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Volu

me 1

Homecoming King Travis Wireman

and Queen Miranda Dolan

Girl Soccer is 11-2-2

Brass wins fair show for 6 years in a row!

Volleyball team with a record of 1-13

Boys Golf 2nd place NWC

Ben takes 7th place at Allen Co. Tournament

Ariel Schantz leads girl’s golf

team

October 3, 2014

Upcoming Events ......... 2

Agenda Book ................ 3

Editorial ........................ 4

Choir ............................. 5

Brass ............................. 6

Homecoming Game ...... 7

Homecoming Dance ..... 8

Varsity Football ............ 9

Varsity Volleyball ....... 10

Girl’s Golf .................... 11

Boy’s Golf ................... 12

Girls’ Soccer ............... 13

Boys’ Soccer ............... 14

Cross Country ............. 15

Varsity Cheerleaders . 16

JV Football ................. 17

JH Football ................. 18

JH Volleyball .............. 19

JH Cheerleaders ......... 20

HS and JH Quiz Bowl.. 21

Meet A CAM Student .. 22

Pep Rally ..................... 23

October 3rd, 2014 Kasey Reneau Page 2

Welcome to the very first edition of the 2014-2015 Allen East Mustanger! We’ve started out

with a school year with both sports and school events! Here you can not only read about

upcoming events but also get to see where the pages are in the Mustanger that hold all of the

information you want to read about. Please enjoy this edition of the Mustanger and continue

to have a good school year. Go Mustangs!

Football

The Varsity football team has a game on October 10 away at Paulding.

Please come out and support the boys as they fight to beat the

Panthers! And come out and support the JV at home on Saturday

October 11th! The junior high do not have a game this week.

Soccer

The Varsity Lady Mustangs are playing on Monday, October 6th at 5 at

home against Delphos Jefferson. It is their very last game before

tournaments start, so come out and support the girls at their last

season game! The boys play at Lima Senior at 5 on Monday, October

6th. Cheer the boys on as they fight for a win!

Quizbowl

On Wednesday, October 8th the high school Quizbowl team will be

taped on WTLW. Tune in at Channel 44 to watch the Quizbowl team!

Cross Country

The Cross Country team is ready to run at their last meet at the NWC

invitational on October 11th at Spencerville at 10 a.m. Come and

watch as the cross country team runs their hearts out!

Volleyball

The Varsity and JV volleyball team have a game away at USV on

October 7th, and the junior high have one of their NWC tournament

games away at Spencerville at 10 on October 11th.

Table of Contents

October 3rd, 2014 Kylee Dirmeyer Page 3

Are you Looking for inspiration or tips? The Agenda Book is a great place to look! Check out this

week in the Agenda Book on pages 40 and 41 to learn new and interesting things you may have never

known!!!

Get actively involved with the text as

you read. Ask yourself, “What is

important to remember about this

section?”

People will forget what

you said, people will

forget what you did, but

people will never forget

how you made them

feel.

-Maya Angelou

October 4th, 1957-The

Soviet Union launched

Sputnik, the world’S

first artificial

satellite, touching off

the “Space age.”

Did you know that sugar

was one of the first

medicines? Did you

know that sugar is the

only taste humans are

born craving?

Character Corner

COURAGE

TAKE ACTION!

Courage has many faces. In

your planner, record two

instances of courage you

whiteness this week. Write

a one-page essay on how

these acts inspired you.

DISCUSSION

Do you have a role model or

a favorite super hero? Are

they courageous? How?

(My role model is my mom, she

is courageous because she does

everything she can for me!)

VERB:

Juxtapose

Place side by side. Comparison

will be easier if you juxtapose

the two items.

Maya Angelou was

an African-American

author, poet, dancer,

actress and singer

October 3, 2014 Kendra Webster Page 4

For the first Editorial of the 2014-2015 school year I decided to acknowledge the problem of promoting our clubs. For a small school the promotion of the clubs is essential to keep them alive. A simple solution to this is a school fair!

School FairOn the first day of

high school when you’re bustling around looking for your schedule or

scurrying to your next class it probably never crosses your mind that high school can actually be fun. Don’t worry, it definitely can be. Because of our clubs, high school is a very enjoyable place.

“How can a school so small have clubs though?” you may ask yourself. In order to keep our clubs alive we have to be in them. The only problem is that students do not know what clubs are in existence and what clubs aren’t. If I didn’t have a sibling I know I wouldn’t have had any clue what clubs Allen East had. There’s a simple fix for this though. I believe that we should have an annual school fair at the beginning of the each new school year. At this fair each club would have a booth to promote their club. The upper-class members

and their advisors would maintain the booths. They could have various activities or giveaways at their booth to support their club. They also would have a sign-up sheet for students who are interested in joining.

We could host the fair in the parking lot or even on the grassy knoll at the main entrance. Both of these places offer plenty of room to have a school fair. An issue brought to my attention was that if we had this nobody would show up. I believe that we should have the fair during the school day. We could have it at the same time we normally have pep rallies or we could shorten all the periods if we need more time. This would eliminate the problem of people not coming since students are already at school.

A school fair would be the perfect way to keep our clubs in existence and to brighten the lives of high school students. Who knows, maybe you would decide to join a club you never thought you’d join.

October 3rd Kylee Dirmeyer Page 5

This year’s choir is doing very well! They’ve been hard at work with preparing for

upcoming performances

and warming up their singing voices! On October 14th the Jr. High choir which includes 6th, 7th and 8th grades will be

preforming. The 6th grade has 58 members and they are doing a Pirate theme! The 7th and 8th grade has 110 members and their theme is a Tribute to

Hero’s! The High school choir with around 80 members is doing a Viva Las Vegas theme! They perform on October 21st! Mrs. Spencer is very proud of the entire choir’s hard work. She’s especially proud of her new students learning how to read music with Solfege Syllables and numbers. The

Choir along

with the Mustang

Brass, students,

faculty and fans sang the

Alma Mater. The choir also sang our schools fight song for the crowd! Everything is sounding great and we cannot wait to hear more great things from our choir!

This year the choir is back at their hardworking, dedicated ways. This week we had the

opportunity to speak with the schools choir teacher, Mrs. Spencer! She gave us some

awesome information about this year’s choir with Jr. High and High school!

The Choir singing at the Homecoming

Game on September 26th.

October 3, 2014 Audra Dray Page 6

The Brass has been working very hard this

season to put on some awesome shows for

you!

During each summer they have their annual

Brass Camp. The brass camp lasts one week

and is the third week in August. The start

time for the camp is 7 a.m. and goes until

noon. The brass also performs at the

Kewpee Showcase of Bands at the fair every

year. They also are a part of the Allen

County Fair Parade. They have won first in

the parade for the past six years! The

Mustang Silks and the twirler were also

involved in a competition at the fair this

year. The girls that were involved were

Kailey Stover, Sara Fraunfelter, and Victoria

Dawson, and Destiney Goble. They placed

first in dance and

dance twirl,

second in feature

flags, feature

twirler, and rifle.

Great job girls!

The Brass continues to work hard every

week to put on awesome pregame and

halftime shows. They play a lot of different

types of songs, as they are handpicked by

Mr. Dellifield each year. Some of the songs

picked this year include “Thriller”, “Paint It

Black”, “Get Off My Cloud”, and “Barbara

Ann”. This year the Brass is not going on a

trip, but will be at every varsity football

game. They love to come out and support

the boys!

GO BRASS AND GO BLUE!

Mr. Dellifield has done it again by going above and beyond with the Mustang Marching Brass! They

have an awesome time performing for you, as they hope you have an awesome time watching them!

October 3, 2014 Chloe Lawrence Page 7

Pregame Festivities- Exciting!

The Homecoming festivities started out with the attendants riding around the track. The band

performed in pregame, and played for the court as they walked down the field. The freshman

attendant this year is Chloe Lawrence, escorted by Luke Brown. The sophomore attendant is

Leah Casey, escorted by James Hunt. The junior attendant is Destiney Goble, escorted by

Austin Louth. The senior attendants are Aubri Woods, escorted by Travis Wireman; Sadie

Kirkendall, escorted by Tanner Stippich; and Miranda Dolan, escorted by Garret Heuerman.

The 2014 Homecoming queen is Miranda Dolan and the king is Travis Wireman!

Our Homecoming King, Travis Wireman

showing off his Queen, Miranda Dolan for

the cameras!

October 3, 2014 Julie Webster Page 8

September 27th was a busy day for the high school students of Allen East. Lima’s beauty salons

and spas were crowded with girls anxious to get their hair and makeup done while the boys

headed towards the flower shops for their boutonnieres. Everyone was busy getting ready for

the Homecoming Dance that night! Take a look at what you missed (if you weren’t there) and

be ready for a bigger and better dance next year.

Homecoming Court Freshmen: Chloè Lawrence & Luke Brown

Sophomore: Leah Casey & James Hunt

Junior: Destiney Goble & Austin Louth

Senior: Aubri Woods & Garret Heureman

Sadie Kirkendall & Tanner Stippich

Miranda Dolan & Travis Wireman

October 3, 2014 Kassidy Reneau Page 9

During the summer, you may have seen the boys practicing with two a days,

or working out in the weight room. The Allen East football team has worked

hard all summer to prepare for the fall, and it has really paid off during their

season.

The Mustangs have played 5 games

so far. The boy’s

first game was

against New

Breman, where

the Mustangs

dominated the

competition,

winning 49-26.

The team went to Columbus Grove,

and lost 46-21. The next week, the

boys fought against the

Spencerville Bearcats on our home

field. The Mustangs

worked hard but

couldn’t pull out a win,

and lost 41-14. The

next Friday, the boys

played against Delphos Jefferson.

Our defense couldn’t hold against

the Bearcat offense and had a

tough loss at

49-0. The last

game was at

home against

undefeated

Crestview.

The tough

Mustangs played their hearts out,

and only lost 36-

37 in a last second

loss. This week,

the Mustangs will

take on the

Bluffton Pirates

on our home field.

The seniors this

year are Alex Larese, Izak

Ackerman, Jacob Sherrick, Travis

Wireman, Eric Neeley, Garrett

Heuerman, and Tanner Stippich.

The football boys are excited for

their season and will work

together to create an excellent

team. The boys work hard and do

their best, supporting each other

and creating memories that will

last a lifetime. Come out and super

fan for the home game against the

Bluffton

pirates to

support our

boys! The

Mustangs

are 1-4.

The boys get ready for a play.

The boys get pumped up before

their game with Delphos.

October 3, 2014 Sofia Silone Page 10

The Varsity Volleyball team is having a fun and exciting season with only 2 games to go.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL The coach of the varsity

volleyball team is Dave

Haberman. Their record

this year so far is 1-13.

They’re having a rough

year but they’re staying

positive and trying their

absolute best. The

seniors are Carly Clum,

Sadie Kirkendall, Aubri

Woods, Taylor Lloyd,

and Alyssa Nickles. The

starters are Caitlin

Shuey and Kyra Clark

which both are outside

hitters. Carly Clum and

Aubri Woods which are

middle hitters. Taylor

Lloyd is the setter.

Sadie Kirkendall is the

right side hitter.

Madison Jacobs is the

libero. Also on the

team is Alyssa Nickles,

passer. Morgan

Niemeyer, right side

hitter. Courtney Harris,

setter.

In their most recent

game against Delphos

Jefferson they lost 3-1

with winning the 1st set

25-22, but losing the

last 3 sets by scores of

19-25, 18-25, and 18-

25.

In the match, Harris

had 1 ace, Lloyd had 14

assists, Clark had 16

digs and 6 kills, and

Shuey had 1 block. The

next two games are

October 7th at USV at

5:00 and October 9th at

home with Vanlue.

October 3, 2014 Audra Dray Page 11

The girl’s golf team is brand new

to Allen East this year! They have

two first year golfers and two

second year golfers. The team

consists of Juniors Ariel Schantz,

Megan Lotz, and Jessica Ward,

and Freshman Haylee Mattevi.

They were coached by Bill

Mattevi. For being a first year

team their season wasn’t too

bad. Junior Ariel Schantz led the

team with a 48.4, 9 hole

average. Junior Megan Lotz

averaged 58.0. Junior Jessica

Ward averaged a 71.3. Freshman

Haylee Mattevi averaged a 61.1.

Teams they went against

included Waynesfield, New

Bremen, Minster, Bluffton, and

Parkway. At the Girl’s Sectional

Tournament they earned 11th

out of 12 teams. They ended

their season with a 4-28 overall

record! Great job girls!

The girl’s golf team, new to Allen East, didn’t have a bad season for it

being their first year as a team. Here’s how their season went!

October 3, 2014 Sofia Silone Page 12

The Boys Golf Team Finishes Up Another Fine Season! The boys golf season

has come to an end.

They were coached by

Bill Mattevi. The team

consists of Senior:

Logan Ryan. Juniors:

Kayne Richardson,

Parker Frey, and Dylan

Kennedy. Sophomores:

Matt Meyer and Harry

Kill. Freshman: Grant

Whitley. They did well

in the season going 13-

3 in the league. They

earned 2nd place in the

NWC with Bluffton in

1st. Also getting 2nd

place in the NWC

Tournament. In the all

NWC 1st team was

Kayne Richardson and

Parker Frey and Honor

Mention was Logan

Ryan. For their

individual match they

their record was 19-6

which was very good.

At the sectional

tournament, the team

pulled off a big upset,

by coming in second

to Van Buren.

They then went on

to the

district tournament

last week and came in

14th out of 18 teams.

Their overall record

counting tournaments

as matches ended at

92-52. They had

another fine season!

October 3, 2014 Marie Beach Page 13

High School Girls Soccer Team Kicking It!The high school girls team record is currently 11-2-2. Their regular season is rapidly coming to end and starting tournament time. Their team consists of freshman; Madison Richards, Madison Houston, and Sophia Silone. Sophomores; Leah Casey, Lori Bassett, Calli Jo Colley, Jade

Meyer, Madison Staley, Kasey and Kassidy Reneau, Sarah Perez, Maddie Freisner, Marie Beach, Maddie Agner, and Mya Gossard. The Juniors are Savannah Silone and Alexis McClure and the seniors are Chelsea Laycock, Heather Joyner, Kinsley

Gossard, Shelby Stevens, and Erica Fox. The team is coached by Lamar Houston and assisted by Kristin Dixon. Their top two scorers are Leah Casey with 28 goals and Jade Mere with 22. The top two with most assists

are Jade Meyer and Savannah Silone both with 12. Their next game, and last season game is Monday the 6th, against Delphos Jefferson. This is one of the team’s biggest games of the year to win the conference. Come out and support our Lady Mustangs. Also, the girls are the 3rd seed in the upcoming sectional tournament with a home game on Tuesday, October 14th.

Left to Right: John Rumer, James Hunt, Ryan LeSure, Lake Brinkman, James

Metzger, Evan Stover, Brennan Kersker, Brayden Newland, Ethan Grant,

Colton Truex, and Dylan Koehlinger.

Lake Brinkman punts the ball

from the goal box.

October 7th , 2014 Colton Truex Page 14

We’ve had a girls’ team on the roster and now the boys are on it too. Read

about the boys’ soccer team as they take on their 1st season ever.

The boys’ soccer team is

determined to get out and have a

successful season. This is the

first year Allen East has had a

boy’s

soccer

team. The

team

consists

of Junior

Evan

Stover,

Sophomores

John Rumer, James Hunt, Ryan

LeSure, James Metzger, Brennan

Kersker,

Brayden

Newland,

Colton

Truex,

Dylan

Koehlinger

and

freshmen,

Lake

Brinkman and

Ethan Grant.

The boys have had five games and

fighting hard each game. They

have played Spencerville, losing

6-0. They also played Bluffton,

losing that,

5-0. On

Monday they

played

Spencer -

ville again.

Allen East

lost to them

again, 6-0. The

boys played Indian Lake on

October 1st, tieing that game 1-1

and played Lima Senior on the

6th, losing 0-2.

Come out and

support these

guys as they try

to finish

the season

hard

and strong and

get

some wins.

Go Mustangs and go blue!

Ryan LeSure throws the

ball in to play.

October 3, 20014 Marie Beach Page2

Cross Country

The Allen East cross country is winding down, the team has one last invitational. They have had a good year so far, going to several invitations and many have been led through by senior Ben Thayer. Here’s the story of their season.

Cross country is coming to an end; their season for running is almost over. The junior high team consists of Kaitlyn Spees, Bethan Martin, and Andrew Roessler. And the varsity team consists of Carter Jarman, Cory Spees, Ben Thayer, Shawn Soules, Brock Spencer, Dakota Clark, Justin Frueh, and Kierstin Prater. On August 24th the team had their first meet against Delphos St. John’s. The high school boys cross country team finished 8th out of 14 team on Saturdays Delphos St. Johns Blue Jay Invitational. Ben Thayer led the way on a very, hot, muggy day. Finishing 20th overall in 19 minutes and 3 seconds on the 5K course. Kierstin Prater was the lone girl runner, finishing in 30:58. In the middle school competition, Andrew Cochensparger clocked a time of 18:17 on the 2 mile course. Caitlyn Spees was Allen East’s top junior high girl, finishing in 22:13. On August 30th the cross country team competed at the Columbus Grove Invitational. There were five personal bests set by Allen East runners. Ben Thayer led the Mustangs with a personal best time of 18 minutes, 14 seconds. Others are setting personal best were Shawn Soules with 20:25, Dakota Clark with 25:36, Kierstin Prater with 28:36 and junior high, Bethany Martin with 21:25 in the two mile. As a team, Allen East finished 24th in the larger school division. On September 14, they competed

at the competitive Ottawa Glandorf Blue/Gold Invitational. There was a total if six personal bests set. Ben Thayer led the way with the best finish, coming in 28th out of 177 runners, clocking a time of 18:32. For the girls, Kierstin Prater finished in a personal best time of 27:16. The high school boys’ team competed in bigger school divisions and placed in 18th. On September 29th the cross country team competed at the Kalida Wildcat Invitational. There were a total of four personal bests that day. Ben Thayer led the team with the best performance, finishing 18th overall out of 137 runners. Thayer’s time was 18 minutes, and 9 seconds. Others setting personal bests were Shawn Soules with 20:05, Corey Spees with 20:59, and Dakota Clark with 24:13. As a team Allen East finished 13th. Then on September 30th the cross country team competed at Allen County Meet at Faurot Park. Ben Thayer led the way with a 7th place finish in 18 minutes, and 20 seconds As a team, Allen East finished 7th. There were 11 schools at the county meet. The cross country team has one invitational left for the NWC, on October 11th at Spencerville at 10 AM. Go out and support Allen East’s cross country team and be a part of their Mustang pride.

Sydney Richardson and Thunder

(Senior Alyssa Nickles)

October 3rd, 2014 Kasey Reneau Page 16

Cheerleaders

You can see these girls smiling under the dazzling lights on Friday nights or early on a Saturday

morning. From the blistering heat to the shivering cold, these girls are supporting the boys,

flipping, jumping, and cheering to rally the crowd and pump everyone up. They are the high

school cheerleaders, and they are excited about this year and all of the memories in it. Meet the Squads

This year the beautiful and talented JV

cheer squad has six girls;

Cheyanne Clevenger, Madison

Hatcher, Sarah Allen, Alexa

Hawk, Reagan Schick, and

Madelin Agner. They have

been waking up early on

Saturday mornings to support

the boys, smile and have a good time. The

Varsity cheer squad this year consists of

Taylor Gutierrez, Kayla Redman, Kassidy

Reneau, Kasey Reneau, Sarah Perez, Sydney

Richardson, Katelyn

Richardson, Caley

Mason, Destiney

Goble, Shelby Golden,

and Alyssa Nickles is

our Thunder. Our

seniors include Shelby

Golden, Alyssa

Nickles, and Sydney

Richardson. These ladies have been working

hard and enjoying cheering the boys on, no

matter what the weather may be like. The

girls practice on Wednesdays, and practice

jumps, cheers, the fight song,

and other things essential for

the week. This week both the

junior high and high school

cheerleaders put on the annual

cheer camp for kidngergartners

up to 6th graders. At cheer

camp they learned jumps, motions, chants,

games, and did arts and crafts. They

cheered with the older girls on Friday night

at the home Bluffton game. The younfer

girls had a lot of fun showing the adults

everything they learned and being with

the older cheerleaders they admire and

look up to. The girls are looking

forward to the rest of the season and

all of the great memories that will

come with it.

The JV squad at the home game

against Columbus Grove.

Reagan Schick

Allen East vs. Columbus Grove Kyle Nickels carries the ball

Zane Bowerman

October 3, 2014 Caleb Austin Page 17

The JV Football Team is off to a

great start. As of right now they

are 5-1. They

started off the

football season

playing against the

New Bremen

Cardinals. They won

their first game 38 to 8. Then they

played

against

Perry that

same

week and

had a shutout with a score of 42-0.

They fought hard the next week

against Columbus

Grove which was

their first conference

game and won 24-6.

Following the

Columbus Grove

game the Mustangs

battled hard against the Spencerville

Bearcats but couldn’t pull of the win.

The final score was 6-22. The boys

then beat the Delphos

Jefferson wildcats 24-0.

With the win over

Delphos Jefferson that

makes the

boys

second

shutout this

season! The

following

week the

boys played

against Crestview points the mustangs

have score it would be 162 points,

while only allowing their opponents to

have

50

points. Come and support the boys

tomorrow at Bluffton. Come and

support the boys October 4 at Bluffton

as the boy bring home their 6th win.

Reid Spencer

The boys after a good win

84 wrapping up a bull dog

The Mustangs huddle up and get ready for the next play

The defensive line up assembles on the field to stop the offense.

A substitution is made for the Mustangs.

October 1st, 2014 Colton Truex Page 11

Have you heard about those Jr. High Mustang football players? These

boys are working hard and kicking up dirt as they are running for

touchdowns. Let’s see how these boys are doing!

The young but talented Jr. High football

team is ready, and determined to end

the season with a bang. So far the team

has played 5 games, losing 4, and

winning 1, with their recent game

against the Columbus Grove Bulldogs.

The game was at Columbus Grove’s

stadium and the Mustang boys fought

hard but took a tough lost, 14-6. The 6

points came from a touchdown from

Dustin Rowe, getting the ball

and running it quickly into

the end zone, avoiding the

defense. On August 28th they

lost against Bluffton.

September 4th they played

beat Paulding. They played

Spencerville on September

11th and Delphos Jefferson on

September 18th, losing to

both. Their next game is

against LCC on October

16, and they play the

Crestview Knights on October 23rd, both

at home at 5pm. The 8th graders on the

team insist of Zach Pinks, Trenton

Duran, Brady Harris, Gage Rumer,

Jacob Treglia, Jacob Motter, Dustin

Rowe, and Albert Hughes. The 7th

graders consist of Bryce Belcher, Cole

Fletcher, Brady Bassett, Logan McCluer,

Logan Conrad, Chase Caprella, Charlie

Spyker, Hunter Paxson, John

Schmiedebusch, Austin McKenzie,

Garrett Neth, Jordan Kennedy, Kadin

Koontz and Gavin Hutchison. The Allen

East Mustangs have many young players

that are shining their skills out on the

field. Come out and support them as

they finish off their last couple games!

Go Mustangs and go blue!

October 3, 2014 Chloe Lawrence Page 19

Jr. High Volleyball The 8th grade volleyball team is off to a

pretty good start! The team is coached by

Brittney King, The players are Taylor

Brown, Gracie Howard, Ella Newland,

Olivia Lawrence,

Deanna Wallace,

Maggie Thullen, Lakin

Basham, Karrie

LeSure, Felicity Grant,

and Elisa Staley. The

team is 5-4 overall

and 4-2 in their

conference. Their conference wins are

against Bluffton,

Ada, Delphos

Jefferson, and

Columbus Grove.

The Columbus Grove team has been

undefeated for all of last year, and all of

this year; until they come to the home of

the Mustangs! The team beat Grove in

three sets on Monday, the score of the last

set being 27-25. Gracie Howard put up

some blocks to dim down the number of

Bulldog attacks. Karrie LeSure was the

leading passer, with her high on digs for

this season. Taylor Brown and Deanna

Wallace were the key servers to Monday

night’s game. Overall everyone did their

part and worked as a team.

The 7th grade team is coached by Allyson

Reese. The players include Lydia Barhorst,

middle hitter; Abby Baughman, middle

hitter; Katie Binkley, outside hitter; Kira

Birchfield, setter; Maya

Downing, setter; Lilly Fritch,

outside hitter; Jasmine Foster,

back row; Courtney Taylor,

outside hitter; and Dallas

Wright, back row. The team is

0-9 overall 0-6 in the

conference. With only 10 girls

Coach Reese says this is a learning

experience for

her team.

They are

trying to work

and

communication and getting better for next

year. Maya Downing and Kira Birchfield

are the setters, and Abby Baughman leads

the team in serves and in hits. The 8th

grade team has their first tournament

game Saturday vs. Crestview in

Spencerville. The 7th grade’s first

tournament game will be Saturday vs.

Lincolnview at Spencerville. Everyone

come and cheer on the team. Go

Mustangs!

October 3, 2014 Kassidy Reneau Page 20

You may not have known it, but the Allen East JH cheerleaders have been practicing at

the school all summer to prepare for the fall football season. These girls have been

cheering at every Junior High Football game, rallying up the fans and pumping up the

boys.

The Junior High cheerleaders are excited about their first few years of cheerleading before they move on to high school. The squad has been spending time practicing their jumps, learning hello cheers, and taking tumbling classes to prepare for the seasons ahead. The 7th graders have this year to learn all of

the new cheers and chants. The 7th graders this year are Hayley Closson, Riley Richardson, Madison Dershem, Danielle Redman, Olivia Silone, Sydnee Golden, Ashlyn Musselman, Rachel Kanney and Abigail Whitaker. The 8th graders this year are ready for their

last year of cheerleading before high school, and are working hard to rise to that level, striving to cheer under the Football Friday night lights. The 8th grade junior high cheerleaders are Mallory Austin, Hannah Kerchenfaut, Sydney Treglia, and Ciera Clevenger. The coaches this year are Kourtney Reneau and Brooke Brinkman. The cheerleaders assisted with mini cheer camp last week and taught cheers to younger girls. They also cheered at the Varsity game against Bluffton. The junior high does not have a game this week, but be sure to super fan for the junior high game October 16th at our own home field, starting at 5 o’clock P.M. These girls

appreciate the fans that come and support them and the boys.

JH Cheerleading

Meet Our JH Cheerleaders!

Riley Richardson

cheers on the

boys.

The JH cheerleaders start a cheer.

October 3, 2014 Julie Webster Page 21

If you’ve ever played a sport or participated in a debate, or even competed in a beauty pageant,

you know what it feels like to have the competitive juices flowing. The rush of adrenaline pushing

you to do your job right is an experience we’ve all had, even the quiz bowl team. They’ve just

started practicing their buzzer reflexes and computational skills in preparation for their first big

match at the WTLW Channel 44 television station on October 8th. The 2014 Quiz Bowl team is:

A typical quiz bowl match consists of two sets

of questions ranging in difficulty and subject

matter. Four members are chosen to play in

each round. The first set of questions is

answered by the four representatives who

discuss possible answers and then write down

their final answer on a whiteboard. Points are

awarded to the team(s) that answer correctly.

The second round also involves four members

from each school. This time, they answer

questions by ringing in with their buzzers. It’s

a matter of speed and intelligence when it

comes to this final face-off. The team will

have to be proficient in all kinds of categories

including music, math, and the dreaded

potpourri (yes, that’s the weird, and

sometimes shocking, stuff called common

knowledge).

Now it’s time to prove your smarts! Try out

these sample quiz bowl questions, and maybe

you’ll find out that the Allen East Quiz Bowl

team is meant for you, too.

SENIORS Forrest Hager

Charlee Hefner Carter Jarman

Alex Larese Kayla Neff

Maddison Rex Shelby Stevens

Ben Thayer Julie Webster

JUNIORS Dakota Clark

Parker Frey

Paige Hill

Sara Plaugher

Ariel Schantz

Evan Stover

SOPHOMORES Ben Leis

Kendra Webster

FRESHMEN Timothy Dunn

Mason DuVernay

Music

What is the musical term for

suddenly (and temporarily)

decreasing the tempo?

Ritenuto

Potpuourri

How many rings are on the

Olympic flag?

5

Science

What colorless, pungent gas

is dissolved in water to make

a solution used as a biological

preservative?

Formaldehyde

October 3, 2014 Kassidy Reneau Page 22

You may have seen this girl walking through the hallways, playing soccer, or marching with the Brass. We got the opportunity to talk to freshman Sofia Silone about her experience in soccer this year. Q) What is the team’s record this year? A) The team’s record is 8-2-2. Q) What’s it like being a freshman

on the team? A) I feel kind of pressured, but

everyone helps me. Q) How do you think the team

is doing so far? A) I think the team is doing great

so far!

Q) What is the team looking to improve? A) For the whole team to not lose any more

games, to get the ball moving to open space, and keeping our shape.

Q) Who are the seniors this year?

A) The seniors are Chelsea Laycock, Kinsley Gossard, Heather Joyner, Shelby

Stevens, and Erica Fox.

Q) What is your favorite soccer memory? A) Our very first game when I slide tackled a

girl.

Q) Do you have any personal

goals for the season? A) I want to score at least 5 goals.

Q) What do you do

in the off season to prepare for the fall season? A) I practice at home.

Q) What is your favorite position and

why? A) Defensive mid because I do a lot but also

get a break.

Q) Is there anything you would like to

add? A) Come out and support our team!

October 3, 2014 Kendra Webster Page 23

On the 29th of August, Allen East held the first pep rally of the school year. It was a great

success in exciting the students about teams that they are in as well as teams they are not

involved in.

We got spirit! Yes, we do!

We got spirit! How about

you? In the land of the

Mustangs we are excited

about our fall sports. In order

to be as motivated as

possible we have a pep rally to boost our

esteem in our sports.

The fall teams introduced were football,

volleyball, cross-country, cheerleaders,

golf, brass, and soccer. All of the high

school students in fall sports were

mentioned, and junior high teams were

acknowledged. The members of all the

high school teams gathered on the

basketball court and a representative from

each team talked about their

achievements.

The representative of football was

Jacob Sherrick. Taylor Lloyd spoke about

volleyball.

Cross-

country

was

represented by Ben

Thayer. Shelby Golden

was gracious enough to

introduce the

cheerleaders. The

representative of golf was

Parker Frey and Ariel Schantz.

Mr. Dellifield talked about the Brass

and Erica Fox spoke about soccer.

Each representative told the students

about their team’s goals and

achievements. They also introduced the

seniors from each sport. The Brass played

a few tunes and the cheerleaders led the

crowd in some cheers.

“The pep rally was very energetic and

made me have hope in our teams,” said

Kennedy Fraunfelter. There is nothing

more electrifying than a fun-filled,

energetic pep rally to boost our spirit.

The pep rally succeeded in

increasing our excitement in fall

sports. As the season

continues we will strive

to reach our goals and

cheer on the other teams.