mechani-
cal and physical principles
Assembling Objects- Each of
the 16 questions contain five
separate drawings that you
must make into a final draw-
ing
Verbal Expression is one of
the most important scores on
the test. This score is a combi-
nation of Paragraph compre-
hension and Word
Knowledge.
ASVAB
By:: Alexander Russell
Page 23
January 2013
As the year reaches
its end and the holidays grow
nearer, peoples’ moods are
shifting in the direction of
happiness. If they knew,
however, that right now in
the U.S. government, a deci-
sion has to be made on when
the terms of the Budget Con-
trol Act of 2011 are sched-
uled to go into effect. This
approaching enigma is called
the fiscal cliff. Last year’s
payroll tax cuts will increase
by two percent. The new tax
for president Obama’s health
care will also go into effect
on December 31st at the
strike of twelve increasing
the amount of tax each per-
son has to pay. There are
three courses of action that
United States lawmakers can
choose between. The first
just lets the new taxes take
effect raising the tax rates
and make spending cuts,
driving back the deficit but
possibly knocking us into
another recession. The sec-
ond course of action would
be to take the tax increases
and spending decreases and
ignoring them making them
invalid. With the absence of
a change to the current tax
policies, everyday life will be
the same as it was in 2012.
The final course would be
to compromise and take
some of the tax increases
and place them into effect.
The best choice would be
to take the compromise and
have some taxes increase to
reduce the deficit but not
hinder the buying rate of
the average United States
citizen because it would
cause a recession. Alt-
hough it is ideal, the odds
of a compromise are highly
unlikely. This is due to the
current political differences
in congress. The congres-
sional assembly is some-
what fifty-fifty making it
difficult to achieve any-
thing because when a vote
is called the parties tend to
stick together resulting in a
fifty-fifty tie. Left as is, the
deficit will drop an estimat-
ed $560 billion. Even
though there is a decrease
in deficit, an estimated two
million jobs would be lost.
The term “cliff” is used
because it means an imme-
diate decision ending in
two possible outcomes but
with a change to the bill that
congress is working on would
make it, instead of a “cliff”, a
gradual decline. The decline
would allow us to change our
spending habits at a rate par-
allel to the adjusting economy
to slowly become acclimated
to the new economy instead
of if the law would be left
unchanged giving us a sudden
decrease of spendable money
in our pockets.
Taxes
By: Aaron Schuler
Page 24
January 2013
As the end of college
football season neared, the
Heisman Trophy talk was bigger
than ever. Everyone has their
own opinion on what player they
thought should win, but in the
end, it was the writers who had
the last say in who took home
the trophy. Here is a list of the
top 3 candidates who were up
for the running, and what solidi-
fied them as a top runner for the
Heisman Trophy.
Johnny Manziel, a
freshman quarter-
back for Texas
A&M, made his
final case for the
Heisman Trophy
as Texas A&M
coasted by Mis-
souri, 59-29. He
was his usual pro-
ductive self, com-
pleting 32 of 44
passes for 372
yards and three
touchdowns while
running for 67
yards and two
scores. He became
the SEC's single-
season total-
yardage record
holder, surpassing
Cam Newton's
mark. On the regu-
lar season, Manziel
finished with 3419
yards, 24 TDs, 8
INTs, completing
68% of his passes,
rushing 1,181
yards, and scoring
19 touchdowns
on 6.4 yards per
carry.
Manti Te’o, a senior
linebacker for
Notre Dame,
made his final
statement as a
Heisman finalist
when Notre
Dame beat USC
22-13 and locked
up a trip to Mi-
ami and the BCS
National Cham-
pionship Game.
The linebacker
recorded his 7th
interception of
the season and
also secured his
third 100-tackle
season at Notre
Dame. On the
season, Te’o had
101 total tackles,
46 solo tackles, 2
sacks, and 7 in-
terceptions.
Collin Klein, a senior
quarterback for
Kansas State,
won't wow
Heisman voters,
but his senior
leadership stead-
ied Kansas State
in the second
half Saturday,
December 1 as the
Wildcats pulled
away from Texas
for a 42-24 win. In
the first half, he was
4-of-10 passing for
72 yards with an
interception, add-
ing 19 yards rush-
ing and a score. The
third quarter was
more like vintage
Klein, as he led two
TD drives. He
passed and ran for
scores in the fourth
quarter. On the
season, Klein threw
for 2,490 yards, 15
TDs, 7 INTs, ran for
890 yards, and 22
TDs.
Who took home the trophy?
No one knew until the
decision was made on
December 8, 2012. My
sources told me that as
of now, Johnny Manziel
was the front runner for
the trophy, but since he
was a freshman, Manti
Te’o will win since he is
a senior. It was a fight to
the finish, and Johnny
Manizel won the trophy
as a freshman. Congrat-
ulations!
The Heisman
By: Sam Russell
Page 25
January 2013
When most people think of
video gaming, the
games that come to
most people’s minds
are Call of Duty and
Halo because those two
are the most talked
about by people around
the school. However,
dance games show a
perfect example of vid-
eo games that can be
more active than those
that you require just
sitting around and hit-
ting buttons all day
with your thumbs. You
do not have to be a
skilled dancer to play
the Just Dance games,
you just have to be will-
ing to dance the moves
shown before you on
the screen, have some
fun, and embarrass
yourself in front of your
friends. If you are not
participating in the
game, I believe it is still
enjoyable to watch your
friends make complete
fools of themselves
with the dance moves.
Also, the songs have
the lyrics displayed on
the screen, so you can
sing along instead of
dancing to the song.
Like Just Dance, Just
Dance 2, and Just
Dance 3, Just Dance 4
has many hit songs
including popular and
newer songs. With
these songs, numer-
ous dance moves are
displayed on the
screen, and these are
what you have to
mimic to raise your
score higher than
your friends. Hit
songs that are fea-
tured on the new Just
Dance 4, “Call Me
Maybe,” by Carly Rea
Jepsen, “Moves Like
Jagger”by Maroon 5,
“Right Here, Right
Now” by Fatboy Slim,
and “Wild Wild
West” by Will Smith
are just four songs
out of the nineteen
tunes from all the
different genres. As
you hit each of the
dance moves, you are
rewarded points
based on your ac-
tions, which are
tracked by the Wii
remote. Each move is
scored as bad, OK,
good, or perfect. No
matter how many
points you rack up,
though, it's impossi-
ble to fail a song.
The Just Dance series has
never been a difficult
game to pick up and
perform. All you do
is pick out a song to
dance to, hold the Wii
remote in your domi-
nant hand, and imper-
sonate the arrange-
ments of the colorful
dancers on the screen.
Just Dance 4, the newest
Just Dance gam, was
released October 2,
2012. Critics have giv-
en Just Dance 4 a seven
out of ten rating. If you
are in the mood to do
some crazy dance moves
to some of your favorite
hit songs, grab some
friends, get Just Dance
4, and start having some
fun.
Just Dance 4
Keisha Jackson
Page 26
January 2013
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