Volume 5
MustangerDecember 22, 2015
Read about what is
happening at Allen East!
Pg 1 Cover
Pg 2 Index / Upcoming Events
Pg 3 Agenda Book
Pg 4 Editorial
Pg 5 FCA / French Club / SADD
Pg 6 Choir
Pg 7 Band
Pg 8 Boys Var. Basketball
Pg 10 Boys JH Basketball
Pg 11 Girls Var. Basketball
Pg 12 Girls JV Basketball
Pg 13 Girls JH Basketball
Pg 14 Varsity Wrestling
Pg 16 Cheerleaders
Pg 17 Winter Sports Collage
Pg 18 Quiz Bowl
Pg 20 Meet a Senior
Pg 23 Meet a Freshman
Pg 24 Meet a 8th Grader
Pg 25 Meet s 7th Grader
Pg 26 Meet a Newby
Pg 27 Kids in the Hall
Dec 22 MWC in Auditeria @ 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM Start of winter break Dec 25 Christmas Dec 28 B-Var-WR @ 45th Harding Classic (MARION HARDING) B-JV-BK @ C-R JV BBK Invite (CORY-RAWSON) B-Var-BK @ McDonald's Holiday Tournament (BLUFFTON) B-Var-BK @ McDonald's Holiday Tournament (BLUFFTON) Dec 29 B-JV-BK @ C-R JV BBK Invite (CORY-RAWSON) B-Var-BK @ McDonald's Holiday Tournament (BLUFFTON) B-Var-BK @ McDonald's Holiday Tournament (BLUFFTON) Jan 2 B--WR @ Bearcat Invitational (SPENCERVILLE) Jan 4 Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PM Jan 5 Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PM MWC in Auditeria @ 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM G-JV-BK @ UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY G-Var-BK @ UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY
Jan 6
Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PM ALLEN COUNTY PAX TRAINING IN MEDIA CENTER @ 7:50 AM — 3:00 PM JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS (4th & 5th Grade) @ 6:30 PM — 8:00 PM Jan 7 Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PMMWC in Auditeria @ 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM G--BK SHAWNEE B--BK @ SHAWNEE G-JV-BK PAULDING B--BK @ SHAWNEE
B-Var-WR @ Coldwater Double Dual (COLDWATER) G-Var-BK PAULDING
Jan 8 Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PM
B-JV-BK @ PAULDING B-Var-BK @ PAULDING
Jan 9 Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PM B-JV-WR
@ BLUFFTON JV INVITE (BLUFFTON) B--WR @ Best Of The Midwest (TRI-VALLEY
MIDDLE SCHOOL) G-JV-BK @ KALIDA G-Var-BK @ KALIDA B-JV-BK @ TEMPLE CHRISTIAN B-Var-BK @ TEMPLE CHRISTIAN
Hey everyone, it’s the first day
of winter on the 22nd. Even
though there hasn’t been
enough snow for there to be a
“white Christmas”. Winter
officially starts on the 22nd so
prepare your ice scrapers and
warm up your homes because
“baby it’s cold outside” (another
Christmas song reference).
Agenda Book December 22, 2015 Corey Spees page 3
Once again we bring you your dose of the Agenda Book. We are discussing pages 66 and 67 this week.
We hope you find enjoyment in this article. Hopefully this will put you in the holliest, jolliest, ho ho hoiest
mood for the season.
Ho Ho Ho merry Christmas! This
Friday the 25 is Christmas day! We
hope that all of you young and old
can have a holly jolly Christmas
and a happy New Year. And see
you all back in school when we all
return on January 4th.
Random facts
Ornithology is the study of birds, John James Audubon was a
famous scholar of ornithology.
On December 27, 1904 “Peter Pan” opened at the Duke of York’s
Theater in London.
December 22, 2015 Christin Welch Page 4
Bullies Can Come in All Shapes and Sizes Whether people like it or not, a bully can come
in any shape or size. It could be believed that a
parent’s worst fear is that their child is not
enjoying their school day, or that in fact they
may be suffering silently. Most kids in fact that
have been bullied, more than not, have been
finding it harder and harder to speak up.
Statistics show that over 32 million students
are bullied each year, that in those numbers
around 160,000 students skip school every day
because of bullying. Most students rarely ever
tell of instances of being at the mercy of
another, 17 percent of American students
report being bullied 2 to 3 times a month or
more, within a school semester. In fact, it
makes it harder that 1 in 4 teachers find
nothing wrong with bullying, and will only
intervene 4 percent of the time. It has also
been stated in statistics that by the age of 14,
less than 30 percent of boys and 40 percent of
girls will talk to their peers about bullying.
Bullying isn’t only fixated on kid to kid, bullies
can also lie in the shadows of the very adults
who are meant to protect and guide children.
Though reported situations of teachers bullying
their students are on a low percentage, it is still
known that such occurrences have happened. It
has also been recorded that over 67 percent of
students feel that schools respond poorly to
bullying, with a high percentage of students
believing that adult help is infrequent and
ineffective. Approximately 71 percent of
students have reported incidents of bullying to
be a problem at their school and 1 in 10
students drop out of school yearly, due to
repeated incidents of bullying. And it should be
a noted fact that averages gather that physical
bullying increases in elementary school, peaks
in middle school, and declines in high school,
though verbal abuse remains a constant
throughout all years of school. It’s a good thing
Allen East tries its best.
Some things that can be done for bully
protection can include many different
scenarios. Starting off with parents, they can
tell their children proper ways to act and what
they shouldn’t do if a child is being bullied.
Things that children can do to help prevent
bullying, or just to discourage it, very obviously
would be things such as not giving a bully an
audience, helping the bullied get away from the
predator, telling a trusted adult, or just being
the other child’s friend in general. Usually
stopping a fit of bullying right on the spot has
been a good way to break up a fight right as it
occurs. Other things that need to be done in a
situation of bullying would be to find out the
reason for the incident or help support the child
who has been suffering at the mercy of another.
Kids will appreciate it.
I’ve heard it said that kids these days are a bit too sensitive and that some people need to ease up. But if a child or young
adult feels uncomfortable in an environment that is supposed to make them feel secure and welcome then I’d say that’s a
problem. Whether the problems lies within the school’s way of handling things or a parent’s control over their own child,
bullying has been a central problem in school since before most of us were even born.
CLUBS December 22, 2015 Adriane Hensley Pg.5
French Club
French club consists of students who enjoy French and want to experience the culture.
FCA
FCA stands for Fellowship of Christian
Athletes but don’t let that be misleading to
you because this is not just for athletes!
Anyone is welcome to come on Wednesday
mornings at 7:00 A.M. in Mrs. Prichard’s
room to enjoy the fellowship!
S.A.D.D
S.A.D.D stands or students against
destructive decisions. These students are
interested in making a difference in their
school. The club meets Friday mornings
at 7:00 A.M. in Mrs. Prichard’s room.
December 22nd 2015 Lacey Wright Page 6
The Allen East choir has been working very hard this year! They are directed by Miss
Lindhurst. The choir has changed to a show choir; let’s take a look at how the choir is doing!
Upcoming events of the choir:
On Thursday December 17: The High School and Show choir will be performing their Christmas
concert. The theme for this concert is Christmas on Broadway! For the Christmas concert show
choir will be singing “African Noel”, and “Its Beginning to look a lot Like Christmas.” The high
school choir will be singing “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody” , “Laudamus Te”,” We Wish You a Merry
Christmas”,”21 Guns”, “Silent Night”, and “Carol of the Bells.” Megan Lotz will be singing
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Jess Copeland and Tevin Clum will be doing a duet
singing, “Baby It’s Cold Outside.”
On January 7th: The high school choir will be singing for the Mustang Breakfast.
Pictures of the Concert:
December 22, 2015 Mason DuVernay Page 7
Concert band this year has gone great for the band kids. They’re playing lots of great songs and working really hard
to make things perfect for their audience. Pep-Band has also been going really well. They’ve played all home
basketball games for the boys and have done a great job.
Concert Band
The concert band has only had one concert so
far this year, but plans on having a lot more.
They had their first one on December 16th after
only nine short practices. They played lots of
great songs like
Ukrainian Bell
Carol, Little
Drummer Boy, Echo Carol, A Christmas sing along
(featuring Nate Twining and Christin Welch
leading the songs), and We Wish You a Merry
Christmas. They have another concert after
Christmas break called the Winterfest.
Pep-Band
The Pep-Band this year has been
working very hard to get the
crowd super excited for the
basketball team to win. They
have record breaking size this
year with 94 kids in the band,
shattering the previous record
of only 70. They play a lot of
songs this year, like “We got the
Beat”
By the gogos, “Push it” By salt
and PepPa, “shout it out loud” But
kiss, “the Boys of summer” By don
henley “WiPeout” By deeP PurPle,
“in a gada da Vida” By iron
Butterfly, “Paint it Black” By the
Rolling stones, “thriller” By
Michael Jackson, “runaround sue”
by Dion, and the Fight Song.
December 22, 2015 Sydney Rex Pg 8
The boys varsity basketball team is off and running they are currently 3-3. Here
is an update on their last couple of weeks of games.
On December 4th our Mustangs
hosted Shawnee. Although we lost,
we fought hard. In the 1st,
2nd, and 3rd quarter we put
up a good fight keeping it
closer. In the 1st quarter
Allen East was down four
points with a score of 12-8.
In the 2nd quarter the
Mustangs were five points
with a score of 21-16. In the 3rd we
were only down one with a fantastic
score of 20-19. Then we fell with a
score of 19-7 in the final quarter
leaving the final score 72-50. In this
game Kain Foster had 16 points with
two 3-pointers. Spencer Miller had 18
points with one 3-pointer. Luke
Perkins had seven points with one 3-
pointer also. Caleb Smelcer finishes it
out with four points.
On December 8th Allen got a win over
Botins with a score of 47-45. Spencer
Miller led the team with 18 points
and Luke Perkins had 10 points.
On December 12 Allen East
played at Upper Scioto Valley,
and won by two points leaving
the score 57-55. Caleb There
were six guys who scored in
this game including Caleb
Smelcer, Kain Foster, Spencer
Miller, Travis Guthrie, Luke
Perkins, and Johnny Brinkman.
On the 18th of December the
Mustangs at our own gym against
Lincolnview ending the game with a
tough loss of 69-48.
The Mustangs will play at the Bluffton
Tournament starting the 28th-29th.
The Junior High Boys are working very hard this season. According to their coaches they are
working on a new strategy and feel the best part of their season still to come. Their upcoming
games will be proof of that. Here’s some pictures of the team so far.
December 22, 2015 Keaton Maehlman Pg. 10
December 22, 2015 Mason DuVernay Page 11
The girls Varsity Basketball team has worked super hard this year to win their
games. So far they’ve won three games out of seven total games. They have a lot
more games after Christmas break so come out and support them!
Varsity Basketball
The girl’s basketball team has been working
very hard and doing their best in the season
this year and need more support! The only
senior on the team is Kylie Wyss. The three
juniors are Jade Meyer, Kaitlin McKeever, and
Alyssa Young. The only two sophomores are
Kyra Clark and Chloe Lawrence. Finally, there
are three freshman on the team; Ally
Richardson,
Gracie Young, and Lauren Criblez. The girls
have a 3-7 record with a wins over
Waynesfield, Lincolnview, and Cory-Rawson.
They have a game on January 5th at USV, a
game on January 7th against Paulding at
home, a game on January 9th at Kalida, a
game on January 11th at home, a game on
January 14th at Spencerville, and finally a
game at home against Elida.
Girls JV Basketball December 21, 2015 Olivia Lawrence Pg.12
Even though it is almost Christmas, the girls are still working hard at
practice and games. The JV started this season with good games and
they are still working hard to keep it up. Here is how they are doing.
On Tuesday
December 8,
the JV girls
had a home
game against
Wapakoneta.
The girls lost 39-8. The
Wapakoneta game was the girls’
first home game. Even though the
JV girls were down the whole game
they still fought hard to keep up
with them. On Thursday December
10, the girls had a game home
against Lime Central Catholic. The
JV won with a close game of 22-18.
They fought hard this game to
come back from losing by 5 points
the whole game and then coming
back to win by five.
On Saturday December 12, the girls
had a game against Botkins at
Botkins. The JV lost 22-17. During
this game the girls were down by
five the entire game but still played
their hardest to finish out the
game. On Thursday December 17,
the girls played Lincolnview at
Lincoln view. The JV won 28-23.
The JV girls’ record is 4-4 and 1-1 in
the conference. The girls’ have a
break over Christmas then they
have a game Tuesday January 5
against Upper Scioto Valley. On
January 7, they play home against
Shawnee.
December 22, 2015 Sydney Rex Pg 13
The Jr. High girls have played some very good competition since the beginning of
the season. We hope that the second half of the season will be great for them.
We will get back to you on that after the break. Here are some pictures of the
girls.
December 22, 2015 Christin Welch Page 14
Last week our Varsity Wrestling team went to the Allen County Invitational of
Shawnee High School. They had placed 5th out of 10 teams which leaves them at
a pretty swell place.
At 106 lbs, Cody Kretzer
placed 2nd.
At 120 lbs, Lucas
Freeman placed 3rd.
At 138 lbs, Lee Dues
placed 1st.
At 145 lbs, Luke Brown
placed 2nd.
At 160 lbs, Brandon
Soules placed 1st.
At 182 lbs, Logan Emerick
placed 2nd.
On December
28th and the
29th the Varsity
Wrestling team
will be traveling
to the Marion
Harding
Invitational over
the holiday
break.
December 22nd,2015 Lacey Wright Page 16
Hey there Mustang land, were here to give you Quiz Bowl. Mr. Casey has been trying his best getting the Quiz Bowl team where they are now. Quiz Bowl recently ended their season, they had a wonderful season. They managed to compete on the show “Whiz Quiz” and competed in the Black Swamp matches held at Lima Central Catholic. The Quiz Bowl had 6 seniors, 4 juniors, 4 sophomores, and 2 freshmen this year. We decided to interview Mr. Casey about Quiz Bowl, and their success and why you should join!
Q. How is the Quiz Bowl team doing?
A. We are actually finished, it was a great
season!
Q. Do you like this team?
A. Of course! We had a lot of fun!
Q. Is it your best team?
A. It was definitely fun, but how could I
justify “best”
Q. What is it like in Quiz Bowl?
A. It’s like Jeopardy, we also practice in
the same way, we split into 4 groups with
white boards and they write down the
answer and hold it up. It’s like trivia to be
honest.
Q. What keeps the motivation?
A. It’s just fun and it’s really low
pressure on the kids in Quiz Bowl.
Q. Are the questions difficult?
A. Yes and they vary, some of the
questions I can’t even answer. They try
to hit the medium range.
Q. Would you advise anyone to join?
A. Yes, if you’re fun and interested, you
can actually get some bonus for college
in Quiz Bowl if you’re really good. It’s a
win/win situation.
Q. Is it fun?
A. Absolutely!
December 22, 2015 Keaton Maehlman Pg.18
Meet a Senior December 22, 2015 Adriane Hensley Pg. 20
You may see this guy in the halls laughing with his friends. His laugh is
extremely contagious. He is always smiling and making sure everyone
else is too. He has a great personality! We are sure you know exactly
who we are talking about. His name is...
Konner Kranz Q: How is your senior year going so far?
A; It’s going good, it’s a pretty easy year.
Q: What’s your favorite class and why?
A: Mr. Montgomery’s because it’s not hard
and I’ve been around him since the 7th
grade.
Q; If you could change our school mascot,
what would you change it to and why?
A: I wouldn’t change it because Mustangs are
awesome.
Q: What are your plans after high school?
A; I am going to go to college, get a degree in
criminal justice, and become a police officer.
Q: How long have you went to Allen East?
A: I have went to Allen East since the 3rd
grade.
Q: What are you going to miss most about high
school?
A; I am going to miss my friends, football, and
the staff.
Q: What is some advice you would give to the
underclassmen?
A: I would say to enjoy it because it goes fact,
be involved, be nice, and just have fun.
December 22, 2015 Jessica Copeland page 23
I’m absolutely sure you’ve had the opportunity to see this fabulous, beautiful, funny and all inspiring girl
walking down our halls... And if you haven’t had the chance to meet her then I am deeply honored to tell
you all about the wonderful…
Q. What’s it like being a freshman?
A. It’s not really what I expected it to be, it’s a
lot harder compared to last year.
Q. Where you scared to start high school?
A. Not year it’s just another year.
Q. Are you in any extracurricular
activities?
A. No, I live in Lima so that makes
it a little hard.
Q. What are you interest?
A Mostly just sleeping.
Q. Are you excited to upgrade out of freshman
year?
A. Yes, I don’t really enjoy being the “new” one.
Q. Do you have any favorite classes?
A. I’d have to say Art and Math.
Q. What’s the hardest thing about freshman
year?
A. When all the kids run to lunch like its Black
Friday.
Q. How excited are you for Christmas break?
A. I’m pretty excited get to see my family and
great a break from all this for a bit.
Q. If you could go back and tell you self-one
thing before high school what would it be?
A. It’s a trap.
Meet an 8th Grader December 23, 2015 Ally Richardson Pg. 24
You may see this girl walking crippled in the hall or working hard in her sports. She is
a very special 8th grader, that’s right it’s the one and only Julia Meyer! We got the
chance to interview her and let’s see what she has to say.
Julia MeyerQ: Do you play any sports? What? Why? A: Yes I play soccer and basketball because I love being athletic. Q: Is there
anything special about you that you would like to share? A: No there isn’t. Q: How is basketball going this year? A: It’s not bad, the JV is 1-4. Q: What are your goals for this year? A: I want to focus better. Q: What do you like about school? A: I like the environment of it. Q: What is your favorite sport? A: Soccer in my favorite because I just love to play
the game. Q: What is the scariest thing you have ever done? A: Ot was when I wrecked a 4- wheeler and broke
both my arms.
Q: What is your favorite season? A: The summer is because I love the warm weather.
Q: Who is your role model? A: Jade Meyer is because she is an amazing sister and an amazing athlete that I wish to be. - Q: What is your favorite subject? A: Science is my favorite because I think it is easy. Q: Are you excited for Christmas? A: No I am not too excited for Christmas. Q: Do you have a New Year’s resolution? What is it?
A: Yes, it’s to focus more and not got down on myself.
Q: How many
injuries have you had?
A: I have had 13 injuries.
Meet a 7TH Grader December 22, 2015 Olivia Lawrence Pg. 25
You may know him as Mr. Abbey’s son or you have seen him in the wrestling room or on the football field. You might have even seen him in a classroom studying hard. His name is:
Colten Abbey Q: What sports do you play?
A: I play football, wrestling, and
track.
Q: What other activities do you do?
A: I also like to read and go
to youth group.
Q: What class is your favorite?
A: My favorite class is science.
Q: Who is your favorite teacher?
A: My favorite teacher is Mr. Casey.
Q: What is different going from 6th to 7th grade?
A: You have more time in between
classes to talk to friends.
Q: What sport is your favorite?
A: My favorite sport is football.
Q: What is your favorite part of school?
A: My favorite part of school is
hanging out with my friends.
Q: What is your least favorite part of school?
A: My least favorite part is I have to
wake up early.
Q: Do you miss anything about elementary school?
A: There is nothing really different
from elementary school.
Meet a Newby
December 22, 2015 Ally Richardson Pg. 26
You may not recognize this girl because she is new!! She is: Sonya Truex, she is a very kind
and generous person so let’s see how her first year at Allen East is going.
Sonya Truex
Q: How has your first year at
Allen East gone so far?
A: A lot better than I was
expecting.
Q: What school did you
come from?
A: I went to Spencerville
until 6th and 7th grade
and the virtual
homeschooling 7th-9th.
Q: Do you play any sports? What? Why?
A: Yes, I play volleyball and basketball. I
had always wanted to play volleyball and
my friends were very persistent that I
needed to at least try basketball.
Q: What is your favorite memory?
A: My favorite memory was at my first
volleyball practice when Beth Clark the
coach, made the girls on our team
introduce themselves to me.
Q: Was it hard moving to a new school?
Why?
A: A little bit, I was just nervous as to how
well everything would go, like the
different classes and teachers. Turns out
it is fine.
Q: Do you and your family plan on staying
at Allen East?
A: Yes we do.
Q: Is there anything unique about you that
you would like to share?
A: I don’t know if there is anything unique
but I have been dancing on a company
team since I was seven.
Q: How did you hurt your foot?
A: I broke a bone in the side of my foot
during basketball practice and pulled
some tendons because of dance. I kept
playing on it because I didn’t think
anything was wrong with it so it gradually
got worse.
Q: What is the craziest thing you have ever
done?
A: When I jumped off high cliffs into a river
in Arizona with my cousins.
Q: What made you want to play basketball?
A: Kyra Clark and Chloe Lawrence talked
me into playing at the end of the
volleyball season.
Q: Are you
excited for
Christmas?
A: Yes I love
Christmas but
I am not
excited for any
snow.
Here are some pictures of
the kids of Allen East hanging
out in the halls! Have a merry
Christmas!!