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Blackford High School 2392 N. St. Rd 3, Harford City, IN. 47348 Issue , October 23, 2009

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contentsin this issue:

He Was a Skater Boy...............4H1N1 Update.......................5New Faces at BHS..................6Cashin’ In on Lucas Oil...........8Bruin Leaders.....................9 40 Years:A Look Back.............10Summer Recap.....................12Getting to Know You..............17

in every issue:Ads...................................2Party of 5...........................11Sports....................,.......14-15Opinion/Editorials...................16The Outlook.......................18-19In Focus.............................20

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editor-in-chief: sydney willmann copy editor: katie hines sports editor: carly clock features editor: hendrix hess photo editor: allie glentzer design editor: phillicia overmeyer webmaster: mitch cooper sta!: brandon con-ner, casey cook, kaity cook, megan edwards, kirby glancy, devyn hess, tracey hutson, chandler landis, michelle nuckols, jessica patrick, marie phillips, kurt spencer, dakota stotlar, whitney watkins, kristy whiteselladvisor: mrs. papandria

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Seth Miniear performing a varial kick!ip

Devyn Hess

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Continued from Page 4...pro board for his thirteenth birthday. He got a Dark-

star Armor Light deck at Solutions,

for $110. He bought the rest of the

parts at Life, a skate shop in Mun-

cie, and traded wheels with Seth.

with him, and they skated together

daily. Andy said that the reason he

skates everyday is the need for learn-

ing new tricks and getting better.

Andy’s worst skateboarding injury

happened when he popped up his

skateboard up trying to boardslide, but

instead of landing the boardslide, it

hit him in the face and broke his nose.

Both Seth and Andy talked of how they used to line up

toys in a twelve foot line, and ramp

over them to see who could make it.

Seth still skates everyday, but Andy

has moved on to become a sick biker.

Seth’s advice to someone who

wants to pick up on this sport,

“Get a Walmart board and put pro

trucks and bearings on it.” You

can get pro trucks and bearings

at Solutions BMX Skate Shop in

Muncie, or if you’re like many

teens and have no friends to bum

a ride from, go to www.CCS.com.

Revealing the Truths of H1N1Katie Hines

and with such a commotion, rumors are running ram-

pant. Read on for more information if what you’ve

found out are genuine facts or impractical myths.

Statement: Healthy adults and teens aren’t as

susceptible to H1N1 as elderly people are.

Myth. No matter how many pounds you can bench

unhealthy and healthy. Always make sure to use

proper precautions such as washing your hands,

not touching your eyes, mouth or nose, and cov-

ering your mouth when sneezing or coughing.

Statement: being around pigs.

Fact. common respiratory disease in pigs that are capable

of spreading to humans. Although it happens rarely,

people can become sick by working directly with

infected pigs. However, since meat is cooked under

high temperatures to kill germs, don’t be afraid to

eat that ham you were planning for dinner tonight.

Statement: I should wear a face mask to

avoid getting H1N1.

Myth. Though wearing a scary mask, such as a wolf

man or zombie mask, could potentially scare the swine

as your only protection. Face masks are only partially

to get through the threads holding the mask together.

Statement:family events.

Fact.around a large or small amount of people. If you

sore throat, fatigue, high fever, or a runny nose, it

might be a good idea to tell your cousin you can’t

make it to his Star Trek get-together. But I’m sure

Whatever the case, make sure to use good judgment

and common sense to determine the truth about swine

plans and contact your doctor if you’re

ever in doubt. Have fun, be safe, and

make sure to save me a piece of that

ham you made for dinner tonight.

Meet the New CrewBy. Whitney Watkins & Carly Clock

Mrs. Smith decided to go into the field of edu-cation because it is the least boring job in the world in Mrs. Smith’s opinion. !e only other school that Mrs. Smith has instructed at is

Marion. Mrs. Smith is currently teaching Spanish 1 and 2. Mrs. Smith enjoys working here at Blackford. “Less saggy pants is the only di"erence between Blackford and Marion,” states Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Smith’s words of advice to high school students look-ing into teaching after high school, “is to work hard while in high school and also take as many advanced classes they possibly can.”

Mr. Marshall de-cided to teach because he once had to do a field experiment in one of his general classes during college, and he liked it. !e di"erent classes he’s

taught are; government, U.S. History, Sociology, Psychology, and Economics. “In my first month of working at Blackford, students and teachers have been welcoming, and it seems to be o" to a great start,” states Mr. Marshall. Mr. Marshall was teaching at Union City Community High School before he came to Blackford. Marshall said that Blackford High School is much larger than Union City.

When we asked Mrs. Armstrong what she liked about her job, she said she liked it all. Her specific jobs in the guidance o#ce are keeping student records, processing new students, handling transcripts, typ-

ing grade cards and scheduling appointments for colleges and recruiters. Mrs. Armstrong has previously worked in accounting at city bank and taught at Montpelier Middle School. “Work hard, stay focused, and stay in school” are Mrs. Armstrong’s words of advice.

Mr. Mckim decided to teach to help his students enjoy the classes like he did in school. He has previously taught in Michigan City. !e di"erent classes he’s taught are 6th grade History, Health and P.E. “People have a lot more po-tential here than the other schools I was

employed in” Mckim states. He currently is teaching Economics and U.S. History. Mr. Mckim says patience and positive thinking is the key to becoming a teacher.

Blackford High School is a new setting for Mrs. Luthy. !is is her first time working in any type of school. Her jobs include working with the students that need extra help in classes and taking care of ISTEP. Her favorite part is working with

students and getting to know them. !e only other job she has had was being a part-time secretary at Upland United Methodist Church. “!e job at the church was totally di"erent from work-ing here,” Mrs. Luthy says.

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Meeting Marshall Many know that this year’s bas-ketball season will be accompanied by a new coach. His name is David Marshall, married with two children, ages five and eight, Marshall is back at Blackford, this time not as a stu-dent and player but as a head coach.

Coach Marshall was a major part of the 1991 Blackford Basketball Team, he was a senior captain on the team that last won a sectional title. Before becoming the cur-rent coach, he spent eleven years at Union City as the head varsity basketball coach. !ey won their confer-ence title numerous times and had five winning seasons. When asked why he left Union City Mar-shall replied, “ Well I took a year o", last year, to fig-ure out what I wanted to do and spend time with my family. Union City was a good place, I just felt like I was ready to take on a greater challenge.” His thoughts about making a good team are to custom fit a plan to the players we have and to their abili-

ties. Players and fans may see some di"erences this year, but don’t worry; it’s a learning curve. Marshall believes that not every plan is good for every team; you must build around the talent, not build the talent around a specific plan. !is is the di"erence between high school and col-lege coaching. Colleges have a set strategy and can recruit players to fit it, whereas high school coaches must design

their tactics to fit the players they already have. When looking forward to the upcoming season, Coach Marshall has high expectations

for the Blackford Bruins. !e team is playing its second season game at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which is on the cam-pus of Butler University. !e event should draw some pos-itive attention to the bruins, and get fans to turn up and show some school spirit. He feels the teams’ chemistry and strong friendships will make this season a successful one. David Marshall believes that the team has a lot to o"er. With the expectations of the new coach and this year’s team being high, we’re all looking for-ward to the 2009-2010 Blackford Basketball Season.

Sherry Rarey was once a familiar face on the coaching scene of the Var-sity Gymnastics Team. She was head coach of gymnastics and then assistant volleyball coach to Kim Stump. She left these coaching positions to watch her baby daugh-ter play

volleyball at Michigan State in 2006. Sherry is a proud mother to four children, her youngest Melanie being a senior in college this year. !e main reason for Rarey’s resignation was to have time to watch her daughter play Big Ten volleyball and to get a chance to be put in a D-1 setting. Rarey’s competitive nature however, could not keep her away from her love for coaching volleyball. As a future goal Rarey said, “I’m wanting truly down the road to even maybe get my feet wet in the college ranks.” !e girls are already about half way through their scheduled season and it seems to be o" to a rocky start. With a current record of 3-12, Coach Rarey still has high hopes of

breaking .500. Rarey explains that achieving a winning re-cord is not out of the question. “I think we can still do great things this season if my girls decide to work a little harder and have some fun.” Her hopes are reasonable because many of the powerhouse Delaware County games are out of the way. “We’re half way through the season, we have about 17 or 18

matches left, and hopefully we can turn a corner and start get-ting some wins,” she stated con-fidently. Coach Rarey has faith in the ladies because she feels that

the players genuinely respect and listen to each other, both on and o" the court. She believes leadership is one thing this team still lacks, but believes this can be overcome with time. Please help support your Lady Bruins as they try to bounce back from their rough begin-ning with tomorrow’s battle against the Elwood Panthers. !e game will be-gin at approximately 6:00 p.m. and will be held at !e Home of the Bruins.

Rarey’s Return

By: Brandon Conner & Kurt Spencer

By: Brandon Conner & Kurt Spencer

“it’s a learning curve.”

“I’m wanting truly down the road to even maybe get my feet wet in the college ranks.”

Looking to make money for your club or organization without all the hassle of the average fundraiser? Tired of selling candy bars every year? If you smell one more scented candle, will you go crazy? Look no further, the Bruin Boosters have found the perfect fit for you. Chris Landis of the Bruin Boost-ers has found the answer to all of your problems (and odor if you’re sick of the candles). Since last year over 60 groups, clubs, etc. have gone to the new Lucas Oil Stadium to work conces-sions to raise funds for their organization. Chris Landis, president of the adult Bruin Booster club first encoun-tered this fundraising frenzy while thinking of ways to raise money for the Bruin Boosters. When asked how much the Boosters made last year compared to this year’s goal Chris replied, “Last year we made over $20,000(which includes the Bruin Boosters and all of the other groups and clubs), and also last year we had seventeen events and only one booth. !is year we could make up to an esti-mated $150,000. !at will help over 60 groups includ-ing, the Bruin Boosters. We also have gained over 35 events and four booths per event since we’ve started.” !e booth is a con-cession stand where a group of ten to fifteen people work an event that is being

held at Lucas Oil Stadium. Some of the events consist of concerts, high school football, college football and basketball, state band finals, monster truck rallies, and also supercross. !ings are growing for the Bruin Boosters quickly even in just a year’s time. !is really has helped a lot of groups and clubs and won’t be going away anytime soon. Chris Landis says, “!e supervi-sors that have overlooked the Blackford groups we have sent to Lucas Oil said we have one of the best groups that go down there.” When asked if Chris would like to keep on doing this concession work at Lucas Oil in future years, he said, “Oh yeah, it would be great to renew our contract with them, hopefully if we keep doing well, we should be

able to work at the super-bowl in a few years.” !ere have been a lot of people from BHS all ready who have benefited from the Lucas Oil concessions work. Joe Rader, who works with the special needs program here at Blackford High School went to Lucas Oil a few weeks ago. Joe had to say the following after asked how he thought the special needs program would benefit from the concession working at Lucas Oil, “Lucas Oil brings much needed funds into our program without having to draw them from our community”. Phillicia Over-meyer also went a few weeks ago with the BHS drama de-partment. Here’s what she had to say about how the drama department would benefit from Lucas Oil, “It will gives us the money we need to pay for scripts and also royalties.” If you’re in a club or a sport, you might look into this. Lucas Oil Stadium

has been one of the biggest fundraisers in years around Blackford County Schools.

Cashin’ In On Lucas Oil

Fun Facts of Lucas Oil Lucas Oil has the most expensive drinks at $4.50 for a regular 1. and $5.50 for a large.They have 14 escalators and 11 passenger elevators for good 2. vertical access; two accessible pedestrian ramps.148 concession stands.3. They have 1,400 toilets in Lucas Oil.4. Covers 1.8 million square feet5. 9,100 pieces of exterior glass6. 130,000 cubic yards of cast-in-place concrete7. Unique 2 panel moving roof design -- roof supported on 5 8. rails

By Chandler Landis

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Leading By ExampleRecently Blackford High School has had 2009-2010 class o!cers and student council elections for grades 9th through 12th. Finally, the wait is over, and it is time to welcome our new leaders! Some of the new student council members and class o!cers were surveyed so that we can get to know them better, and here is what they had to say. Olivia Batten, a student council member, as well as secretary of the senior class told us, yes, that she is excited to be a class o!cer/student council member. Why? She replied, “"is is my first year to do it and I’m excited to get to be more involved in school activities.”

With the enthusiasm Olivia Batten and many others of the student council and class o!cers have displayed, it’s obvious that this year is going to be a good one, full of improvements. Another question that was asked was, ‘Are you surprised you were elected, why or why not?’ “I’d say I was more happy that people see me as the person for the job,” responded Ben Townsend, a member of the student council and president of the junior class. Much of the student council and class of-ficers replied with similar responses, only a few said that they were a little surprised by being elected. When Elizabeth Witt was asked, ‘How will you help out the

school?’, she said, “I will continue to be a role model to those around me and listen to things they would like changed (for the better) and bring them to Student Coun-cil and try to put the ideas into action.” A question similarly based was asked, ‘How do you plan to use your new influential status?’ Princess Ostine answered, “I will try to get new and more people involved [in student activities].” With the help from our new leaders, let’s try to make this year a memorable one for all. Join us in welcom-ing our new 2009-2010 class o!cers and student council members and the promise they show.

Random Question Session

by Megan Edwards

Q: What is your dream job?A: Actress.Q: Would you live in a cartoon if you could? Why or why not? If yes, what caroon? Why? What would you do in this cartoon?A: Yes, pokemon, because I am a nerd who loves that show! It would be so cool to have my own pokemon!

Ali Confer

Q: Which politician do you feel you most resemble?A: I’m not sure resembling a politician is a good thing...Q: If you had an accent, what would it be and why?A: British!!! I love their strange use of words and the way it makes them sound smart even if they’re talking about stupid things.

Elizabeth Witt

Matt ShoupQ: Would you live in a cartoon if you could? Why or why not? If yes, what cartoon? Why? What would you do in this cartoon?A: No, I enjoy being a 3D figure.Q: If you had an accent, what would it be and why?A: German, it would closely resemble my appearance.

Q: If you could be an animal, what would it be? Why? What would you do if you were that animal?A: A white tiger, because it’s fierce and I’d roam the jungle.Q: Random fact, gooo! :)A: My dad’s name is Prince!

Princess Ostine

Q: If you had an accent, what would it be and why?A: British because I want to be like “Elizabeth” on Pirates of the Carribean. :)Q: Random fact, gooo! :)A: I was a duck in a play once when I was little. :)

Olivia Batten

Q: if you could be an animal, what would it be? Why? What would you do if you were that animal?A: A snow leopard. Nu# said! :) I would do leopard things.Q: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would you eat and why?A: Cube steak with a baked potato, rolls, and broc-coli with a drink. It’s simply delicious!

Q: If you could be an animal, what would it be? Why? What would you do if you were that animal?A: I’d be a polar bear so I could drink as much coke as I wanted.Q: If you had an accent, what would it be and why?A: Maybe a British accent for the ladies.

Q: Which politician do you feel you most resemble?A: "ey are all corrupt...NONE! :)Q: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would you eat and why?A: Pizza, all the main food groups wrapped into one delicious slice.

Emily Willmann

Robby Elliott Ben Townsend

All Photos By Phillicia Overmeyer

Flashback Of Forty Years: Remembering 1969

Most of the time when people think of Blackford in 1969, the first thing that comes to mind is the opening of Blackford High School. !ere actu-ally was a lot more going on in ‘69. !rough out the county and the na-tion. Blackford High school opened in the fall of ‘69 to replace

Hartford City High, Mont-pelier High School, and Roll High School. !is is how the colors were picked. Red for the Roll Red Roll-ers, white for the Montpe-lier Spartans, and black for the Hartford City Aire-dales. !e high school was constructed with a civil-de-fense-shelter since Nuclear attacks were a major worry. !e shelter had earned the name “!e Tunnel” howev-er it’s mostly used for cover during tornados since these attacks are not very likely. Hartford City had many companies ranging from B. Snell & Son Inc, a tobacco company, to St. Joe Con-tainer Co. !e companies in the county made Blackford gain economic growth.

However, the county lost that growth when the Mall was built in Muncie. Most of our companies of course have closed, fallen/been torn down, or been renamed. Other happenings were going on including Woodstock, the moon landing, and of course how could any-one forget Vietnam. Woodstock was

held in Bethal, NY. Aug 15-17 of 1969. Parking was problem-atic causing tra"c jams 20miles long. Most people parked and walked the rest of the way. !e attendees were anti-war protest-ers, legalize drugs advocates, and Vietnam Vets, Many occur-rences at Woodstock were little or no sleep, sparse sanitation facilities, drugs and alcohol, and worries like where are my friends and my car. !ere were two deaths but ironically also

two births, a few drug busts, and no burglary or violent crimes. Trespass-ing was however an issue. A few of the many groups performing were Jimmy Hendrix, !e Who, Grateful Undead, Janis Joplin, and Sly and the Family Stone. A major milestone in Ameri-can history was the moon landing with Apallo 11. On July 16, 1969 the Apallo 11 launched from the Kennedy Space Center. On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. Saying the famous words “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” !e crew spent two hours and thirty minuets on the moons surface. We left an American Flag to mark our landing. Looking back now you can tell many things have changed be-tween 1969-2009. You would be shocked by how many now don’t know the history of the county and country, and how many who still do remember it.

1969 2009Top Artist: Top Artist:The 5th Dimension Lady GaGaCar Price: Car Price:$3,270.00(New) $26,300Gas Price: Gas Price:$0.35 $2.20Price of a Cheeseburger: Price of a Cheeseburger:$0.19 $5.00 (highest)Senior Class Size: Senior Class Size:BHS 128 BHS169Top Movie: Top Movie:Butch Cassidy and the Sun- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood dance kid PrinceCollege Tuition: College Tuition:$1,000 (Taylor) $36,850 (highest in IN)Levi Jean Price: Levi Jean Price:$5.00 (Woodstock) $24.00

Hartford City High School cheerleaders with the school mascot the Airedale

Marie Eloise

January-Nixon becomes Presi-dent.May-101st Airborne battle of Ap Bia (Hamburger Hill).June-Nixon announces with-drawl of 25,000 troops.August- the 9th Infantry(less 3rd bridgade) return homeSeptember- Ho Chi Minh dies at age 73.November- 3rd Marine Division withdrawlsDecember 11th- 3rd brigade 82nd Airborne Division leavesDecember 31st- 475,200 U.S. Military personnel left in Viet-nam a decline of 68,200

Vietnam Events

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Party of Five: Cammack Station

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“Cammack and See Us”

By. Sydney Willmann

Summer RecapThe Summer of 2009 Recap

News !is summer was busy for BPA as they travled to National Leadership Con-ference (NLC) in Dallas, Texas on June 19th with Mrs. Clay, Sydney Willmann, senior, was involved with National Leadership Academy. Kia Pat-rick, senior, and Sara Johnson, junior, were both interns at NLC. !e first day they flew to Dallas, checked into their hotel, and got their Hummer H2 rental car. !e rest of the week was mostly spent working at the confer-ence, although they had time to shop, and visit the Kennedy Memorial.

Mrs. Clay was also involved with the BOSS program. Nineteen kids presented their business plans in a competion making $650. !ey had several great business plans, but only three placed. In third place was Bradon Connor, Michelle Nuckols, Gavin West, and Kyle Snodgrass, their business plan was a Shell Gas Station franchise. In second place was

Robby Elliot, with a business plan for a security system store. Coming in first place was Nate Borgenheiomer, Jordan Turner, Cody Bevans and Branigan Norton, they presented a busi-ness plan for a Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. !e first place team advanced to regionals.

By: Kaity Cook and Hendrix Hess

What did you do this summer?

“ I worked, played soft-ball, and hungout with my friends” -Aney Williams, 12

“I hung out with my friends and family, and played sports.” -Dezaray Roberts, 10

“I went to Holiday World, played sports, was in the basketball tourny, and hung out with friends.” -Blake Musselman, 12

“I took three kids to a sum-mer class, I went on a cruise with my husband, brother-in-law, and my sister to the Carribean and I just enjoyed the rest of the summer. -Mrs. Clay

“I worked.” -Tyler Owings, 12

“I played basketball and fished.” -Jared Coons, 12

Top Ten Movies of the Summer

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen1. Harry Potter2. Terminator: Salvation3. Star Trek4. Up5. Night at the Museum: 26. Ice Age7. Angles and Demons8. X-Men Origins: Wolverine9. Funny People10.

Source: MovieRetriver.com

“Cheer Camp was a blast, 10 times better than middle school, we were the only co-ed squad there” -Brooke Meyers, Freshmen

“I had a blast at Cross Country Camp, we ran a lot, and I will miss it next year.” -Andrea Slusser, Senior

“We went to Peoria, Illnois with softball and played in the World Series, we also spent a day in a water park. It was de"ently the higlight of my summer.” -Jenna Thomas, Senior

Heard at Camp

Photos and quotes by: Dakota Stotlar

This years BPA events:

October 30th - Fall Leadership Conference

January 9th - District Competiton

March 6-8th - State Competition

May 5-9th - National Competition

BRUINFORMER Sept. 23, 2009

National News

A great oppurtunity for people to get rid of their clunkers was introduced this summer. Cash for Clunkers became a pretty big deal. It gave many people the chance to drive a car that was newer and in better shape for a less price when they traded in an older car. !e Cash for Clunk-ers program started July 1st this summer. !is program gave people with older, low gas mileage cars the opportunity to get up to $4500 o" a 2008, 2009 and 2010 model car. In addition to the $4500 rebate, the individual could also take the dealer incentives and rebates as well, sometime knocking several thousand dollars o" the sticker price of a new car. For you clunker to qualify for the program, your car had to be no less than 25 years old, and get less than 18

miles per gallon, you also had to show proof that you’ve owned the clunker for at least a year. !e new car you purchase has to have a sticker price of less than 45 grand, and can be made by a foreign or do-mestic auto maker.

People of any income can par-ticipate in this program, just as long as they take purchase of their new car between the time of July 1st and November 1st.

By: Hendrix Hess

Source: www. Treehugger.com www.cars.gov

Top 10 Trade-in Vehicles

1. Ford Explorer 4WD 2. Ford F150 Pickup 2WD 3. Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD 4. Ford Explorer 2WD 5. Dodge Caravan6. Jeep Cherokee 4WD 7. Chevrolet Blazer 4WD 8. Chevrolet C1500 Pickup 2WD 9. Ford F150 Pickup 4WD 10. Ford Windstar FWD Van

Cash for Clunkers

“I went on a cruise.” - Ryan Riggs, 12

“I taught summer school and spent it with my wonderful wife and visited my daughter.” -Mr. Grogg

“We went to Indiana Beach, King’s Island, and Cedar Point” -Summer Tungate, 9 Brittany Perry, 10

“I Played basketball, worked.” -Seth Prince, 10

“I played sports” -Kyle Snodgrass, 12

!is summer another major issue that could e"ect many Americans, healthcare, was a popular topic. President Obama explained that he had a plan to make healthcare and health insurance better for the American people. In his Febuary address to the congress the president explained how he wanted to make the reform pro-vide more security for the people who have health insurance and coverage for the people who didn’t have it. President Obama went on to say that he planned to have the reform lower cost of health care for our families and our businesses and our government.

“I su"er no illusions that this will be an easy process. It will be hard. But I also know that nearly a century after Teddy Roosevelt first called for reform, the cost of our health care has weighed down our economy and the conscience of our nation long enough. So let there be no doubt: health care reform cannot wait, it

must not wait, and it will not wait another year.”– President Barack Obama, February 24, 2009 On Febuary 4, 2009 the president signed the Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, this act provides insurance for 11 mil-lion children, of whom 4 mil-lion were not previously not insured. !e president’s plan

is well in progress as he takes some necessary steps to complete

the reform. By: Kaity Cook

Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov

Health Care

“So let there be no doubt: health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year.”

Kickin’ it up a NotchWith Lady Bruins Soccer

The Lady Bruin soccer season is off to a great start. They are currently 9-0-1, their only tie coming early in the year from Yorktown. The hard fought game came to an end with a score of 1-1. They are showing a lot of improvement from last season with high expectations from strong returning seniors such as, Sydney Willmann, Karissa Whitesell, Kaity Payne, and Laura Shoup. “Our expectations are to continually improve throughout the end of the year and hopefully win sectionals,” said senior Karissa Whitesell. Along with the upperclassmen, they also have a lot of strong underclassmen including junior goalie, Emily Willmann, junior forward, Ali Norton, and sophomore striker,

Shelby Rhoton. They Lady Bruins’ defensive line is the best it has been in recent memory. With defenders like Kaity Payne, Alexa Heiser, Brittany Cross, and Emily Christman, their opponents are lucky to get it through to the goalie, Emily Willmann. Last Tuesday, September 15th, the Lady Bruins had a home game against Muncie Southside where they claimed a victory 10-0. All ten of Blackfords goals were

play. Junior Ali Norton scored three goals in the

while freshman Katie Keifer added two. Laura Shoup, Kaity Payne, Allison Capper, Ashli Sands, and Erin Gross all

added one goal each, respectively. Emily Willmann had this to say about their performance, “We played really well and passed great. A lot of people got the chance to score and they did.” Defense was a big part of the win too. Southside barely got

without being swarmed by the Lady Bruin defense. The Lady Bruins have four more games left in the regular season. Come and support the ladies for what looks to be a promising second half and end to the regular season.

Senior Karissa Whitesell takes a shot during the Southside game Tuesday night. The Lady Bruins won 10-0

By: Kirby Glancy

Upcoming Games

Date: Opponent: Time:

Tues. 9/29 vs. Jay County 5:00 p.m.Thurs. 10/1 @ Delta 5:00 p.m.Sat. 10/3 @ Eastern 10:00 a.m.Tues. 10/6 @ Muncie Central 5:00 p.m.Mon. 10/12 Sectional Begins @ Marion TBA

BRUINFORMER Sept. 23, 2009

Blackford’s Broken Bones Injury is a very common thing to happen when playing a sport. No matter what sport your in you the risk of injury is still high, but don’t let the fear of get-ting injured stop you from playing sports. Most injuries that happen in high school athletics can either be eas-ily treated, or can be prevent through proper workouts.

Here at Black-ford it seems like we have had quite a few in-juries over the past few weeks. Junior Jesse Case recently broke his leg during a soccer game. Making him ineligible to play the rest of the year. Several members of the football team have also been forced to sit out games, due to injury. Blackford can’t a!ord to have any more players injured, so here are some tips on how to help avoid an injury.

Some injuries are impossible to prepare for, like a broken bone or a concussion, but most common injuries that occur in high school sports are completely preventable. "e most common injuries that occur in high school

sports are sore, pulled, or torn muscles. "e most common reason for these types of injuries is that, athletes don’t exercise properly. To help avoid this, make sure to stretch properly before each practice and game. When stretching make sure that you hold each stretch for about 20 seconds, if rushing through stretches it

won’t do any good. Also, you should drink plenty of water, especially on a game day; this will help prevent becoming fatigued.

Another common reason for attaining injuries is from not having proper equipment. Always make sure to have equipment that is approved for the sport in question. If what you have isn’t approved then it probably won’t pro-tect from injury the way it should. Also, make sure that the equipment you wear

fits properly, if it is too big or too small then it won’t protect from injury the way it should. If you have any questions about equipment be sure to check with your coach to make sure it’s ok to use.

Follow these tips then you will be less likely to get an injury. If you do happen to get an injury, make sure to tell your coach about it right away. Never continue to play when injured,

doing that will only make the injury

worse than it already is.Information from sportssafty.org, bodyandhealth.canada.com, and sportsinjurybulletin.com

While playing soccer versus Jay County, Junior Jesse Case received “the price of fame” by getting this bone-crushing injury. Here you can see the clean break in his pre-op X-Ray.

By: Tracey Hutson

Tips to Prevent Sports Injuries

What do you do to stay healthy?

“I ice every night” -Olivia Cale, Sophomore

“I drink Marsh brand chocolate milk!” -Ryan Riggs, Senior

“I stretch every time before I exercise” -Zach Maddox, Senior

“Why Fix Something that Isn’t Broken?”

Freshly polished equipment, newly remod-eled mirrors, and walls beautifully painted with Bruin colors all bring together Blackford’s newly renovated weight room as of 2007. And guess what? We’re doing it again! In mid-July, the administration was given a hefty fifty-thousand-dollars and was given the op-portunity to do with it what they pleased. According to Mr. Kline, the school had the choices of putting it towards remodeling existing facilities, new construc-tion, building repair, technology, utilities, land acquisi-tion and development of sites for school purposes. It also included the opportunity of helping architectural fees, of-fer guaranteed energy savings contracts, payment of salaries for skilled craft em-ployees, purchase of mobile or fixed equipment, property and casualty insur-ance. Wow, what a lot of great ideas! However, after carefully considered this big hunk of money, Mr. Kline decided to put all fifty grand towards renovating the weight lifting room. Well, administration, we believe that this money could be put towards a better use. For example, consider many of the options listed from above. !e money could be put into the broken-down comput-ers and busted-up bathrooms in the school. !is large amount of money could also be used for clubs, extra-curricular activities, teachers’ school supplies, or even to improve lunches. !ere are so many great possibili-ties that this money could help improve. Another thing to consider when making a big decision like this is what the consequences are. If the weight room is being expanded, then what is shrinking? !e auxiliary gym may be one to have to su"er. By creating more weight room space, you are making the gym smaller and harder to do activities in. Many sports, clubs and classes use this space for their own

personal or group uses. Is adding a few more muscle-building machines worth taking away the fun and excitement you get from doing activities in the gym? We feel that the answer is obvious. Now, we’re not trying to get people to turn their full attention away from renovating the weight room. It is true that there is an upside to creating more space and adding in a few more strengthen-ing machines. With this extra space, our athletes will become stronger, healthier, and more aware of the importance of exercise. Students now have the oppor-

tunity to take a body condition-ing class during school. Athletes also have the chance to come in and work out before school, after school, and during summer months. What exactly is in the new weight room? !e school will be adding three additional stations for lifting weights, al-

lowing up to 30 students to lift weights and use other fitness equipment safely. To do this, bleachers from the auxiliary gym will be removed so that the new equipment will fit. While we think this isn’t the best way to spend the money, we do have possible suggestions for a bet-ter alternative. It would be great if we could split the money between multiple groups, not just one opera-tion. What we’re saying is, the money could still help the weight lifting room by adding a few stations, but the residual money could be put towards other im-provements around the high school as well. !ough this decision has already been made and acted upon, we hope in the future our administra-tors will consider other options before taking action. What really should be considered is what the entire school needs, not wants. Next time we are given the opportunity to improve our school, why not help the entire student population?

Blackford Weight Room Gets Repaired. Again!Sta! Editorial

Photo By: Phillicia Overmeyer

BRUINFORMER Sept. 23, 2009

Meet The Press

Allie Glentzer is a senior on the varsity volleyball team. She has hopes to go to IU, where she will major in business man-agement. She is the photo editor for the BruinFormer.Kristy Whitesell is a senior who is a member of NHS. She has high hopes to attend Purdue University and majoring in criminal justice. She is co-editor in chief of the yearbook.Michelle Nuckols is a senior on the varsity softball team. She hopes to attend Purdue University after high school to major in Psychology. Casey Cook is a senior on the varsity volleyball and softball teams. She plans on attending Indiana State, where she will major in Psychology. She is the features editor of the yearbook.Sydney Willmann is a senior on the varsity soccer and swim teams. She hopes to go to either IU or University of In-dianapolis, where she will major in Communications. She is the editor in chief of the BruinFormer.Hendrix Hess is a senior member of BPA. He hopes to attend Vincennes University, where he will study in aviation. Hendrix is the features editor of the BruinFormer.Dakota Stotlar is a senior in Art Club. She hopes to attend Ivy Tech where she will begin her major in nursing. Kaity Cook is a member of History Club. She hopes to at-tend Ball State where she will major in nursing.Tracey Hutson is a senior member of the varsity soccer team. He hopes to attend Ball State, where he plans to major in Architecture. Brandon Conner is a senior on the varsity soccer and baseball teams. He hopes to attend Purdue University, with an

undecided major. He is the sports editor for the yearbook.Kirby Glancy is a senior on the varsity golf, basketball, and softball teams. She hopes to attend Ball State, where she will major in Ath-letic Training or Sports Medicine.Carly Clock is a senior on the varsity golf and softball team. She hope to attend Ball State, where she will major in Elementary Eductaion. Carly is the people edi-tor for the yearbook, and the sports editor for the BruinFormer.Kurt Spencer is a senior on the varsity soccer team. He hopes to attend Hooking College, where he will major in Wildlife Manage-ment.Whitney Watkins is a senior on the varsity golf and basketball teams. She hopes to attend Purdue

University, where she plans to major in Veterinary Science.Devyn Hess is a senior in Key Club and a member of NHS. She plans on going to Ivy Tech for the first year and transfer-ring to Ball State her sophomore year. She plans on majoring in Elementary Education.Phillicia Overmyer is a senior in NHS and Drama Club. She hopes to attend Purdue University, where she will major in nursing. Phillicia is the copy editor of the BruinFormer.Megan Edwards is a senior in NHS and Drama Club. She plans on attending Ball State, where she will major in Graphic Design.Marie Phillips is a senior in Drama Club and Band. She hopes to attend Ball State University, where she will major in Meteorology and Climatology. Katie Hines is the only junior member in Publications. She is a member of Key Club and History Club. Katie is a co-editor of photos for the yearbook.Jessica Patrick is a senior in Japanese Club. She hopes to attend Ball State to major in Photography. Jessica is the co-editor for photos of the yearbook.Chandler Landis is a senior on the varsity swim team. He hopes to attend IWU, where he will major in Youth Ministry. Mitchell Cooper is a senior in Japanese Club. He hopes to attend Ball State, with an undecided major. He is the clubs editor for the yearbook.

by: Casey Cook

Gamer Review

Patrick Swayze stars in the !lm “Dirty Dancing”.

Kristy Whitesell & Allie Glentzer

Taking it back to the past, the movie “Dirty Dancing” is set in 1987. This ro-

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Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes

Cast: Jennifer Grey

Patrick SwayzeJerry Orbach

Cynthia Rhodes

Director: Emile Ardolino

Genres: Romance/Chick-Flick

Ratings:Ashley Hardesty – 9/10

Mrs. Marsh – 8/10 Emily Smith - 8

Dirty Dancing Review

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Opened:

September 4th

Runtime:

1 hour 45 minutes

Cast:

Gerard Butler

Michael C. Hall

Amber Calletta

Logan Lerman

Alison Lohman

Director:

Mark Neveldine

Genres:

Sci-Fi Action

Science Fiction

Thriller

Pshychological Sci-Fi

Ratings:

Kyle Snodgrass – 9.5/10

Ryan Riggs – 9/10

BRUINFORMER Sept. 23, 2009

1. Architect-Miss May I

“This song has a

really good, heavy beat. Its

gets me pumped for the

whole day.”

We asked senior Travis

Nally to tell us some of

his favorite new tunes to

listen to.

LIVE NOISESep . 17

TriviumBogartsCincinatti, Ohio

Sep.25Kings of LeonVerizon wireless music centerNoblesville, Indiana

Oct.1Emmure, For Today, OceanoThe Sunset HallFort Wayne, Indiana

OUTLOOK New Tunes

2. Quiet As A Mouse -Margot

& the Nuclear So and So’s

“I’ve liked this song forever,

it’s just one of those songs

that never gets old for me.”

3. My Life For Hire - A Day To

Remember

“A Day To Remember’s

music is always good, but this

songs breakdown in straight

brutal.”

4. Danger: Wildman - The

Devil Wears Prada

“ This song is just great,

thats all I can say.”

5. Angeles - Elliot Smith

“This song is really

chill and I like to listnen

to it when I want to

relax”

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By: Mitch Cooper

in focus

”“ I thought it was nice and

just really... awesome!Freshman Nicole Conley

*Freshmen were invited to a convo in early September to encourage them in their quest for graduation. Members of the class of 2013 signed a poster (now hanging in the freshman hallway) that indicates their desire to graduate. Class of 2013: Destination Graduation!