Kingfisher, OK 73750

Page 2: Why We Serve Cont.

Page 3: Stinger Fashion

Page 4: VS Centennial

Page 5: Senior Profile

Page 6: Origin of TAPS

Page 7: Friday Night Lights

Page 8: Senior Profile

Page 9: Hearthstone

Page 10: Buying Sunrise?

Page 11: Woodworking

Page 12: Izumicon

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Football vs. John Marshall

Senior Profiles

Stinger Fashion

TWIRP Week Pics

November 10, 2015

“I may not agree with what

you say, but I shall defend to

the death your right to say it.”

Voltaire?

Veterans Day Assembly

Schedule

8:10-8:40 1st Hour

8:45-9:15 2nd Hour

9:20-9:50 3rd Hour

9:55-10:25 4th Hour

10:30-11:30 Assembly

11:30-12:20 Lunch

Juniors and Seniors will have

open campus lunch.

5th hour will start at normal time.

Why We Serve By General Colin Powell

An Excerpt:

Over the years, Americans have chosen to serve for many reasons … during the Revolu-

tionary War, to create a nation; in World War II, to save humanity from destruction; at various

times, to help pay for college. Still, no matter the motivation, once our men and women joined up,

they’ve given their all for our country.

Continued on Page 2

KHS Recognizes Veterans Day

November 10, 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

Policy Statement It is the policy of the Kingfisher School District to provide equal opportunities

without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, qualified handicap, or veteran

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.

The opinions expressed in THE STINGER are those of the author and do not

necessarily reflect those of THE STINGER staff, its sponsor, the administration or

faculty of the Kingfisher Schools.

Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/MCT Campus

High School Newspaper Service.

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Why We Serve-Continued from Page 1

But GIs are driven by another allegiance that is just as fierce: to

their buddies. During training, they learn to rely on each other for

food, for security, for support. They know that they will live, and

possibly die, together as a squad of five or nine. It’s a form of bond-

ing you can’t find anywhere else.

The bond goes beyond the troops. I heard about a young boy,

an Army brat. His family moved to a new community, and when he

showed up at his new school, the teacher introduced him by saying,

“It must be hard finding a new home every couple of years.” He

answered, “No ma’am. We always have a home; we’re just looking

for a house to put it in.”

A friend of mine was filmed in Vietnam by a TV crew for a

special report on race and the army. He was asked, “What’s the

relationship between your soldiers, black and white?” Tony an-

swered like the New York street kid he was: “Hey man, same mud,

same blood.” He was talking about that sense of family. A few

days later, he was killed by a booby trap.

Establishing memorials is one way that Americans can repay

the debt owed to the people who have died serving this country. But

we also bear a similar obligation to the survivors of our nation’s

conflicts, our veterans.

What can you do? …put out Flags, cheer the marchers at pa-

rades, and go to tributes. But, when you wake up on November 12th,

remember that it is still Veterans Day for our veterans … and it will

be every day of their lives. So, thank them. Talk to them. Invite

them to schools so they can share their experiences and teach our

children that we all must take care of each other, on the battlefield

and in life.

Many people refer to the World War II generation as the great-

est one, but we’ve had greatness in every single generation of Amer-

icans who have served.

I know of none greater than the generation of GIs now fighting

for our country in Iraq and Afghanistan and serving around the

world.

Remember, someday soon they’ll need us to fight for them.

KHS Stinger Staff members try out the new electronics charging

station that was recently unveiled in the Commons. Presented to

the school by the Oklahoma National Guard as a gift, the charging

station can re-energize up to 8 electronic devices, including 4

microUSB (Android), 3 iPhone 5&6 and 1 iPhone 4. Information-

al pamphlets about the OK National Guard are available as well.

November 10, 2015

Stinger Fashion Opinion by: Blanca Barcenas/dt

This week’s Stinger Fashion model is senior

Emmanuel “Kilo” Torrez. He participates in foot-

ball, wrestling and soccer. He has a very great

personality and he’s known to be quite the ladies’

man. Shirt: $45- Dillard’s

Jeans: $50- Levi’s

Boots: $110- Way Out West

Jacket: $205- Men’s Shoe Warehouse If you know any guys or gals that you think

we should feature in this column let me know.

We’re always on the look out for fashionable

Yellowjackets to feature in this column.

November 10, 2015

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Senior Profile: Reid Trout By Teresa Rangel/dt

This week’s Senior of the Week is Reid Alexander Trout. Reid

was born July 13, 1998, in Oklahoma City to Chod Trout and Jessie

Trout. He is the middle child to Jeffrey Trout who is 19 years old and

Sophia Trout who is 15. Some people know him as Reid Da Speed. He

has no pets.

Reid is involved in football, wrestling, and track.

His favorite subject is math and his favorite teacher is Coach Combs.

“Plans for College (Where, What Major)?” we asked. His response was,

“I want to major in mathematics and I don’t know where.” He definitely

sees himself in the future playing College Football.

His favorite movies are “The Lion King” and “When the Game

Stands Tall.” “Favorite Books?” we asked. “No books are required,

right?” Any sports video game is his favorite. Reid enjoys country, so

it’s logical that you’ll see him listening to Jake FM in his 2001 GMC

Sierra silver truck. His favorite song is “Waitin’ on a Woman” by Brad

Paisley. Trout’s hobbies include sports and he doesn’t have any binge

worthy TV shows worth mentioning.

“Favorite Holidays?” we asked. He replied, “The ones that get

me out of school.” His favorite place to shop is Walmart.

His Best Friends are Ben Gray, Chase Cluck, and Ramiro Zapata. Did

you know his favorite color is blue? One thing he does enjoy is eating

meat. His favorite candy is Tootsie Roll because it “makes ya faster.”

His current job is being a youth pastor for his church.

His most embarrassing moment was “Breaking my foot run-

ning in a straight line.”

Reid’s achievements and awards are a humbling, ALL OF

THEM. A random fact about himself is, “I’m Fast.” His advice to under-

classmen is “Be yourself.” The things he’ll miss the most about King-

fisher is Friday Night Lights. His words to his Fellow Seniors are “Love

you all!...Well most of you.”

And last but not least his final words are, quoting the famous

author, John Steinbeck “It’s the nature of man to rise to greatness, if

greatness is expected of him.”

November 10, 2015

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The Origin of the Bugle Call “TAPS”

If anyone can be said to have composed 'Taps,' it was Brig. Gen. Daniel Butterfield, Commander

of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, during the American Civil War.

Dissatisfied with the customary firing of three rifle volleys at the conclusion of burials during battle and

also wanting a less harsh bugle call for ceremonially signaling the end of a soldier's day, he likely altered

an older piece known as "Tattoo," a French bugle call used to signal "lights out," into the call we now

know as 'Taps.'

Summoning his brigade's bugler, Private Oliver Willcox Norton, to his tent one evening in July

1862, Butterfield (whether he wrote 'Taps' straight from the cuff or improvised something new by rear-

ranging an older work) worked with the bugler to transform the melody into its present form. As Private

Norton later wrote of that occasion:

General Daniel Butterfield ... showing me some notes on a staff written in pencil on the back of an envelope, asked

me to sound them on my bugle. I did this several times, playing the music as written.

He changed it somewhat, lengthening some notes and shortening others, but retaining the melody as he first gave it

to me. After getting it to his satisfaction, he directed me to sound that call for 'Taps' thereafter in place of the regula-

tion call.

The music was beautiful on that still summer night, and was heard far beyond the limits of our brigade.

The next day I was visited by several buglers from neighboring brigades, asking for copies of the music, which I

gladly furnished. I think no general order was issued from army headquarters authorizing the substitution of this for

the regulation call, but as each brigade commander exercised his own discretion in such minor matters, the call was

gradually taken up through the Army of the Potomac.

'Taps' was quickly taken up by both sides of the conflict, and within months was being sounded by buglers in both Union

and Confederate forces. Then as now, 'Taps' serves as a vital component in ceremonies honoring military dead. It is also understood

by American servicemen as an end-of-day 'lights out' signal.

When "Taps" is played at a military funeral, it is customary to salute if in uniform, or place your hand over your heart if not.

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November 10, 2015

Senior Profile:

Renata DelaTorre By: Laryn Schemmer/dt

Renata DelaTorre was born on December 19th,

1997, in Mexico to parents Jose and Partricia DelaTorre.

She is now 17 years of age and has an older sister, Luisa

Payne, who is 25. Renata’s nickname is Tata.

She is a cheerleader here at KHS and has been all

of high school. Her favorite subject is library aide with

Gabe “G-Red” Rednose. Tata’s favorite teacher is Mrs. My-

ers. Her best friends are her sister Luisa and Brooklynn

Willson.

Renata plans to attend college and to major in

business. In the future she sees herself living in California

and working in the fashion industry. Her favorite movies are

anything funny, romantic, or scary. DelaTorre’s favorite TV

shows are, “Laguna Beach,” “Keeping Up with the Kar-

dashians,” and “The Hills.” Renata loves music, and will

listen to whatever she is in the mood for. Her favorite bands

are, “The Naked Brothers Band” and “Big Time Rush.”

You can find her in her grey, 2003, Trailblazer listening to

one of them or the aux. cord. She doesn’t read, “like ever-

rrr,” she says.

Her hobbies include going to the mall to shop at

Lucca and Pacsun or hanging out with Brooklynn. She loves

Christmas and tigers, her favorite animal. Her favorite color

is black. Renata loves pasta or any type of junk food. Her

favorite type of junk food is candy, especially Trolli Eggs of

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

She is currently unemployed. She was voted “most

likely to be on the cover of Vogue” and is the Senior Select,

“Best Dressed.” Did you know that she used to live in Mi-

ami, Florida?

Her words to the underclassmen are, “Enjoy every

minute of it, and take advantage of it, because it goes by so

fast.” To her fellow Seniors she would like to say, “I will

miss seeing you in the hall and enjoying what you do.” Re-

nata will miss getting to see all her friends and cheering on

Friday nights, but most of all, she will miss Coach Kaitlan.

“Remember to have fun and don’t regret any-

thing,” she says.

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November 10, 2015

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Hearthstone-Another Addicting Blizzard Game By: Elijah Lowman/kk

Hearthstone the addictive Blizzard game (I wonder why, it’s a Blizzard game), is a turn based card game which was modeled after

the lore of all other Blizzard games. The reason why this game is so addictive is because it is extremely competitive. With ranks from 25 all

the way to Legendary, featuring 9 base heroes you can play as, without DLC. Being that you can collect, create, or even disenchant cards to

collect dust.

The DLC being included you have two choices (or both if you can afford

it), Blackrock or Naxxramus. Hearthstone’s aspects of PVP and even player deci-

sions (such the card of LEEEROYY JENKINS). Even the card, and their backs are

created by its fan base and players. Having a small development team, but being

exceptionally well made, with updates every week with tavern Brawl. Being a nice

development team, they update the game at night, or when you’re asleep or at work,

though the updates take time to develop so they may carry out to the P.M. due to

their small development team.

Hearthstone is also great for glitches and tricks. For example, your hero,

who starts at thirty health, is the character with the most health. Through multiple

divine spirits, power word shields, and Lorewalker Cho (cards within the game you

can craft, or obtain by being a certain level) you can make a character with one

health to thirty as well. Being you’re a cool kid, and don’t kill Cho.

This game is overall a great game, though there is no trading aspect, there

is friends, and multiplayer between friends, which makes the game much fun be-

tween you and your nerd friends. While crushing your friend and talking about the

rumors of Game of Thrones, this is a great game, and I would rate it a 9/10. Get this

game.

November 10, 2015

Purpose of Music? Opinion by: Elijah Lowman/dt

The purpose of music is similar to the purpose of life, or

why we’re here. It is not clearly defined. Music makes us happy, sad,

thoughtful, woeful, wonder, and even excite. It’s universally under-

stood, even that baby you called dumb, it understands music.

If there was one answer to music, it’s to soothe our emotions. Let’s

face it though, there is a whole lot more to that than there seems,

right? Well, it IS used to bond better with infants, but that just so

happened to be an accidental mishap. Music truly has no purpose; it

can be used, and taken advantage of. Such as the ABC song, you

utilize music to help memorize the English alphabet. Try to say it

without the musical tone in the back of your mind. Hard right? Un-

consciously we sometimes remember things through song form, such

as the elements on the periodic table.

Music is strange, we really use it just to psyche our emotions in the

way we want, such as when you’re ten years old, hear a sad song and

look out the window of your mom’s minivan window. So tell me,

what it the purpose of music?

Owning a Restaurant Opinion By: Elijah Lowman/dt

When you think of a restaurant you think one of two

things, either McDonald’s or a legitimate restaurant. Fun fact; that is

how you tell you’re spiritually fat.

When I think of a restaurant, I personally think of Sunrise

Café on Highway 81 in Kingfisher, mainly because I work there and

have to put up with you guys’ messes – better tip me well. The rea-

son why I think of this restaurant is because I am personally think-

ing of buying it, taking the name Sunrise Cafe, and replacing owner-

ship of the Yosts’ to the Lowmans’, or even the Khlystov’s (my

brother Nikita).

Thinking about buying, and owning a restaurant is a scary

thought, saying you have to manage and order food, hire and man-

age your worker’s payrolls, while juggling school, and your person-

al life, while always being on call, working more than full time to

take care of your restaurant.

Sunrise Café would be an amazing restaurant and experi-

ence, but one to keep is the true question. When I think of Sunrise, I

think of all the work and time being put into a place that used to be

unsuccessful. Crazy to think that a hole in the wall has time and

work invested into it.

November 10, 2015

Woodworking Class Produces Practical Art By: Laryn Schemmer/kk

At the Chisholm Trail Technology Center there is a course that you can take to learn how to work with wood. It is the cabinet

making class. In the class you have different deadlines for different projects. The students get to pick what they construct. In the class they

always use wood. They also use hard work, persistence, and dedication.

In the class, Kris Carman constructed an

entertainment center. He used plywood and fin-

ished it with an oak stain and lacquer. Making an

entertainment center is not something you can do in

a day.

If you want your work to be near perfect

you have to pay attention to all of the tedious de-

tails, and that takes time. It took him about three

weeks to a month in the two and a half hour classes

they have at the Vo-Tech. In the woodworking

class he has previously constructed a jewelry box

and a blanket chest.

Carman received help with the blanket

chest from another student in his class, Trent from

Watonga, and his teacher, Mr. Freelander.

Some say that Carman is a natural at the

art of woodworking, but little do they know that

this is the first time that he has ever worked with

wood.

He states that he enjoys it very much and

recommends it to anyone who has an interest in the

art.

Off Campus Lunch Opinion by: Janelle Hawk/kk

Quite often (some would say not often enough) the stu-

dents of KHS are bestowed the pleasure of off campus lunch from

11-11:45.

A few friends and I like to head over to McDonalds for

lunch when we can. It’s a long walk and we all agreed that it felt

like we had to rush to eat. I mean 45 minutes is okay for lunch if you

are eating in the cafeteria, but to go off campus, it could have been

longer.

The last time we enjoyed off-campus lunch it was from

11:20-12:20...a whole hour. We went home and then went to Dollar

Dog Day to get our fill and support our school. We were all sur-

prised to find out it was free for students to eat at Dollar Dog Day.

Whoever paid for our dogs, big thanks go out to them from my

friends and I.

Back on topic, for off-campus lunch some people go to

different places around town, if they have a ride. Some students go

to The Café or EL Charro; just really depends on what there feeling.

Often people don’t even want to eat. Sophomore Emilee

Smith told me she goes to Taco Bell and gets a quesadilla to eat. She

A quick survey of some other students revealed that Manuel Torrez

goes to El Charro and also gets a quesadilla.

Lot’s of quesadilla selections in this town of ours.

November 10, 2015

My Experience at Izumicon

2015 Opinion by: Clairanda Porter/kk

Izumicon is an Oklahoma based anime/Japanese culture

convention. Izumicon lasted for three days, November 30th thru the

1st, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. My mom, brother, my friend, and

myself all attended the con. The event was held at the Cox Conven-

tion Center in Bricktown. The crowd was a mixture of younger and

more experienced nerds and geeks just looking to have fun and see

and experience new things.

Friday, October 30 was the first day of Izumicon. My day

started with having to go to school, but I left at 10:30 (sorry Mr.

Kaya, had to miss Newspaper, but I was working on a story). The

process of making sure we had the things we needed took a lot long-

er than expected, but we eventually left our house to start on the

adventure of what I have come to see as the best weekend in my

entire life.

As soon as my mom, brother, my friend, and myself

walked over to the Cox Center we retrieved our lanyards and went

exploring the different attractions to consume our time. As we

walked down the main hallway there was tons upon tons of different

local artists with booths set up with their art in the spot light. Plush-

ies, buttons, hair bows, jeweler, and clothes were just some of the

crafts available to buy as well as their art.

As we got deeper and deeper into the convention we came

upon a big room full of any anime, cartoon, SciFi, fantasy, and

steampunk items that you would ever want to use your hard earned

money to buy.

I personally bought a Finn the Human plushy.

There were any weapon from foam swords to Elven dag-

gers, you could find; just about any weapon you could think of.

There werent just things to buy to consume our time, oh no, there

were different concerts from Hatsune Miku, which is a J-pop Vo-

caloid, to Heidi, which is a Japanese rock group. I attended both and

could not push away from the thudding, heart beat raising pull of

both of their music.

At 10:30 Friday night there was an after the show dance

and I didn’t stop “shakin’ what my momma gave me” till 12:00, and

the rave the next night started at 11:00 and ended at 2:00. As I did

the night before, I keep raving till my mom pulled me away. That

experience alone tops most of the “eventful” things that have hap-

pened in my life.

This convention happens every year, and I recommend that

anyone should attend it once in his or her life. Dressing up as your

favorite character, fangirling/boying, feeling the beat of some of the

best music, battling out with some of the most experienced nerds out

there with foam swords, and buying all the merchandize one could

ever need is just the highlights that come with attending Izumicon.