Kingfisher, OK 73750

Page 2: Football vs Blackwell

Page 3: Football cont.

Page 4: Stinger Rides

Page 5: KHS Academic Team

Page 6: Senior Profile

Page 7: Football Pictures

Page 8: Jackets VS Cancer

Page 9: Diabetes Awareness

Page 10: PSAT Picture

Page 11: Mr. Plummer

Page 12: Thurs. Night Lights

Page 13: Haunted House Ad

Page 14: Cheer Clinic

Coming Next Week:

Football vs. Perkins –Tryon

Senior Profile

Stinger Fashion

October 21, 2015

“I may not agree with what

you say, but I shall defend to

the death your right to say it.”

Voltaire?

Jackets vs. Cancer Week Returns

By: Stinger Staff

The annual fundraiser called Jackets vs Cancer will take place during

the first week of October. Kingfisher High school has raised over $10k each

year for the past two years, winning 1st place from the American Cancer Socie-

ty for the largest sums raised by a high school. According to smack talk float-

ing around social media, other schools and groups are now gunning for us and

our record setting amounts. Oh, it’s so on!

Jackets vs. Cancer events this time around will focus on two events; the

football game vs Heritage Hall and the Faculty Basketball/Dodgeball tourna-

ment. At the football game on October 30th, several school clubs will be par-

ticipating in selling fundraising items to remind people of the fight against can-

cer and the need to fund cancer research.

The annual Faculty Basketball/Dodgeball game will take place on Tues-

day, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. Any faculty or staff who would like to participate

need to contact Kaitlin Lombardo to sign up. Also there are sign-up sheets out-

side her office and are due

this Thursday, October

22nd.

Finally, the Jackets

vs Cancer t shirt deadline

has been extended until

Wednesday, but that is the

absolute final run. If you

are interested in buying a

teeshirt to show your spirit

at the football game or the

faculty basketball/dodgeball

tournament, be sure to order

your shirt TODAY!

October 21, 2015

Editor-in-Chief Daniel Tautkus

Chief Photographer Sean Borelli Asst. Chief Photographer Sam Walter

Compositing Editor Kaden Baartman

Advisor Mr. Kurt Kaya

Advisor Emeritus Dr. A.J. Johnson

High School Principal Mr. Todd Overstreet

Superintendent of Schools Mr. Jason Sternberger

Editorial Intern Stephanie Soto Reporters: Janelle Hawk, Blanca Barcenas, Teresa Rangel,

Clairanda Porter, Logan Hightower,

Laryn Schemmer, Capacine Watan Photography Staff Cricket Kaya, Regan Henderson, Joey Little, Alex

Wilczek, Jared Hughes, Josh Howard, Brady Liles

Email Address: khsstinger@kingfisher.k12.ok.us

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status in its educational programs and activities. This includes, but is not limited to,

admissions, educational services, financial aid, and employment.

Inquiries concerning application of this policy may be referred to Jason Sternberger,

Coordinator of Title IX and Section 504 responsibilities, Kingfisher Public Schools, P. O.

Box 29, 11th and Chisholm, Kingfisher, Oklahoma 73750. Telephone 405-375-4194.

Kingfisher Public Schools provide educational opportunities to disabled students

age 0-21. These services are provided in accordance with public law 94-142, which

requires an approved appropriate education for disabled children ages 0-21. Any person

having knowledge of a disabled child and not identified or served, please contact Jason

Sternberger, Superintendent of Schools, 11th and Chisholm, Kingfisher, Oklahoma 73750

or telephone 405-375-4194.

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Kingfisher smothers Black-

well, score looks familiar

By: Stinger Staff

On Thursday night, Kingfisher turned the

tide of a two game losing stretch to beat the Ma-

roons from Blackwell, 41-14. Fans of the Yellow-

jackets may start to get confused as the same num-

bers keep popping up in the final scores so far this

season. 41-14 was the exact score in the loss

against Cushing at the beginning of the month.

Favored by a heavy margin, Coach Myer's

team settled in on a windy, warm night, facing a

Blackwell team with an 0-3 season record.

At 6:40 in the first quarter, Trey Borelli

took a short reception from Beau Jinkens into the

end zone for 6, letting Manual Torres put the 7th

point on the board for the extra point.

Jinkens reached out for a pick for the Yel-

lowjacket defense at their own 45 yard line for a

turnover with 4:27 left in the first. On offense they

went 3 and out but followed it up with a 51-yard

punt by Tucker Arrington into the Maroon end

zone for a touchback The first quarter ended with a

Jinkens sack for major loss, 7-0 end of first qtr.

In the second quarter, sophomore Austin

Neal sacked the Blackwell quarterback for a loss of

9 yards with 10:43 left in the quarter. A 67-yard

touchdown run by Cole Crosswhite, along with an

extra point by Torres but the Jackets up 14-0 with

9:09 left in the half.

Freshman Zach Goodwin broke up a Black-

well pass play, forcing a turnover on downs at the

Jacket 27-yard line at 7:35. However the Maroons

came buck at 5:55 before the half with a pass play

into their end zone, putting the score at 14-7.

Further madness ensued as Arrington's punt

from the redone was blocked and recovered in the

Blackwell end zone. The score was now tied, 14-

14 with 4:03 left in the half.

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Football Continued from Page 2

After going 3 and out, and turning the ball back

over to Blackwell, the Yellowjacket defense managed to

halt Blackwell on downs, but let them get close enough

to attempt a field goal to close out the half. It was

blocked at the hands of the Jacket defense, leaving less

that 7 seconds left in the first half.

During halftime, fans were treated to perfor-

mances by the Yellowjacket Cheer squad students from

their annual Mini Cheer Clinic. Students learn to cheer,

jump and stunt under the tutelage of the Kingfisher

Cheer Squad and their coach, Kaitlin Lombardo.

The 5th &6th graders performed first, followed

by the fourth graders, 3rd graders, 2nd, 1st , Kindergar-

teners and the Pre-K's bringing up the rear. Finally, the

entire ensemble of cheer students gave a rousing finale

as a send off.

Next up, the Pride of Kingfisher High School

Marching Band took the field and performed three songs

from their 80's-superband Journey songbook this year.

After the whistle for the beginning of the second

half, it seems Kingfisher was the only team to show up.

The Yellowjackets picked up two scores in the third

quarter with Jinkens tosses to Drew Schultz and again to

Borelli.

Late in third quarter Crosswhite made a run to

the redone with less than 1 minute left in third quarter

Jinkins follows up with touchdown, up the middle for a

five-yard score. Torres made the extra point, 35-14

Jackets.

Landon Foreman scored both an interception and

a 30-yard touchdown with little more than 3 minutes left

in the game. A bad snap on the extra point attempt led to

a failed two point conversion attempt, final score was 41

-14. Foreman was named as the Dobrinski Player of the

Game, as the Jackets now sit at 3-4 in the season, 2-1 in

District 3A-1.

This week the team will travel to Perkins-Tryon

for the Friday night game. The Demons are 4-4 overall,

2-2 in District. Game time is 7:00 p.m.

October 21, 2015

Stinger Rides Opinion by: Blanca Barcenas / dt

This week’s edition of Stinger Rides features Senior Alma Atondo’s 2009 Chrysler 300 Dub Edi-

tion. She’s the second owner after her brother and has been taking care of it very well.

The interior of her ride is pink and black and it’s exceptionally clean. The color of the car is grey

and its wheels are blinding from how shiny they are; only when she gives it a wash of course. People may

notice that her wheels are not dubs (20 inches or more) but her car is still a Dub edition.

Also, according to Autoweek.com in an article of the Chrysler 300 Dub edition “a main feature is

chrome, which will cover the honeycomb grilles, door handles and mirror caps. There will be three Dub

Edition badges on the exterior. Other upgrades include a 322-watt amplifier and MyGIG information sys-

tems.”

You will see Alma in this luxurious car cruising to work or to the gym. You will hear her coming

because of her amazing loud stereo system. Alma’s ride features a 3.5 liter V6 motor with an automatic

transmission for easy cruising, superb gas mileage and power to spare when she needs it. She’s a little em-

barrassed that she didn’t get it washed before her Stinger Rides photo shoot.

October 21, 2015

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KHS Academic Team Splits

District Competition

By: Stinger Staff

Kingfisher High

School's Academic Team

competed in it's first District

contest the Monday before

Fall Break.

Team sponsors, Ms.

Beam and Ms. Friday oversaw

the event which took place at

KHS after school. Visiting

Academic Teams from New-

castle and Harding Charter

Prep were both decked out in matching polo shirt uniforms

with their school name and

logo emblazoned boldly on

the front. For the first time,

the KHS Team proudly

donned their own team polo style shirts.

In their first District match, KHS faced the team from New-

castle and defeated them 300-160. While team Captain Harrison

Powell handled math questions. fellow team member Carson Racer

tackled humanities assisted by Brady Werner and Diego Perez..

Jacob Koehn-Howry impressed one and all with his light-

ning round rapid fire responses to NFL Quarterbacks and their cur-

rent team affiliation. He went 10 for 10 on the category.

In the second round, KHS took on Harding Charter Prep,

who also beat Newcastle by a lesser margin than the Yellowjackets

victory. While Powell his team members Racer, Werner, Peres, Ve-

ronica Olivares, Perez Malachi Mclain taxed their brains and memory

to the limit, Harding Charter Prep proved the better team, besting the

KHS team in the final match of the night.

The final score was 120-190. Next up for Ms. Beam and Ms. Friday's team will be the

second Traid on October 26 against Fairview and host school,

Watonga, followed by Regionals on Nov. 14th. The third Triad will

be on November 30, with the fourth and final Triad falling on Janu-

ary 12th.

Futuristic Car Expo by Teresa Rangel/kk

This Month, October 29th, no less than 76 brand new

concept cars, bikes, and vehicle parts will be premiered at the To-

kyo Motor Show 2015 the 44th to be hosted at the Japanese capi-

tal.

The theme is “your heart will race”, which is very prom-

ising to what it offers show attendees with Honda and Suzuki lead-

ing the charge with oddball vehicles on two or four wheels. These

sci-fi cars are almost cubicle in shape, using touch panels as part of

the dash, and cabinets doors that reveal touch screen technology

and seats with what looks like memory foam cushion.

Toyota upmarket brand, Lexus, will be planning too awe

their audience with the much-buzzed about surprise concept car.

Its presentation shows only a front view of the head lights with the

Lexus logo on it giving it a sense of je ne sais quoi.

Others aside from the Japanese brands, that are ahead in

the game, include 17 international manufacturers with big names

such as Volkswagen, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Jaguar, Land Rover, Cit-

roen and Renault will in attendance.

Abarth will return to this exposition after eight years of

absence and BMV will reveal the M4 GTS -- the company’s fast-

est road car ever which hasn’t changed much in its design.

Alongside many big cities like Paris, Geneva, Detroit and

Frankfurt, Tokyo is now recognized in the industry as one of the

worlds top five motor shows.

Since 1954 the Japan Automobile Association has at-

tracted large crowds with 902,800 visitors attending in 2013. For

more information on the cars you can go on Cnn.com and look

through some of the photos.

Someone please buy me a plane ticket so I can go and see

these cars in person

October 21, 2015

Senior Profile: Sean Borelli By: Laryn Schemmer/dt

This week’s Senior of the Week is Sean Borelli. Sean was born

on November 4, 1997, in Oklahoma City to Scott Borelli and Janet Mueg-

genborg. He has one younger brother, Gabriel, who is 6 years old. He has

one dog named Sugar.

Sean is involved in the National English Honor Society, Business Profes-

sionals of America, Technology Student Association, and is the Photog-

raphy Staff Chief. “What sports are you involved in,” we asked. “LOL,”

he replied.

Borelli’s favorite subject is history, and he is the Chief of the

Photography Staff, so it only makes sense that his favorite teacher is Dr.

Johnson. He plans on going to the University of Oklahoma to major in

Political Science and General Business. He definitely thinks that the will

be a billionaire.

His favorite movie is, “Perks of Being a Wallflower.” Sean’s

favorite TV show is, “Game of Thrones.” He enjoys reading his favorite

book, “Geography Club.” Anything in the “Fallout,” series is his favorite

video game. Also, not to mention he loves every kind of music, except for

country. Lana Del Rey and Marina and the Diamonds are his favorite

bands.

He enjoys, “getting money and having no life,” and also slackin’ at his

nonexistent job. With his money he enjoys shopping in his favorite place,

also known as 90 percent of the Black Friday bins at Walmart. You can

find him driving there in his 2002, black Honda Civic, while listening to

the radio station NPR. He constantly has a new favorite song. It practical-

ly changes daily.

His best friends are Lauren Burpo and Amber Jacoby. You can

usually find him out with his friends eating his favorite food, Chinese.

Borelli’s favorite animal is the Red Panda, his favorite holiday is Christ-

mas, and the color of his choice is crimson. Sean LOVES candy, any kind

is his favorite.

His most embarrassing moment is his daily attire. Being the

Photography Staff Chief is his biggest achievement. When asked about

one random fact about himself is that he is, “Gayer than San Francisco in

July.” His advice to underclassmen is, “DO NOT wear socks and san-

dals!” He will miss being on the teacher wifi when the student wifi is

down the most about Kingfisher High School. His words to fellow sen-

iors: “Bye!”

Over The Garden Wall Opinion By: Clairanda Porter/kk

Over The Garden Wall, an Emmy Award-winning minise-

ries on Cartoon Network first aired on November 3, 2014. Full of

beautiful art and music that compels the soul to sit and watch the

main characters, Wort and Greg, go on there adventures in the dark

woods.

Getting lost and side tracked is what Greg and Wort find

themselves in more than they would like. This cartoon has con-

jugered up many thories that may very well be true. I could sit and

watch this series over and over again and never get bored. There is

always something new to discover.

This show messes with your head from a dog eating a

black turtle and turning into a colorful eyed wolf hybrid that bursts

into some kind of black oil, to the fact that the world you think they

live is only a facade of what is really happening.

I do not want to spoil anything for anyone who wants to go

out and watch

it themselves,

but I there is

all kinds of

crazy crea-

tures and

events that

take place in

this short 10

episode series.

I recommend

that everyone

at least try and watch Over The Garden Wall.

Its one of the best cartoons I have ever watched.

October 21, 2015

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Diabetes Awareness Club

(FCCLA UPDATE) By: Elijah Lowman/dt

October 22nd, also known as diabetes ap-

preciation day in Kingfisher High School, there will

be a showing of The Breakfast Club. During the

same night there will be a sandwich eating contest.

The sandwiches will consist of diabetes, or Captain

Crunch, Butter, and Pixie Stix. Coke will be provid-

ed to wash the sugar down with more sugar to make sure there is no

sugar.

Just to add frosting to the cake, you get to show up in your

pajamas (not naked), and bring your own cereal. Someone bring extra

cereal for the poor please. Ms. Hobza is so nice she is letting those that

are not in FCCLA to join in to the Breakfast Club. There is just one

rule: don’t talk about the club.

October 26th will be Monday Movie night. Ms. Hobza does

not know what movie will be shown. Tickets are $5 to go see the mys-

tery movie. Talk to Ms. Hobza for more details about these events.

Henn-na Hotel,

Japan’s Robot Hotel By: Clairanda Porter/kk

A five-star hotel in Japan has taken the name as the

worlds first robot hotel. Henn-na Hotel, translated to Strange

Hotel, opened on July of 2015.

Humanoid robots meet the Japanese-speaking guests,

but the English-speaking guests are welcomed by a robotic di-

nosaur. When talking to the robots, it is not liking try to create a

conversation with Siri when you have no access to human inter-

action, the robots can engage in intelligent conversations.

The hotel does not only have talking robots but also

functional counter parts that cart luggage to the 72 rooms in the

hotel as well as staff courters. The hotel at this moment is going

through it’s first phase, but in the future would eventually add

72 more rooms.

As the hotel is going through its baby steps and stages

of few advances, Huis Ten Bosch, has said that he hopes that

one day the robots will run 90 percent of the hotel.

Not only does Huis Ten Bosch want to expand his

original hotel, he also wants to create 1,000 more of these hotels

in different areas of the world, bringing robots to all areas of the

world.

Where’d School Spirit Go? Opinion by Teresa Rangel/kk

I’ve been walking these KHS halls for approximately three years now and the

halls seem so dull. There doesn’t seem to be as much school spirit anymore as much as

it used to be my freshman year. I remember when we would hold pep rallies for LITER-

ALLY EVERY single football game. We would be dismissed early and the teachers

hated that because it jacked up their schedule, but the students loved it!

I wonder if we don’t have pep assemblies as much since we’ve not had many

photojournalist to volunteer to shoot video of the games and make awesome pep assem-

bly videos. The cheerleaders also, according to an anonymous source, don’t get as much permission. Pep Rallies can be very time consum-

ing as well taking a TON of time to plan and work to make them come through, where the cheerleader have to practice for approximately

a week just to present at a pep rally. Then they sometimes don’t have a place to practice after school or during their seventh hour, since the

basketball team uses the court on which they sometimes practice on.

But at least we are getting one more pep rally. We only had one last year and for us to get two this year is a change.

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October 21, 2015

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October 21, 2015

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MacArthur Plummer’s Death By: Logan Hightower/dt

Kingfisher public schools dignitary, Mr. MacArthur

Plummer died on Thursday, September 17, 2015, to a virus called

West Nile, which is a virus that can be transmitted from mosquitos.

Mr. Plummer passed at the Select Special Hospital, in Oklahoma

City. Mr. Plummer was a math teacher at Kingfisher High School

for 10 years, a K-8 principal for 13 years, a K-12 for 5 years, and

the superintendent for 5 years at Enid’s Public Schools.

Mr. Plummer was a basketball coach at Enid for 10 years,

before retiring. He led them to one championship and three finals.

In 2004, he retired and he spent his time on golf, fishing, and hunt-

ing. Mr. Plummer was a substitute teacher at Kingfisher middle

school for three years before he sadly passed away.

West Nile is a deadly disease that can kill you from the

inside, and it is called an “Auto-Immune disease” because there is

no cure for it. Many people called Mr. Plummer “Coach Plummer”

for the amount of times he’s coached.. Mr. Plummer was well

known for doing “Sudoku” (a Chinese game) on the back of the

newspaper. Mr. Plummer was also well known across the North-

West part of Oklahoma, and an inspiration to most children.

Insidious: Chapter 3

Opinion by: Lisa Baxter/kk

(WARNING - CONTAINS SPOILERS)

On October 10th, 2015 I decided I was going to watch Insid-

ious: Chapter 3. So I went to Red box like the dork I naturally am and

rented it. It was really good, I can tell you that.

In the beginning the movie showed that it was taking place a

few years before the first two Insidious movies. The movie begins

with the old lady (I actually can’t remember name) talking to a young

girl whose mom had died a year before. The young girl wanted to

contact her mother, but instead got in contact with the “woman in

black.” The young girl started freaking out and broke contact, telling

the young girl she was sorry but she couldn’t talk to her mother.

Next, the movie flashes forward to 3 weeks later and the

girl keeps trying to talk to her mom, only later realizing that it’s not

her mother she’s been talking to. It’s actually a dead man (demon)

who wants to take her soul to the other side where the rest of the dead

reside. You find out later in the movie but part of the girl had already

been stolen and the demon actually connected to what was left of the

girl’s soul. She was slowly dying and they all soon realized they

needed to hurry and help her regain her soul.

The girl’s mother came back and helped her daughter get

back to her body in the end…which was really nice to finally see.

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October 21, 2015

Cheer Hosts Weekly Tumbling

Clinic

By Stinger Staff

If you happen to stop by Cheer Coach Kaitlin Lombardo's room and are

wondering what those huge rolls of mat are doing in her room, your answer can be

found once every week in the Commons.

Ms. Lombardo reports that Coach Eric Swaim comes in from a gym called

Tribe in Moore to conduct a weekly tumbling clinic every Wednesday at KHS.

"They are working towards tumbling skills such as back handsprings, tucks, layouts,

and fulls," states Lombardo.

Both middle school and high school cheerleaders are invited and make good use of

the added training they receive from Swaim.

The mats are currently being stored in Ms Lombardo's room since the gym

is needed for basketball practice.