Katie Wilson ‘13

What if you could make a difference? Whether it’s spending time at an animal shel-ter, working at a soup kitchen, or something as simple as doing yard work for the elderly; you’re making a difference. That is exactly what several Students Leading Students had in mind a few weeks ago.

“I think it is important to help because cer-tain people do not have the ability to upkeep with their home and yard, so since we can, we should help,” said sophomore Ryan Schram.

As part of the national Make a Difference Day, several members of Freeland High School’s SLS club traveled to the local YMCA to start the day. Every year there is a different theme. This year was “Serving Our Seniors”. There they met with thirteen other schools for break-fast and the kick-off ceremony. Each person received a nametag with a group number on it. The groups were made up of people from completely different schools. Usually you are not with anyone from your school, so you have a chance to meet new people and make new

friends. Next was a quick group picture, and they were off!

Each group traveled to a different home of an elderly person. There they did a number of different chores. Some included painting garages, replacing screens, and raking leaves. Each mem-ber was respon-sible for helping and pulling their own weight. Great t e a m w o r k w a s shown as people worked together. For many, this was their first time partici- pating, while others have participated in previous years. The day was enjoyed by all through helping others and team work. New friends were made, and many felt a huge sense of accomplishment from helping.

“Make a Difference Day was awesome! I had no idea what I would be doing, since this was my first year, but it was a lot of fun,” said

sophomore Jessica Clayton. After completing their tasks they traveled

back to the Y. There they were given a lunch of Jimmy John’s, an annual tradition for the event. Goodbyes were said and the schools left

until next time. There is usually a local Make a Difference Day every spring and fall. SLS plans to participate in future days.

“I plan our SLS group to continue to par-ticipate. We are very grateful that Mr. Good supports community

service and appreciates the life-long learn-ing that these types of hands-on educational experiences bring to our students,” said SLS leader Tamara Klida.

Make a Difference Day was started in 1997 by USA Weekend magazine. It occurs the fourth Saturday of October every year. Since it began, millions of people have participated. This year over three million people alone participated in

just one day. All over the country others are helping out in their own ways.

In Washington, D.C. officials from the Obama agency teamed up with other White House officials and USA Weekend employees to build a new playground in a local school. Across the country in Long Beach, California, local students made quilts for the state veteran hospitals.

When people see celebrities helping out, they too are motivated to help. This year, Shaquille O’Neal and Steve Nash were among the famous names to step out and make a dif-ference.

“Hopefully, people see me making a differ-ence, and on Oct. 23, they will want to make a difference, too,” said Shaquille O’Neal to USA Weekend.

It is so important to help others in the community. When helping, it is a reflection of our school and ourselves. Most everyone who participated will continue to return. With all of SLS’s great activities, the year is off to a great start.

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Making a Difference: One Leaf at a Time

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SLS members work on a variety of tasks for the eldery, while on their annual Make a Difference Day. From Left to Right: Sophomore Wyatt Eschenbacher and sophomore Jessica Clayton; sophomore Diedre Ribarsky; the SLS group that participated; senior Katie Conlon; sophomore Jessica Clayton

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Sam Schmidt ‘13

“You must get involved to have an impact. No one is impressed with the win-loss record of the referee,” said American author Napoleon Hill.

On October 20, the final home volleyball game, this rang especially true. With the teams decked in pink from headbands to shoelaces, they fought not only for the victory but for all those touched by cancer. In Freeland’s first, “Dig Pink” game with the Cook as coach, money was raised towards the 1000 dollar goal set by the coaches and athletic association. Proceeds from the bake sale, pledges, and 50-50 among other events all went to the Side-Out Foundation. Many pledged a certain amount per dig the teams, made.

Almost 2000 middle school to collegiate level volleyball teams have partnered with the Side-Out founda-tion to work towards their goal of raising two point five million dollars towards breast cancer research, education, and support. Money is raised through “Dig Pink” games, tournaments, rallies, and donations among other things. Their goal is to fight breast cancer through the sport of volleyball.

“The game was meaningful to me because cancer has affected my family. It’s a great cause,” said sophomore Amber Witek.

All three Freeland teams swept the games to take the victory but in the end both teams were winners. Although Ovid Elsie was away, they came dressed in pink jerseys to show their support of the cause. The game brought together athletes not just for some good

natured competition; it also brought two opposing teams together for a cause.

While the “Dig Pink” game was a first with Cook as coach, the game also marked a last for the senior athletes. As tradition would

have it, the last home game of the season was also Senior Night. Seniors: Sarah Marker, Hailey Parsons, Emily Wegner, Amanda

Lyvere, Brenane Lesnar were recognized for who they are, and have been and their years playing on Varsity Volleyball. It was an emotional night for many. “I would like them [senior volleyball players] to know

that it has been a true honor to have had the opportunity to coach all of them. They have had the misfortune to have

their senior year be lead by a newcomer to the school and done a great job of trying to adjust to me, our new system, and the

idiosyncrasies of me as a coach,” said Cook. “They are all very wonderful individuals and have worked very hard all season. I wish them all the best as they decide where to go to college and all that is ahead of them there.”

The game marked both firsts and lasts for both the players and the volleyball program as a whole. It was a night of sadness but also happiness for the seniors and

a night of hope for the cancer survivors in attendance. Although a final total has not yet been taken, every penny going towards the cause will make a difference. It was a great way to end the season on their home court.

“Dig Pink” For the Cure

Photo Credit: Amy Niedzwiecki

At right:Top: The Varsity volleybal team in their

matching pink jerseys and socks.Bottom: (from left to right) Seniors Breanne

Lesnar, Amanda LyVere, Sara Marker, Emily Wegner, and Haylee Parsons.

Making a Difference: One Leaf at a Time

Kelsie Hutter ‘13 For the past eleven years, students from around Saginaw

County, in both eighth and tenth grade, have gathered together once a month learning about various aspects of the community. Anyone can apply for a spot in Junior Leadership Saginaw, but only twenty-four students are selected. The Freeland Com-munity School District is represented well in the Junior Leadership Saginaw program with five students accepted, sophomores Kayla Grose, Amber Witek, Samantha Schmidt, and Kelsie Hutter, and eighth grader Ethan Hohn.

“I was extremely happy when I found out I was accepted into the program. I have been given an opportunity I am very grateful for,” said Kayla.

Students who participate will learn about leadership skills, diversity, arts/culture/education, history, and law enforcement in Saginaw County. They gain inside knowledge by touring the Castle Museum and Hoyt Library, the Saginaw County Courthouse and Jail, the Saginaw Career Complex, and much more. Gradua-tion takes place in May of 2011.

“I am most excited to meet new people and explore dif-ferent locations in Saginaw,” said Amber.

Orientation Day was held on October 21. As soon as the students walked through the doors, they were set right to work doing an ice breaker activity. The students did other

interactive exercises, like the “name game”. For the first half of the day, Beth Handley-McMall, an employee at Dale Carnegie and one of the founders of Junior. Leadership, talked to the students about leadership and some of the challenges today's teenagers face.

Each student had to come prepared to give a short speech about an accomplishment that they are proud of. They then had to share the accomplishment in their group. From each group, a student was selected to share their story with the rest of the class. After all three students gave their story, a vote was taken, and Freeland's very own Sam Schmidt was declared the winner of a special pen, courtesy of a local company, the Dale Carnegie Training Center.

“The best part about orientation day was getting to know so many new people

and making new friends,” said Kayla. Junior Leadership has other perks besides just getting out

of school for the day. Not only will the program boost students' confidence and leadership skills, but they also make special bonds for life with their fellow classmates. They also gain insider knowledge about how Saginaw County works and some of its pros and cons. Junior Leadership Saginaw will definitely prepare students for the real world by providing them the chance to experience everything first hand, today.

How Far We’ve ComeSam Schmidt ‘13

While most students at Freeland High School will be trying to beat the Monday blues, Students Leading Students members: Samantha Schmidt, Katie Wilson, Stephanie Marr, Amber Witek, and Jessica McQuinn will be finishing up their three day SLS conference. The conference, held at Shanty Creek Resort, brings together Students Leading Students chapters from across the state to share ideas, celebrate accomplishments, meet new people, and have some fun. The theme for this year’s conference is, “Look How Far We’ve Come!” to celebrate the club’s twenty-fifth anniversary.

“Peers have the same mindset as peers. They are able to get things across better because they know how they think,” said sophomore Katie Wilson.

The sole purpose of Students Leading Students is to encourage peers to be role models for change, and leaders for their peers. All chapters operate individually but are based on five principles. Freeland’s Students Leading Students chapter is known for its many events. Safe and Sober Spring Break, Mock Rock, Social Events, and The Giving Tree are just a few of the group’s many projects throughout the year. The conference is a chance for smaller chapters to come together as a group and receive leadership training.

“I think that the students that are going to attend the SLS conference will gain a lot of new knowledge and training. I think they will be very beneficial to our group after this experience,” said senior Andrew Robishaw.

A slew of workshops and leadership trainings will be available throughout the week as well as presentations on many topics relevant to their peers. An entirely new insight is provided to the participants in addition to time to plan their upcoming year. Other events include: self defense workshops, a 25th Birthday Party, a renascence themed dance, and a dinner to honor the advisors.

“I’m very excited about it. It is my first time attending a conference like this and I believe it will benefit our group and help direct us as we become a full-fledged SLS chapter,” said Students Leading Students Advisor Tamara Klida.

As Freeland is a newbie to the Students Leading Students group, this will be their first year to attend this event that is hoped to become annual. It will provide direction and guidance for the group, leadership training for a portion of the executive council, and an opportunity for the group to meet their fellow chapters.

Students Display True Leadership

At Left: (From left to right) Saginaw Junior Leadership Members Sophomores Kayla

Grose, Kelsie Hutter, Amber Witek,

Samantha Schmidt, and eighth grader

Ethan Hohn.

At Right: Samantha Schmidt and Amber

Witek at the Junior Leadership

Conference.

Photo Credit: Lauren Schafer

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THE TalonNovember 5, 2010

Editor in ChiefKaleigh Theriault ‘11

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Some people only judge a book by its cover, but until they actually take the time to read the inside they may never know what is hidden within. Throughout Freeland High School there are many students that have talents that other students do not know about.

Junior Kellen Robacki is one of those students that have something hidden inside. When on takes a deeper look they will discover that Kellen has a talent with her flute. She has been playing the flute for seven years; taking lessons, being in bands, orchestras, going to camps, and teaching lessons.

She moved to Freeland her soph-omore year from Community Baptist Christian School and one of the first things she did was join the symphony band. Right off the bat she was third chair

“Freeland’s Band is so much better than my old school’s band! My old school only had twelve people in the band. We sounded awful. Freeland sounds a lot better, plus there is a wider variety of instruments. It also has a bigger sound,” said Kellen.

There were twelve students at her old school so moving to Free-land was a huge step up in her band life. in addition of class here, she takes lessons from Lila Floor in Saginaw once a week for a half an hour on Tuesdays. Even though she takes lessons for her to get better, she also teaches lessons to one of her sister’s friends. Every week Kellen spends around ten and a half hours playing her flute.

“Some of the goals that I have for the flute is to be a perfor-mance major in college, and be able to double and triple tongue on the flute,” said Kellen.

To help achieve her goals, Kellen spends three of the ten hours of practicing going to orchestra. Kellen is apart of the Saginaw Bay Youth Symphony Orchestra. She has been involved in it since her eighth grade year. She is one of three flutes, and one of about fifty players in all.

The other seven of the hours are spent playing here in Freeland’s Marching and Symphony Band. One of Kellen’s goals for this year in band is to be first chair. With all her hard work and dedication, this could definitely be a big possibility for her. With the Freeland Band, Kellen has had a couple of opportunities to go to workshops with Central Michigan University to get better at her talent with her flute! She has also gone to the CMU Band Day, played at Millet Learning Center, played at McBrite Manor, was in the Sawdust Days parade in Hemlock, the homecoming parade for Freeland, the Walleye Festival Parade, and many other experiences.

“Kellen pays attention to detail and exceeds expectations in band. She has almost mastered the intricate art of tuning a piccolo,” said flute section leader, Krystal Watkins.

Along with all of her other exciting experiences she has travelled around the world to Europe with Bowling Green State University to be able to play her flute. She was fourteen when she was able to be apart of this once in a lifetime experience. Kellen has also gone to the University of Michigan to partake in a workshop as well.

Now that one has taken the time to read deeper into Kellen’s life they are able to see her hidden talent with her flute. So next time someone goes to “judge a book by its cover”, know that there could be something hidden inside that one wouldn’t have known before.

When It Comes To Her Flute, Kellen Isn’t Mute

Dear Mr. Guentert,

You have been chosen for Teacher of the Issue for the Talon. Of all my math teach-ers, I can say that you have been one of my best. Not only do you display a lot of care for your students and are always available to help anyone who needs it, but you know how to efficiently teach math in a way that makes it seem easier. You also let students know when they need to know some-thing and make sure that every-one has the opportunity to do well in the class. You’re funny and very kind to everyone, and I can say I look forward to going to your class. Dur-ing class, if someone has a question, you never make the student feel awkward or stupid fro not understanding some of the material. The classroom has a relaxed atmosphere and it’s easy to stay calm and be ready to learn. It is also very appreciated that you are wiling to take on the challenge of having over 40 kids in one classroom. That is a lot of responsibility for one person, and from what has been heard, you do an excel-lent job of making the class-room have good order and the students all know what’s going on. Most teachers probably couldn’t handle that many kids that well. Again, I’m very happy to have been able to choose you for Teacher of the Issue. You do an excellent job teaching, and make every student feel com-fortable. I always feel like I have the chance to do well, and that you would never let me or anyone else fail. It’s the things like that that make a good teacher and one to remember years after high school.

Sincerely,Holly Baranowski

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Michael Graebner ’11This is a special article, one that really is not made using any information, nor will it help you in anyway, but if you like challenges and candy then you might want to

read this. The objective is pretty simple, find ten things. This might be a little harder than it seems. There are ten hidden objects that are scattered throughout the TALON. Some may be hidden and some may just be arranged to blend in. Good luck finding them, if

you find all ten, circle them and show Mike Graebner or Mrs. Townsend for you prize. Good Luck! • a baseball• a picture of Forrest Gump running• a nail (as in a hammer and nail)• a picture of McDonalds Golden Arches• a smiley face

• a squirrel with a banjo• a picture of Ron Burgundy• a Lamp • Michael Graebner

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With the crowded bustle of everyday life in a typical high school, once seniors walk across the stage and out the doors, very few remember back to their senior year later in life. A senior is doing something that will make people in the program remember him for years to come.

“With all the demands and rules that students are faced with, it is easy to look at school as the “enemy”, for a student to want to give back to the program speaks volumes about his character,” Wood Shop teacher Barry Duke said.

That student happens to be Charles, who is making a kayak as the product for his senior proj-ect. He is making something that he has always wanted to make, in addition to tying in with his career goal of becoming a shop teacher. Charles got the idea from Spencer Toth, a 2008 graduate, who made a canoe to raffle a couple of years ago. Spencer’s canoe was 16 foot long and designed to carry people and their gear, while Charles’s is 12 feet long and has an enclosed deck, meant for one person and their gear. While Charles hopes to be done by the end of the semester, he has up until Walleye Festival to finish the kayak

While it will cost $400 to $600 to make, since the wood will be at cost, not marked up, dis-counted plans and cheaper prices on epoxy and fiberglass, they are hoping for a $1,000 to $2,000 profit. The proceeds from the project will benefit the woodshop, which needs a new planer, which Charles hopes to replace either entirely or just replace the blade. Spencer’s raffle raised $3900, which bought a drum sander, two finish sanders, and two cordless drills.

“The shop’s funds have been cut drastically and there are many tools that need improvement or total replacement,” Charles said.

The tickets for the raffle will go on sale some-time in March, for around five dollars per ticket. The tickets will be given out to parents of any wood working student, if they want to participate in the selling of them.

With all the ideas out there for senior projects, Charles has found a way to make his unique. It will also benefit the woodshop, even though he will not get to benefit from it. The students for years to come will be able to look back and remember Charles giving back to the program, and maybe they will continue the tradition when it comes their time.

Kayak for a KauseMolly Woodman ‘11 Try to imagine a simpler time. A

time where there wasn’t a cell phone attached to everyone’s hip and all that having a good day required was some quality time with the family. Few can hardly imagine not going home and flick-ing on the television, or even more than that, getting home from school without the use of a vehicle. What most of us do not realize is that many people actually do live as simplistically as possible, and they aren’t so far from home.

Senior Sophia VanKirk has had many intriguing experiences in her life, one of which was staying with an Amish fam-ily for a week. Like most of us would, Sophia saw this opportunity as a chal-lenge. Although some people would not even take advantage of this opportunity if they were given the chance, Sophia accepted it without hesitation.

“We brought one of our horses down to get it buggy broke. While I was there I got to know Becky, a girl my age. We got to exchanging letters over the course of about two months. In one of her letters she asked if I wanted to come and stay with them for a week to help them out (her mom was expecting their ninth child). I said yes and at the end of June I stayed for a week,” said Sophia.

Initially, the mind would tend to jump right to everything that you would be giving up if taking the family up on this opportunity. No luxuries of modern day society, strict rules, and not to mention the lack of hygiene. However, after contemplating these issues, Sophia recalled the benefits.

“I wanted to learn why they live the way they do and how their community works. I also wanted to prove to myself that you don’t need all of the modern technologies to be happy. There are other ways to keep you occupied,” said Sophia.

Overall, her experience was life changing, although not quite what she had expected. She had decided that the Amish really aren’t as strict as you might think, although they do take some of their rules very seriously. She had also expected it to be much harder.

Her day had begun by retrieving breakfast. Although instead of making a trip to the supermarket or making a pit stop in McDonald’s, their breakfast and other meals were conveniently located right by the house. They milked the cows, gathered the eggs, picked

food from their gardens, and then went inside to make their meal. Besides meals and cleanup, everyone basically had their days open. They filled this time with board games and just being outside. Having such a restrained way of life allowed Sophia to reminisce on her own life.

“It made me look at my life and the people in it. After only a week with them I no longer took simple things for granted, such as toothpaste and sham-poo. I became a better, more grateful person,” said Sophia.

Living with the Amish could surely be compared to being taken back in time. Having only what you really need and clearly being more family oriented. However, the Amish are obviously happy, so would it really be a bad thing if we all lived this way?

“I one-hundred percent believe that society would benefit from the Amish’s lifestyle. However, Amish people aren’t perfect. They have problems with their community. But overall I do believe that we would be happier and healthier if we lived like them,” said Sophia.

Our society relies on modern tech-nology for nearly everything. If there isn’t something brand new being invent-ed, there is something being upgraded to be even better. Society is moving at an alarming pace, so stopping to think of everything that is taken for granted could perhaps slow things down. Who knows, maybe we could even benefit from putting down a remote controller and picking up a book, because, as it turns out, simplicity is key.

Back to the Basics

Michael Sleeper:1. Where did you move from? White Pine.2. Are you happy with Free-

land? So far, yes.3. Are the teachers here more

involved? I’d say so. They defi-

nitely care. They put a lot of time and effort into each kid.

Clair Aldrich ‘13

Two new Freeland Middle School students were asked a few questions regarding their new school. Below are their responses. Middle School Parapro Karen Heinzelman also added a few words about the new students.

Brennon Eudis:1. Where did you move from? Saginaw. My school was

Heritage.2. Are you happy with Free-

land? Absolutely. The students

and staff are wonderful here.3. Are the teachers here more

involved? I’d say so, yes. I espe-

cially like being able to come into iPod and get one-on-one tutoring. It’s great.

Karen Heinzelman:• Are the new kids fitting in well? “I’ve had the pleasure of working with these two

students, and I can honestly say that they are fitting in nicely here at Freeland. The teachers have team meetings, and they talk about students and what they need. So if a teacher notices a student struggling, that kid is helped. But it works both ways; if a teacher notices a student doing well, that student is rewarded.

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Middle School Halls

Kimberly Sampson ‘13 ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ This is a question every little kid is asked

over and over again by adults. Usually, they answer without hesitation. Whether they want to be a fireman, doctor, veterinarian, or president of the world, it seems perfectly clear to them. Unfortunately, this decision seems to get harder the older you get. High School is a time to prepare you for your future, but what if you don’t know what that future is? This is exactly what the sophomores are exploring this year through activities and events concerning the career pathways.

With the help of the counselors and teachers, the Class of 2013 has been looking a little more closely at careers. At the main focus of the study, are the six career pathways. These pathways help students to narrow down career choices according to your strengths and interests.

“Students need to start thinking about the future and get prepared for post-secondary education. Studying the career pathways help so that they have an idea of what they want to do before they spend money on college courses.”

A couple weeks ago, high school students from all over the area were given the opportunity to attend a career fair at Delta College. Dressed in their best, FHS sophomores attended the event. This was a great opportunity to explore their future on their own terms by interviewing six different people about their job.

“I think the Delta field trip went well,” said Andrew Tuggle. “I learned just how many different options I have later in life.”

In addition to the career fair, sophomores will also be attending monthly career seminars. Once a month for the next six months, they will be called out of class to listen to speakers from local companies. Each of the career seminars will highlight a career pathway and give the students an opportunity to ask questions specific to that section of the work force.

Students that are really interested in kick-starting their future are encouraged to stop by the guidance office for more information. The counselors are getting in new information every week on career-building opportunities. Recently, health and law explore posts have become available. There is also word of a possible engineering post. These club-like groups can help you to make connections and talk to other people interested in the same career pathway as you are.

Deciding which path to take in life can be a daunting task. It may not always be a clear decision, but high school is the perfect time to start thinking about it. With help from the counselors and the teachers of Freeland High, the class of 2013 is taking strides through the career pathways, and into their future.

Sophomores Finding their Paths

Nicole Wellington-What career are

you most interested in and why?

Registered Nurse, I like to help people and I could interact with the patients.

-Which career path-way did you spend most of your time in?

Health Sciences-Did you find Career

Pathways at Delta College to be helpful? Why or why not?

Yes, some jobs I thought I was interested in but changed my mind

Wyatt Eschenbacher-What career are you

most interested in and why?

Government Special-ist, the possibilities are endless. There is no set in stone topic.

-Which career path-way did you spend most of your time in?

Government Special-ist

-Did you find Career Pathways at Delta College to be helpful? Why or why not?

Yes, I discovered the career of government specialist.

Every year students in Jason Robin-sons Anatomy class get the experience of a lifetime. They don’t dissect the fake toy heart that some of the teach-ers show us but rather, get to dissect a real deer heart. This gives students even more insight on what they are learning by seeing all of the parts of the heart up close. The class had been learning about the heart and mus-cles before d i s sect ing the hearts. F r e e l a n d H i g h h a s been doing this lab since Robinson has been here (six years).

Before s t u d e n t s start to dis-s e c t t h e heart they have to put on goggles, safety gloves and aprons because it could get a little messy. After they are all set they grab their tray from the table and proceed to the room that has the deer hearts. When they get the heart, students then go with their lab partner and begin working on the lab.

After looking at the outside part of the heart students got to cut open the heart to look at the internal structure. Patience and precision is needed in order to cut the heart the right way. The right way was to cut the middle side of the heart and then in half to see all the internal parts.

“The best thing about this lab

is the students getting to learn the structures by actually seeing the real thing,” said Robinson.

Not every school gets to do this special lab because they don’t have the equipment or the deer hearts for the job. Freeland gets hearts from students or parents, and sometimes a farmer will give a heart from a pig or a different animal.

“ M y favorite thing about the lab was getting to see the real heart and dis-secting it. I really learned a lot,” said junior Kinsley Formsma.

Another opportunity that the Anat-omy class gets is to watch an open hea r t

surgery live. For this, the school needed to receive a grant to watch and learn about this surgery. This doesn’t happen every year so the ones who see this get a great experience.

“I have been showing this for about six years even though it’s not always live,” said Robinson.

If you can’t stand the sight of blood or the terrible smell of deer hearts then this probably isn’t the class for you. The class is not required but for those who want a challenge, this is the class to take.

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THE TalonNovember 5, 2010

Holly Baranowski ‘12

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Tessa Poag ‘11 Imagine your piece of art work

being appreciated by people at a world-renowned event as it is plastered across posters, t-shirts and fliers. For students of Tamara Klida’s 5th hour Graphic Arts class, this may be a possibility. The North American International Auto Show has been holding a poster design contest for the past 23 years. High school students from grades 10-12 are allowed to partici-pate in the contest by sending in their poster designs on a 25 x 21’ poster. Any art medium is accepted; there is a category for tra-ditional and digital alike.

The chances of receiving a cash prize for a poster design is pretty like-ly, since there are a total of 16 cash prizes ranging from $100.00 to that grand prize of $1,000.00. However, there is only one design chosen to be displayed on posters around this Detroit auto show. Only students from Michigan are allowed to partici-pate in the contest, keeping things a more local.

Not every student’s poster will be sent into the contest, though. The deadline for sending them in

is November 23rd, and the graphic arts class will be voting for several posters to determine which ones are sent. So far, things are looking bright for sophmore Ryan Landry’s poster.

“It’s a steering wheel- basically saying, “we’re driving to the Detroit Auto Show”, and it’s mainly darker colors,” Ryan said.

A limit of two posters can be entered into the contest, so Ryan

made two. The whole class, since it is a graphic arts class, used com-puter program Corel to create their designs. Sophmore Alison Schalk also made a unique poster, u s i n g a neon green and blue to make things pop.

“It just came out cool , even

though I don’t know much about Corel,” said Alison in regards to her poster.

The only requirements for the poster were as follows: North Ameri-can International Auto Show, Cobo Center (the location of the auto show), Detroit, and 2011. The win-ners of the contest will be announced prior to the Auto Show which is on January 15-23.

Mitchell Kloc ‘11

Who says Advanced Placement classes have to be boring and tedious? Freeland’s own AP Literature and Composition, also known as AP English, class certainly isn’t. Last Tuesday, students in Betsy Roberson’s second hour class participated in a traditional turn-of-the Eighteenth Century British “tea party,” linked to the class’s current novel, Pride and Prejudice. Students dressed up as characters from the story for the hour and mocked a social gathering that would likely hap-pen in the story.

Jane Austen’s famous masterpiece Pride and Preju-dice is certainly one of the most timeless and engaging novels ever written, and is one of the highlights of the year for the AP English class. The story focuses on upper class British families, and the love affairs between various characters.

“A Victorian Tea is a great way to learn so many things about Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, especially a tea done in character! Students internalized and acted upon the novel’s characterization, setting, social etiquette and structure, and the complex web of relationships in the novel,” said Roberson.

While lower level English classes tend to focus on the more material aspects of literature, such as the plot, the AP English class directs their attention more so on the details of the writing itself. AP English is concerned with “how” literature is composed and “what” happens in literature rather than simply the latter of the two. Examples of important areas covered for each piece of literature the class reads includes the style and tone of the author, which, among other authors’ methods, are determined by a close analysis of the text.

To prepare for the occasion, each student in the class was allowed to choose several characters that they would like to portray at the tea party, and was assigned one of them. They then completed charac-terization activities that included text analysis to get a strong idea of how they should portray their character at the tea party.

“Students are learning a lot about diction and

tone right now, not to mention a lot of new vocabulary. This exercise helped students practice all of that,” said Roberson.

After better getting to know their character, the students partook in the most fun part of the project. They dressed, to the best of their abilities, as the characters from Pride and Prejudice would have dressed, and how people generally dressed during the time period. The men wore dress shirts and suits with upturned collars, dress pants tucked into long stock-ings, and scarves, along with various other articles that could relate to the era. A variety of erratic dresses, skirts, and blouses, plus the occasional bonnet were worn by the women.

When the students arrived at class, they wa i ted outs ide and entered with their char-acters’ groups, the peo-ple that they were most closely acquainted with in Pride and Prejudice. After receiving a warm welcome by the host, Mrs. Roberson, the stu-dents proceeded to the buffet-style selection of food similar to food served around the time period in which the story takes place. The meal included muffins, scones,

and of course, tea. After getting refreshments, the students sat down to eat and converse among each other, in-character.

“Students represented the novel so well that I could not contain my laughter during most of tea time. Matt Ivan and Breanne Lesnar stole the show as Mr. and Mrs. Collins, and I would definitely invite that couple as well as the Bennets (Jacob Mojica and Lindsay Nichols) again to tea,” said Roberson.

Mr. Collins, with his ridiculousness, ignorance, and idiocy was certainly one of the more colorful charac-ters at the tea. The students witnessed several comical outbursts from Senior Matt Ivan, mimicking Mr. Collins actions perfectly. Mr. Bennet was also an incredibly entertaining character, with his wit and sarcasm.

“Playing the role of a character from a major literary novel has really been a creative experience. Imitating the character of Mr. Bennet was a way for me

to express myself through another perspective,” said Senior Jacob Mojica. “Having the opportunity to do something other than another assignment was a great way to provide insight into the novel.”

The main portion of the activity in which the stu-dents socialized was especially entertaining. Students mimicked their characters, who each had distinct traits, very well. Humor was a major component of Pride and Prejudice and in turn was present in almost every sentence spoken at the tea. One really needed to attend the tea to have a complete idea of the atmo-sphere and how closely it related to that of the story.

“I myself played the illustrious, amiable Mr. Bin-gley, who in the novel is a recent arrival to the town of Meryton and brings along the prideful Mr. Darcy,” said senior Jon Benson. “The dialog was nothing but enlightening. Most importantly, I got a real good sense of how ridiculous and annoying some of the characters were.”

The Tea Party was certainly an enriching “hands on” experience for the AP English students. Roberson says that she will certainly continue to have the tea party in the upcoming years and that their will most likely be similar activities for other novels covered in the class.

“The tea party was a huge success!” said Rober-son.

Kelsie Hutter ‘13 What would the world be like if there

was no creativity? Bland and boring are just a few answers that come to mind. Everyone would be the same. Participa-tion in the arts at a young age greatly influences a person's creativity later on at an older level. Students in art teach-er, Tamara Klida's various classes get to be creative on a regular basis.

One such class is ceramics. Students have done various projects through out the marking period, like pinch pots, animal mugs, a bowl or plate, and coil pots.

“My favorite project was making a mug. I liked decorating mine like an ani-mal.” said freshman Sabrina VanKirk.

For each project, students were encouraged to put their own unique twist on it. For their current project, a box with lid, students were required to research a contemporary ceramist, and come up with a design that was inspired by their artist but not a direct copy.

“I chose Kathryn Finnerty because she put a lot of detail into her work,” said sophomore Kailey Obendorfer.

For a few days, students had to research their artist and create a power point that be shared later on with the class. Students then had to come up with a way to incorporate their ceramist into their box design.

“Pablo Picasso made everything black

and white, so my box is oval shaped and it’s going to be zebra striped,” said Sabrina.

Making a box with a lid is not as easy as slapping pieces of clay together and calling it good. Each side of the box has to be measured and cut so that all the sides are the same. The slabs then had to be wrapped in newspaper to remove some of the moisture so the clay is easier to work with. The next day, the sides were attached and smoothed together. Lids were then cut out of the box. Then the clean-up, making sure all the sides fit right, smoothing both the inside and outside, and checking to see if the lid will fit.

After the box is fired in the kiln, students can then paint it with glaze or acrylic paint. Then it’s back into the kiln for a second firing.

“My box is going to have a natural and unfinished look,” said sophomore Jenna Hartman.

Finally, after days of hard work, the box will finally be finished. Soon, the display boxes outside of the art room will be filled with new artwork, made with care by the students of Freeland. En route to their next class, students can take a second to look at the ceramics pieces on display, like the animal mugs and box with lids, plus view the rest of the art classes’ artwork as well.

Rachel Schafer ‘12

Freeland High School provides a wide variety of elective classes that students can choose from, includ-ing painting to cooking to sewing to sculpting and foreign languages. One of those options is Sign Language. But it’s not just like every other class. It has a twist…

The class is taught over the com-puter on the Michigan Virtual School (MVU) website. The site teaches more than just American Sign Lan-guage (ASL), it also offers many other languages and classes. Instead of handing their work into the teacher, the students e-mail their assignments to her, and she grades it over the internet.

“I am learning a lot and so far it is pretty easy. I like that it is really different from most classes,” said senior Samantha Payk.

Like many other classes this class too has a teacher. Her name is Jen-nifer Guthrie. She started teaching for MVU almost two years ago. She was a mentor first then she saw that they were hiring. She applied and got the job!

“My students are doing so well which I am very happy with! I really enjoy reading their assignments,” said Guthrie. “I also like reading the dis-cussion boards they do the most because t h e y s h a r e their thoughts, opinions, and e t c , n o

right or wrong questions!” Aside from teaching ASL online,

Guthrie is also a mother of three and a high school teacher at Michi-gan School for the Deaf. Guthrie teaches ASL because it is her first language since she is Deaf. It helps her be able to teach her students well because she is speaking the language everyday.

“I think that Mrs. Guthrie is super nice. She is really patient with us and answers all of our questions that we have,” said senior Katy Baase.

In addition to doing group dis-cussions, the students are assigned a weeks work at a time. They are free to work at their own pace. The students are taught about one les-son each week. They follow a step by step video that instructs them on how to sign different conversations and words.

“I like this class a lot because you can work at your own pace. I also like being able to communicate with other people in my class by signing,” said Katy. “It is really fun because no one else knows what you are talking about.”

With so many different choices to choose from at FHS, how will one know what to pick? It sounds like the students in American Sign Language

sure like it. Next year, when one is scheduling they should take a

second look at all of the different choices.

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CLASSESIssue 3 Volume 18

THE TalonNovember 5, 2010

Section A Page 4

Caitlyn Skornia ‘12 For most people running a business does not

happen until they are out of college. For the junior Economics class though, they are getting a little taste of what it is like through the Junior Achievement Titan Business Simulation.

Economics teacher Matthew Samocki came up with the idea of the simulation through guidance counselor Heather Essex’s connection to Junior Achievement. Essex got it from a friend who works for Junior Achievement. He chose to bring this to the classroom because it fits in with the course object ives that the juniors are currently learning.

“I have been very pleased with the busi-ness simulation as it cov-ers much of the Michigan Department of Educa-tion Grade Level Con-tent Expectations for economics in a fun and interesting way,” said Samocki.

This is the first year that the business simulation has been used by the economics classes and Samocki plans on using it for years to come. Stu-dents are able to reach the simulation through Moodle and are able to do it at home along with at school. They have been working on this project for two weeks and in the end they have a final booklet due, which has papers in it that they have done over the course of the time.

“I think it is better, since it is just more fun to play a simulation game instead of possible book work,” said Sam Korson.

Throughout this simulation, students are able to name and run their company. The product that they are selling is the Holo-Generator, which is a 3-D product that one can go on the Internet, make calls, and all sorts of things. Every student has to sell a Holo-Generator and does not have a choice to change the product.

The student running the business has many different decisions they need to make, they can choose the color from standard gray, to green, blue, and pink. There are different accessories that they can add to their Holo-generator. A remote control, one can control it from any room

in their house. Fusion power, is so that the Holo-generator can be used during power outages or even out camping. A Z-chip, which allows people to watch premium content with this chip. Smell-o-Vision, is a device that allows whoever buys it can smell what they are seeing. Video conferencing, allowing people to have virtual meetings. A gam-ing module, allows people to play games in 3-D. A satellite antenna, they can have presentations from any corner of the world. A wafer-thin case,

the Holo-Generator will fit in small places. A camera, someone can share Holo-movies with their friends and families. A titanium case, which is a case that is tough so one can kick it across the room and it would not mess it up.

Making decisions on the product is not all that the student has to do to run the business. They have different employers who will give them advice on things going

on and where they feel that prices should be at.

If a student does not like what advice they are getting from an employer they are able to fire the staff member and hire someone better. The categories that the student has to decide on what the prices should be are, the Unit Price, Unit Pro-duction, Marketing, Research and Development, Capital Investment, and Charitable Giving. Once they figure out all the prices, they will send it into the head quarters and their performance index will either go up if it is good or down if it is bad. Depending on their performance index, it will show what type of building that their company is working out of. It also displays how the factory is going, the inventory, and the product.

“It is a really good game to teach us how to potentially run a company, it teaches us that other companies around you could make or break your company. I was up to 909 points and then five companies went bankrupt and killed my score by 300 points,” said junior Taylor Frost.

So now that the junior class has been working tightly with the business simulation, it is a step closer for them to take on a business once they get out of college.

Andrew Robishaw ‘11 Since the beginning of the school year,

Tamara Klida’s art classes have been busy at work. About every week, a new project is assigned, each relating to a new skill in their field of art. The past couple weeks have b e e n n o exception.

In Klida’s Crafts class, s t u d e n t s have been w o r k i n g on themed masks. The object of this project is to papier-mâ-ché a mask and add 3-D objects to it to represent a theme. It took junior Justine Clunie about a week to finish.

“My theme was day and night. On one side I made the sun to represent day, and on the other side, I put the moon and stars to repre-sent night,” said Justine.

Another class utilizing papier-mâché in a recent project was Klida’s Intro to Sculp-ture class. Intro to Sculpture recently made visual puns. This is where you make a sculpture relating to a specific word or words. Students worked on this project for about two weeks.

According to sophomore Mollie Daly, papier-mâché takes a long time.

Fruit was the center of attention in Klida’s drawing class. Students were asked to bring in a fruit or vegetable and draw a progression

of it, each day cutting away or eating away a piece of the sub-ject. Having a week to work on the project, students learned about shading with color pen-cil. However, to some, it was a chance to eat some food in class.

“The best part was getting to eat the fruit!” said junior Cori Kravat.

After students have taken the five art classes offered at Freeland and have displayed some art skill, they can take Portfolio Development. Portfo-lio Development is a class for

students to build art portfolios and better their skills. The students in this class can choose the projects that they want to work on.

“It is a fun class to specialize in my own interests and work on what I need to work on,” said senior Katie Conlon.

The work of Klida’s students can be seen displayed throughout the school. As new projects are completed, the art on display changes, so there’s always something new and interesting to look at. The question is, what will students be creating next?

As freshman jump into a world of unknown, they’re challenged right away in each and every class. To Kill a Mockingbird is just one of many of those challenges. Sophomores are settled in, knowing the ropes by now, but that doesn’t mean that they cease to be chal-lenged. The Crucible flexes the minds of the tired teenagers, making them think in a whole different world.

Freshman Haylie Bergkamp is up to the challenge. Hay-lie is able to under-stand the dialect of Harper Lee’s past, as well as the dou-ble meaning hidden cleverly in the book. To her, Lee is trying to teach people an important lesson in the form of a very interesting story.

“ I th ink the double meaning is to leave some things alone. There are certain things that need to be left to the imagination,” said Haylie.

Of course, she’s talking about the infamous Boo Radley and the illusion that seemed to be him. Scout Finch can’t seem to leave Boo alone, and in the end, it almost gets Boo in trouble with the authorities. Scout learned a valuable lesson that day; some unknowns need to be left unknown.

English teacher, Calli Ruffertshofer is new to Freeland this year, but that

doesn’t affect her teaching. Sopho-mores have been reading The Crucible, a play that is based on the Salem witch trials. While the dialect may be hard to some, Ruffertshofer believes that her kids have had little trouble with it.

“I think that the only trouble some had was keeping the characters strait.

And I think that some of them had a hard time wrapping their mind around the idea that if someone confessed, they’re lying. The stu-dents are used to a con-fession being the truth. But in this case, it’s not. Other than that, I think students were able to get through the dialogue well,” said Ruffertshofer.

Sophomore Abbey Vasold agreed with Rufferthsofer, saying while the dialogue was understandable, the play was hard to

understand. Abbey said that the movie really helped her with understanding the play.

“It helped me put a visual to the play. Movies always help with this kind of thing,” said Abbey

It’s good to know that Freeland students are doing great with some challenging literature. The wonderful English teachers have something to do with it, most kids would concede, but a lot of it is the students’ willingness to be challenged and to succeed.

Reading History in English?Clair Aldrich ‘13

Molly Woodman ‘12

Many students agree that they learn better by doing something first-hand. Tak-ing this thought one step further, it would make sense that students would learn even better by really becoming a part of what they’re learning about. Using this logic, English teacher Betsey Roberson decided to have her students dress up as a certain character in The Canterbury Tales.

The students in Roberson’s British Literature class arrived to school in some very interesting attire. There were robes, feathers, and all sorts of different acces-sories spread across the room, each outfit different from the next. The students were able to get the full effect of the story and really appreciate the satire, which is a major concept of the story that they must strive to understand.

“It’s neat for the students to meet and “see” the pilgrims from each other rather than simply struggling to read Chaucer’s prologue. I loved to see the class catch on to Chaucer’s sarcasm and satire through their characterization of the pilgrims,” said Roberson.

Roberson saw this activity as a very positive project because it was a rather challenging one. Instead of doing some-thing as simple as a worksheet that stu-dents may have difficulty understanding, they must use their creativity mixed in with what they have learned to put together an appropriate ensemble.

“I put on a graduation gown, hooked a plastic sword to a belt around my waist, and cut a hole in a placemat to put around

my neck,” said junior Brittany Thompson. Although not all of the students’

feedback was completely positive, they did agree that this project was very use-ful in understanding the characters. The majority of all the classes did dress up in some way. Some students went above and beyond, while others could have perhaps put a little more thought into it.

“Some students excelled and amazed me by their wit and creativity. Other stu-dents thought it wasn’t cool and it was too much work,” said Roberson.

No matter how good a plan may be, it can always be improved. Some students wish that they could have chosen the character themselves instead of drawing a name. Others thought that there should have been stricter of guidelines. Roberson suggested that perhaps next time she will require props for the students to bring in to make their costume a bit better. It was also thought that if all the students had dressed up, the project would have run much smoother.

“I think that it would have been more exciting if people would have dressed more like their character than they actually did,” said Brittany.

In the end, the students were able to learn a lot and have fun while doing so. By putting themselves in to the characters shoes, they were able to grasp the con-cepts of this story much easier. Getting students more involved in school work just takes a little bit of creativity and a lot of motivation.

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THE TalonNovember 5, 2010

Caitlyn Skornia ‘12 Rachel Schafer ‘12

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Tessa Poag ‘11

Excitement is rising as play season approach-es, and with the excitement, comes some questions. Last year’s production of The Music Man was a success, bringing in crowds the three nights it was performed in March of 2010. Its wide variety of characters and catchy tunes won the hearts of the audience. This year’s play, Bye Bye Birdie, may have the same effect.

Bye Bye Birdie’s premise is this: Fifties rock-and-roller heartthrob, Conrad Birdie, wins the hearts of teenage girls across the nation, but has been drafted to the army. For a big send off, he makes an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show where a lucky girl from Ohio receives a kiss from him.

Sounds silly, and, well, it is. There of course is more to the show that what was previously stated, but it has been requested to keep the whole story under-wraps. To find out the rest, you must plan on attending the show this spring on March 24th, 25th, and 26th.

Before a play is performed though, much preparation is needed. Nights are spent rehears-ing lines, songs, and dances for what seems like eternity. It all starts with auditions. Auditions for the play will be held in the auditorium on November 13th and 14th, in an open format.

An open audition is held to relieve some stress that comes hand in hand with any audi-tion process. Instead of standing before a panel of judges individually, the whole group auditioning will be on stage together learning songs and dances while the judges observe.

The first night of auditions will be more of a practice, dances will be learned and songs will be taught. This will act as a precursor to the next night, which will be more of an actual audition. If planning on auditioning, the first night is not a requirement; however, only attending the second night might be a set-back. There is a part in Bye Bye Birdie for everyone, whether it is a screaming teenage girl, a stub-born father, or an Elvis-esque rock and roller.

“This show has the opportunity for every character to do their own little take, make it their own, and have a blast with it,” stated play director and drama club advisor Beth Krish.

Of course, there are roles in a play other than acting. Everything that happens backstage con-tributes greatly to the ending product. Between set constructions, costumes, lights, sound, and music- much help is required.

Specifically, music is important, since of course, Bye Bye Birdie is a musical. Last year’s musical was without a pit-band, which proved to be a challenge. However, with the eager cast and leaders, not having a pit band ended up not being so bad, and the show was a suc-cess regardless. Coincidentally, Last year Band Director Steve Shaw directed the music for Corunna’s production of Bye Bye Birdie. How-ever plans for music are not fully developed at this point.

If interested in a preview of what is to come, the 1963 movie version of Bye Bye Birdie is available (the movie however will by no means be identical to play).

“Now that I’ve seen the movie, I’m pretty excited about it,” said senior Matt Ivan.

Those planning to audition can pick up a packet that will be available prior to auditions in the guidance office. Try-outs for the musical will be December 13th and 14th in the evening. More details will be given on the announce-ments as the date nears.

“Yeah, well I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that's really where my training is. As an actor, that's my training,” Famous Actor Christopher Walken once said.

In the mean time, building up funds for the Drama Club is important since a production is a pricey endeavor. Those who wish to support the drama club can attend a Scrapbook Crop on November 13th in the high school cafeteria from 10 o’clock to 5 o’clock. Registration is 25 dollars, and a lunch will be provided. To pre-register for the Crop, get a yellow form from the office.

Emily Miller ‘13

October is a month full of fun filled activities to get involved with; for exam-ple, visiting spooky haunted houses, trick or treating on Halloween, taking tours to see the fall colors and most importantly, going to fiestas. This year’s Spanish Club knows all about the word that begins with an F and ends in an A.

On Saturday, October 23, Spanish Club members celebrated once again with their annual Halloween Fiesta. All members were welcome to sign up in Spanish teach-ers Mini Hannon or Lynn Hoffmann’s room to come join the fun and excitement. This year, the big fiesta took place at Taylor Landeryou’s house which included food, contests, and prizes.

“We’ve done a Halloween party ever since I’ve been at Freeland and it’s a great way to kick off the year,” said Hoffmann.

The amusing activities at the fies-ta included: pumpkin decorating, the “Chubby Pumpkin” contest, a relay race, wrapping a teammate like a mummy in toilet paper, a pie eating contest, “Tame the Werewolf” competition, pumpkin bowling, a contest consisting of who could find 10 candies mixed in a bunch of pumpkin gusts, and last but not least, a costume contest. The “Chubby Pumpkin” contest included who could fit the most marshmallows in their mouth and be able to say “Chubby Pumpkin”. The relay race consisted of eating a donut on a string with no hands. Finally, the “Tame the Werewolf” contest consisted of who could hold Alka Seltzer tablets in their mouth the longest.

Even though there were many win-ners of the contests, these are just some who had claimed first. Ashley Berry, Alexa Herman, Shelby Williams and Maija Sturis won the pumpkin decorating. The “Chubby Pumpkin” winner was Sofia Gutierrez. Evan Vowell, Michael Wood-man and Taylor Landeryou won the relay race. Jessica McQuinn finished first with “Tame the Werewolf” as well as winning the pumpkin guts contest. Michelle Pratt also attained first place in pumpkin bowl-ing. Lastly, Ashley Berry placed first with the costume contest. Even though the contests were very enjoyable, it took some hard work and planning to make the fiesta

a complete success. “The Spanish Club officers and repre-

sentatives had three afterschool meetings to prepare for the fiesta. They decided who was bringing what supplies, buying what prizes and working on what events. They did a nice job planning it,” said Hoffmann.

Some students even contributed by wearing costumes to the gathering to show their true participation with the events. Whether it was just wearing a mask or all out apparel, the members were full of excitement when it came to the contests and the prizes.

“There was a variety of different costumes like a telephone booth, Tinker-bell and even a cool costume with spider embroidery on it,” said Spanish teacher Mindi Hannon.

It seems that the Spanish Club fiesta has been a success every year. From volunteering, bringing in things, running different events, or just collecting prizes, it happened to be a good set up for all to enjoy. Even though some students were not able to attend the event, it still was a ball for other Spanish members.

“The fiestas in the past have been somewhat a success. They all have been extremely fun but there has never been a huge crowd. Most people sign up and never come. I find that really sad because the Halloween fiesta is one of the most fun events they put on each year!” said sophomore Megan Kubatzke.

Could not attend this year’s fiesta or haven’t signed up for any events yet? There’s no need to fret. Spanish Club has several events coming up for students to attend. The next Spanish club meeting is November 9, as well as a progressive dinner soon after for members to attend. Details have not yet been given for this occasion.

Spanish club involves so many activi-ties for students who want to be more involved with school and not to mention learn a little Spanish along the way. It is only five dollars to join, but students have to be in Spanish class to be able to enroll in the club. When all is said and done, it is about time to pump up the fiesta with El Club de Español because the activi-ties, events and good times, have only just begun!

Taylor Landeryou ‘12

Freeland High School is not unaccustomed to student bands, such as Last Night Saved My Life and American Kertesy. This year’s freshman class has brought yet another band to Freeland, Undecyded. However, unlike the other student bands at Freeland, Undecyded formed in fourth grade.

The band has evolved since their first “gig”, playing Over the River and Through the Woods at a fourth grade winter play. Back then, freshmen Nathan “Tater” Yax and Ben Dittenber were the only members; playing drums and keyboard, respectively. Now, Nathan plays bass, Ben still plays keyboard, freshman Janna Brown rocks out on the guitar, and freshman Jeremy Flood bangs away at the drums.

“The band truly formed in fourth grade, the idea anyway, it went through a lot of changes…but we some-times credit Miss Ross for getting us together,” said Ben.

The group may be new to high school, but they are certainly not novice musicians. They are all members of Freeland’s prestigious band program and have been playing instruments as early as second grade. In Freeland’s band program, Janna, Nathan, and Jeremy all play percussion and Ben plays Alto Saxophone.

Currently, the band plays rock covers, such as Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes. However, they are working on composing their own songs. In essence, the group is a traditional beginner’s rock band.

“We are, in simplest terms, a rock band,” said Nathan. “We play any kind of rock; we play cov-ers, but we are in the process of writing original tunes.”

Performances are an integral aspect of aspiring rock bands. Besides the first indelible gig in fourth grade, the band has had two other appearances. In 2009, they performed at a Middle School Band con-cert. The band was also talented enough to take first place at the 2010 Middle School Talent Show, their second (technically their third) performance.

“We played at Mr. Shephard’s last band concert and at the Middle School Talent Show,” said Janna. “It’s really fun, I wasn’t nervous once we started playing.”

These performances have given the members extraor-dinary experiences and the group undeniably desires to get back on stage and perform once again. The members would like to play what they call a “real gig”; basically, a performance that isn’t school run. Some of their short-term goals include learning more songs and improving their

musical skills. Currently, the purpose of the band is to play

good music and hang out with friends. Eventually, the band would like to gain recognition, make a few albums, and become famous. However, they all realize that becoming famous takes a lot of zeal and perseverance.

“It would be really cool to be famous, but for now, it is for fun,” said Janna.

The band would like to thank everyone for all the support they have given. They also welcome fan ideas on their Facebook page. With practice, support, and devotion, maybe one day, Undecyded will be the next Rolling Stones.

As September drove on by, the band made another visit to McBrite Manor on September 22. They had the chance to play at McDon-ald’s grand re-opening on October 1 and with several other high school bands when they attended CMU Band Day the next day. After another home game, the band led the Home-coming Parade on October 15 into the football field for the game that followed. Making a trip to Millet Learning Center on October 21, they made a difference on the students. During the home game versus Bridgeport, the seniors finally got their chance to shine.

“This year’s senior show really hit me hard,” said Jessica. “This is my last year of playing in the band after seven years. I’m going to miss it so much! The only regret I have is not being more spirited with my sec-tion. I really enjoyed everyone that I got to know in band; we always considered ourselves to be a family.”

Having this year’s show centered on a Monster theme, the 2011 seniors made their entrance from behind a large city skyline awhile Godzilla was played. Making a large ‘11’ on the field, they rose up to have their dance to Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance. After-wards, the seniors played their last feature song, Skillet’s Monster.

“My first impression of the marching seniors was on August 5 when we had our senior meeting and uniform issue,” Shaw said. “I was blown away by how helpful the seniors

were and the amount of leadership the group had. They not only have stepped up as quality leaders, but have set a good example for the rest of the band.”

Even though ‘Senior Night’ was supposed to be their last performance, the band still cheered on the Falcons at the playoff game last Friday. For all intents and purposes, however, the marching season was officially wrapped up on October 28, when the March-ing Falcons Fall Concert occurred. This concert served as a way to ultimately bring a sense of closure and provide an opportunity to recognize individuals and sections.

“It was an absolutely fantastic marching season,” said FCSD Superintendent Matt Cairy. “I was very impressed by the movement of the band on the field at half-time; it was a very nice change. The sound was terrific at the concert, which served as a nice castoff. I have nothing but good things to say of the band program this year.”

For this marching season, the band not only started a new school year, but also began a new era under different leadership. They have been able to participate in many school and community events that have showcased their talents and strong spirit. Maintaining a tradition of excellence has been key. Despite all prior doubts of a new incoming director, this year’s Marching Falcons have been able to make this season a remarkable turning point.

Photo Credit: Kortnee Worley

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Emily Miller ‘13Attending: Spanish Club members

When: Members leave on June 20, 2011

How much: Initial cost is over $3,000(not counting extra money for food/souve-nirs)

How many days: Ten day trip

What’s included: The trip covers sightseeing, learning experiences, tours of theSpanish cities, and even a cross over to visit an African city, Morocco.

Program Free includes: • Round-trip airfare, comfortable motor coach • Seven overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms (8 with extension)• European breakfast and dinner daily, full-time EF Tour Director• Four sightseeing tours led by licensed local guides• Two walking tours• One sightseeing tour led by tour director with the extension

Top things to see on the tour: • Prado • Royal Palace• Plaza Mayor • Alhambra• Seville Cathedral

Additional Information: Students can pick up information packet in Mrs. Hannon’sor Hoffmann’s room. If any questions, see Mrs. Hannon or Mrs.Hoffmann for

details.

Emily Miller ‘13 As the season comes to an end, the March-

ing Falcons pay their dues to the community one last time. On Thursday, October 21, the band traveled to the Millet Learning Center in Bridgeport, to perform for the handicapped and the mentally impaired students. It brought many smiles and a lot of happiness to the marching band and the children there.

It was quite a breezy and chilly morning when the band arrived at the Millet Center. Even though the weather was compromising, the band was ready to warm up, and play some tunes for the kids. The Falcons finally lined up in parade formation and marched around the parking lot until they ended up in the front of the building. The students waited patiently, yet ecstatic, to hear the band play some songs.

“It was nice to be appreciated and see the smiles on the students faces as they listened to the music. It is always good to play for an interested audience,” said Band Director Steven Shaw

There was a various number of songs the band had covered including, Jump in the Line, You can Call Me Al, Carry on Wayward Son, Apache, Star Wars- Raiders March, Pirates of the Caribbean, Hey Song, Bad Romance, Mon-ster, and concluded with Freeland’s Fight Song. Throughout each song, the kids were dancing, clapping and cheering along to the music. Even before each tune was played, Shaw introduced each song and encouraged the kids to sing along with the music and join in to each tune. The kids definitely took Shaw’s advice.

“Seeing the kids smiling and clapping along to the rhythm of the “Hey Song” was great!” said Shaw

The Community of Freeland supports all the hard work and the time the marching fal-cons’ put into the community. Even Freeland’s Superintendent Mathew Cairy, supports and

encourages the hard work that goes into the band program.

“I think it’s a nice opportunity for the kids at Millet and it’s a nice opportunity for our kids to go over and see a much different school than we have here,” said Cairy.

After the Falcons had completed the con-cert for the children, the seniors were assigned to go inside the Millet Center and meet up with the students. They got a chance to talk to them and even let them hold their instruments. The kid’s faces lit up at the sight of the seniors’ faces when they walked into the room, and just the thought of someone willing to show them something new.

“A lot of the students at Millet will probably never get the chance to play an instrument. Hearing them enjoy the music and having the seniors show them their instruments was memorable to me,” said Shaw.

Making a visit memorable is one thing, but sharing a day with someone else even during school hours is another. Making someone’s day that maybe cannot do the things that other people can do is real devotion and is some-thing special. It may have been a wonderful day for the Millet students and Shaw but the band students were the ones who were really affected by it all.

“I had a lot of fun playing for the kids and seeing them smile and having a really good time. It made me feel pretty good when they were clapping and dancing along. I can’t wait for next time!” said freshman Marisa Kain.

The Falcons said their goodbyes, packed up the instruments, and were back on the road again to head back to their nest. Even though the band was not there for the whole day, they made an impact that could last for the rest of the students’ lives. The visit makes a big dif-ference to the students and community alike. Hopefully, the students will be able to return next year and for years to come.

Breanne Lesnar“Senior show was the most fun I’ve had at a football game in marching band. It was a great way to end the marching season.”

Krystal Watkins“It’s nice to finally be in control and make something great happen.”

Adam Anderson“It was great. I had fun. Theseason isn’t over yet, we have playoffs.”

Jared Townley“Senior Show was a lot of fun. I will definitely miss marching band and all the good times, except the reptile cheers.”

Amanda LyVere ‘11 Throughout the years while the United

States children have dressed up and gone trick or treating, the Spanish culture are celebrating their loved ones that have passed away. They do this by celebrating Dia De los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead.

Throughout all of the Spanish speaking countries, there are celebrations for Day of the Dead. For these celebrations, they cre-ate elaborate altars. These celebrations can be dated back three-hundred years. One of the symbols that they put on these altars is skulls.

There are wooden skulls put on the altars to represent the deceased. Sugar skulls, made with the names of the dead person on the forehead, are eaten by a relative or friend.

“Sugar skulls are a traditional craft and candy for Dia de los Muertos,” said Spanish teacher Mindi Hannon.

The Spanish III class is making some sugar skulls for the Spanish II classes to decorate. The Spanish III class started the skulls on Thursday Oct. 28. The first thing that you have to do to make a sugar skull is to mold the sugar and then let the skulls dry out. Then if you want to make a large skull you have to glue them together and then let that dry. The last step is to decorate them.

The Spanish II students each get a sugar skull that has been made and then they deco-rate them with royal icing. There are many different colors made for these skulls.

“One of the toughest parts of the sugar skulls is mixing up all the different colors of royal icing for decorating them,” said Hannon.

The Spanish III class made large skulls to decorate. These skulls will then be presented on their virtual field trip on Nov. 4. They showed off their talents to schools all over the country. The Spanish classes have been making sugar skulls for five years.

The Spanish I classes are creating alters for a person of their choice. They can pick anyone that they would like, but they mist showcase their assets. The Alters are to honor that person that has died.

Throughout October there are different types of celebrations and holidays. From Halloween, that is a scary holiday, to Dia de los Muertos that is a celebration of all the family members that have passes away, they are both meaningful to everyone it their own way. When little kids go out and celebrate Halloween with Trick or Treating, they are having fun. Day of the dead is a celebration for all of the loved ones and is important because they are honoring them for all that they did during their lives.

Jacob Mojica ‘11

Transitioning between seasons can be a hard thing to accept, but the amount of time that passes brings on the greatest impact. Change sometimes is a difficult concept to acknowledge, but once that happens, it makes a person or group even stronger. After losing one of Freeland’s most esteemed band directors last school year, the 2010 Marching Falcons have rose up against all odds to move on with a new leader and wrap-up the season with a bang.

“This marching season did live up to my expectations because I knew what to expect coming in,” said Steve Shaw, the new director of bands. “Standing out partly this season will have to be the many spirit signs that were put up during the first week of band camp. I could tell people put a lot of time into these signs. I believe it is a special privilege to be a part of the band and that we should happen to have our own section in the stands.”

Right from the beginning on August 5, the marching season officially was sworn in with uniform issue. Shaw had a chance during this time to become better acquainted with the seniors who met with him three hours beforehand. After two weeks of spirit days and learning many pages of drill, the band was able to pull off a noteworthy half-time

performance at the first home game versus Alma on September 10 during the first week of school.

“It’s no secret that Mr. Shaw had some big shoes to fill, but I think he is doing a great job,” said senior saxophone Rebekah Wachner. “He has embraced many of our old ideas and traditions and added some new ones. Mr. Shaw is not afraid to try new things; just because we had always done it one way, doesn’t mean we can’t learn another.”

Immediately following the football game was the annual car wash held at the Elemen-tary School, which helped rake in a few hun-dred dollars for the band. The home game versus Chesaning the next week seemed to bring out the best from the marching falcons for the ‘Pink Game’ festivities served to play a huge role. Shaw himself volunteered to go in the dunk tank before practice. After drying off, the band director made it back in time to go over more drill.

“Mr. Shaw has really challenged us this year,” said senior clarinet Jessica Chernich. “We were all surprised when we had to learn more than ten pages of drill per song; however, he has helped us to become better marchers. He pushed us to the limit. As a result, I think our halftime shows were a lot more entertaining to watch.”

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Kaleigh Theriault ‘11 The boys and girls cross country teams are wrapping up

their season on their way to the State Finals at Michigan Inter-national Speedway. All but the State meet is out of the way, and the teams are looking forward to the end of the seasons personal records, or PRs.

Both teams ran at the Reese Invitational on Saturday, October 16. The girls only had five runners, making each one of them a crucial part of the scoring process. Senior Breanne Lesnar medaled by taking first place overall, followed by seniors Jessica Chernich and Kaleigh Theriault, sophomore Nikkia Lopshire, and junior Taylor Landeryou. The girls team placed fifth overall. For the boys, junior Michael Woodman captured a third place finish, senior Nate Tate fourth, and sophomores Brent Wegner and Tim Yake tenth and twelfth, respectively. These top finishes led the team to a second place finish overall.

On Tuesday, October 19, the teams ran at the Tri-Valley Conference meet hosted by Swan Valley. Breanne took second earning First Team All-Conference honors. For the boys, Brent placed seventh and Nate placed ninth, each earning First Team-All Conference honors. Michael placed twenty-sixth earning Third Team All-Conference honors. A total of 21 teams participated in the meet, with the girls team placing eleventh and the boys team placing fourth.

The Saginaw County meet was hosted at Frankenmuth on

Saturday, October 23. The rain held off just long enough for the teams to get their races in. Breanne placed first by a minute over the second place girl, giving her the title of County Cham-pion and earning First Team All-County honors. Jessica placed twenty-first, earning Third Team All-County honors. For the boys, Nate placed sixth, earning First Team All-County honors, and Brent placed eleventh, earning Second Team All-County honors. Michael and Tim placed seventeenth and twentieth, respectively, each earning Third Team All-County honors.

“I was nervous going into it because I didn’t know if I’d be able to handle the hills. It was definitely a mental race, but it was an awesome feeling to finish first,” said Breanne.

The Regional Meet was hosted at Delta College last Satur-day. Both teams had been training for this meet since before the season began in an attempt to make it to the State Meet. The boys race took off first, with Nate leading the pack. Hop-ing to be Regional Champion, he ran his hardest and crossed the finish line, achieving his goal, finishing one second faster than his PR. Michael was not far behind placing fourth, Brent placing sixth, and Tim placing fifteenth, each earning medals and qualifying for States individually. As a team, the boys placed first, qualifying Casey, Adam, and Justin for States as well. With this win, the boys are Regional Champs for the third consecutive year.

“The team performed well, with four out of the top seven runners on the team running career PRs. We won our third

consecutive Regional Title,” said boys head coach Jason Robinson. “We’re hoping for a top ten finish as a team at the State Meet.”

For the girls, everything was up in the air, and anything could have happened, with the team potentially placing from first to fourth overall, and only the top three teams qualify for States. Breanne led the race followed by a Tawas City runner and Cass City runner, finishing first and earning the title of Regional Champion. Each runner on the team was strategi-cally placed for the team to earn a third place finish by only one point to Reese, the fourth place team, to qualify them for States. Every girl on the team gave it their all, and it paid off as a team. Five of the seven runners were running with injuries, but they were very unselfish, and ran in hopes of qualifying.

“We are very happy as a team to be going to the State Finals. I was sure that Breanne would be going but not too sure about the team because five of seven runners were nursing some kind of injury. It has been a tough season, but I am very happy for them,” said girls head coach Dan Craig.

Both teams head down to States today. Tomorrow is the big race day, with the meet being held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. This is the last meet of the season. Good luck runners!

Cross Country Running to the Finish

Nate Tate, Brent Wegner, and Michael Woodman at RegionalsGirls team doing ‘run outs’ before race at RegionalsThe boys proudly display their Regional Champion trophyAfter the “beastly” team hair cut

Drew Kipfmiller ’13 Freeland Varsity soccer

team finished up the regular season with a win over Bullock Creek and a final score of 1-0 on a penalty kick from senior Stephen Pangborn. This gave the team a perfect 14-0 con-ference record to clinch the TVC Central division. Lead-ers for the team were senior Zach Vasold with 14 goals and 14 assists, followed by senior Brendan Bell with 13 goals and 10 assists. “I think we had a pretty good regular season,” said sophomore defender Alex Green. The Falcons played their first round of Districts at home verses Clare. In the first half the teams played to a 0-0 draw, with scoring chances from both sides. In the second half, Freeland showed that they were the home team scoring mid-way through the half with a goal from Brendan. Senior Bran-dyn Kearney added a second goal with an assist from senior Tom Collison. That ended the scoring with the final score 2-0 and Freeland advancing to the second round. In the district semi-final, Freeland played Swan Valley, a team that they easily beat twice in the regular season. But this was playoffs and it was a win or go home situation for both teams. Freeland continued their dominance of Swan Valley eliminating them from the playoffs with a 6-0 final. The team defense was solid and did not give up a single shot the entire game. “We moved the ball well, played well as a team

and created lots of scoring chances because of our pass-ing,” said Freeland coach Kyle Jean. In the District final, the team was looking for back to back District champion-ships but had to face a tough Valley Lutheran squad. It was a hard fought first half between both teams. With 8.5 seconds left on the clock, Valley Lutheran scored, giving them a 1-0 lead going into halftime. The second half was even more exciting than the first with Freeland having all sorts of scoring chances but none of them finding the back of the net. Valley added to their tally with a goal with less than seven minutes left in the half. The game stayed that way with the final score of 2-0 and Freeland elimi-nated from the playoffs. “I definitely liked last year’s result better,” said Zach. Last year, the team made it to the state semi-finals but lost to Detroit Country Day 3-1. We should all be very proud of the team for their hard work this season and for what they have accomplished, even though it didn’t end up the way they had hoped. For the seniors leaving it has been a great four years and ones that will never be for-gotten. “I’m going to miss playing with my high school friends. We will never all play together as a team that actu-ally means something ever again. I remember how we all came in as freshmen and have grown together to be the best we can be over those four years,” said Brandyn

Soccer Falls Short

Biggest cross country accomplishment:-Academic All-State two years, making it to

States at Michigan International Speedway the past three years, qualifying for States indi-vidually my freshman year.

Favorite cross memory:-Last year finding out we won Region-

als, although we thought we were second.

How do you feel about being chosen as Ath-lete of the Issue?

-I’m honored to be chosen, although cross country isn’t my dominant sport.

Coach Craig:-Kaleigh has it all: brains (almost four point stu-

dent), All State runner in track, a key member of her basketball team and should be running in the State Finals for the fourth year as a member of our cross country team.

Besides all of the above, Kaleigh is a great kid. She rarely misses a practice, very depend-able, works hard at improving her times, very neat in appearance and always has a smile on her face. I am not sure what Kaleigh wants to do after leaving high school besides attending colleges, but what ever it is she will be great at it.

Kaleigh TheriaultSport: Cross Country

Photo Credit: Jared Townley

Michael Graebner ‘11

All looked well for Freeland, after a week nine win against Bridgeport the team had a 7-2 record and a TVC Champion’s honor. Freeland’s only losses would come back to haunt them. The first lost was the sea-son opener to Clare and the other against Swan Valley week seven. For the Falcons, drawing Swan Valley for the first week of playoffs was a good way to really earn that TVC title.

“Being TVC Champions is a great feeling, and its good to not have to share it, but it would have been nice if playoffs would have gone different,” said senior Justin North.

Week nine Bridgeport paid a visit to Freeland for senior night. For the Falcons it was a good way to end the regular season and to get that seventh win. The Falcons came out strong scoring within two minutes. Michael Graebner found the endzone from 20 yards making the score 7-0 after a Robert White point after attempt (PAT). It wasn’t much later that Justin Pettenger scored from 24 yards; Roberts PAT made it 14-0. David Ruhlman got his first touchdown of the night only a minute after Justin with a 25 yard run. Michael scored another 28 yard touch down followed by two Pettenger touchdowns, one a 48 yard run, and one a 52 yard punt return: ending the first quarter scor-ing 41-0. The rest of the game wasn’t quite exciting but it was all Freeland.

Justin opened the second quarter with another punt return for a touchdown. Brandon Anderson made a good break on a low pass and returned it 30 yards for a score. David Ruhlmans 50 yard touchdown run ended the half. It wasn’t till nine minutes left in the third quarter that Bridgeport returned a fumbled snap 40 yards for a touchdown. The Falcons answered back with a good drive, and a five yard touchdown by Justin North. Bridgeport scored once again from 29 yards

ending the scoring for the game 66-14. With the regular season over and playoffs approach-

ing the Falcons had big hopes for how the post season could turn out. It all started selection Sunday when Freeland drew Swan Valley for week one. For the Falcons it was a good thing after a week seven loss to the Vikings, nothing would be better than stopping their playoff run. Unfortunately for the Falcons things didn’t work out so well.

“I was glad we drew Swan Valley, it gave us a chance to show we were the better team, and I think as a team we felt confident going into this game,” said senior Justin Pettenger.

The Falcons took the ball first, and after a decent drive punted from their 40 yard line. It didn’t take Swan Valley long to find themselves in the endzone. Freeland came right back and scored tying the score at 7-7. When it took swan valley eight plays to get the ball in the endzone for their second score things looked good for Freeland. The next possession for the Falcons, head coach Kevin Townsend decided to fake punt on a forth and four, but Swan Valley didn’t fall for it and a turn over on downs gave the Vikings the ball on the Freeland forty yard line.

“We always play Swan Valley soft, and it always shows, we didn’t tackle well, and we didn’t win the battle up front,” said Justin.

After Jarred Birgulio scored his third touchdown the falcons seemed to die out. Freeland would only find the endzone once more by the end of the game, and would only hold Swan Valley to two three and outs. After several Swan Valley touchdowns the final score ended at 41-14. Freeland’s team goal of a State Championship feel short but they made off better than some had expected. Swan Valley now advances to the district finals against Morley Stanwood who defeated Hemlock week one 36-0.

Falcon’s Hopes Fall Short

Amanda LyVere ‘11 After an exciting win at the Freeland invitational, the Varsity vol-

leyball team hit a little rut. The team had some tough competitors in the future and they struggled. They played Hemlock and lost three out of four games. The next competitor the Falcons would take on would be John Glenn.

On Oct 11, the team traveled to John Glenn and played four games against of them. For the first game, the Falcons lost 20-25. The second game was a close hard match and it ended with a 26-28 game. For the next game, the Lady Falcons went out on the court and were not ready to go home. They ended up winning the third game with the score of 25-18. Trying to keep the momentum, the team went out on the court and struggled. They ended the fourth and last game with the score of 18-25. The Falcons had lost their match and were going home.

The next competitor on the Fal-cons schedule was the Swan Valley Vikings. Freeland traveled to the valley on Oct 13. The teams played a great three games. The falcons fell short and the end scores were 20-25, 20-25, and 23-25. They were close fought games but the Falcons had a struggle and they came out with another loss.

The Lady Falcons were deter-mined to end the loosing streak and ‘bring down the house’ and win the next few games. They played Caro on Oct 18 on their home court. They ended up playing five out of five games. The scores were close for each game. For the first two games, the Lady Falcons won with scores of 25-22 and 25-19. For the third game, it was a struggle and the team lost 14-25. For the fourth game, the team fell short at the end and lost a tight game 23-25. The last chance for the Falcons to win was the fifth game. This game was only to fifteen. The team took the court and successfully beat Caro with the final score of 15-10.

The Leaders for the Caro game were Shelby with 11 kills, 22 digs, and 3 aces; Tori with seven kills and 31 digs; Sara with five kills, 15 digs, and one Block; and Deb with 28 assists, four aces, and 21 digs.

The team had a game on Oct. 20 against the Marauders of Ovid-Elsie. This game was the last game for the season on their home court. They had their senior night as well as a ‘Dig Pink’ game.

For the first game the five seniors; Breanne Lesnar, Amanda LyVere, Sara Marker, Haylee Parsons, and Emily Wegner took the court together along with junior setter Debra Chinevere. With a great start to the night, the first game ended 25-15. The Falcons then played another great game and ended the second game 25-7. For the third game, it was a very close game, but the girls fought hard, pulled out a ‘W’,

and won 25-23. The Leaders for the Falcons were Breanne Lesnar with three aces,

seven digs, and six kills; Sara Marker with six kills and one Block; and Amanda LyVere with three aces, three digs, and one Kill. With the help of the rest of the team, the girls took home a win and great memories of their last home game together.

“The night was led by our seniors and the team raised more than $1200 for the Side out Foundation for Breast Cancer Research,” said head coach Penny Cook.

The next game was against Bullock Creek on Oct 27. This game determines the number four team in the conference. Going

into the game, these two teams were tied with the record of 3-3-0 in the conference. The Lady Falcons

traveled to the Lancer’s gym and took the court after the junior varsity and freshman games. It

was Bullock Creek’s senior night, after taking the time to introduce the honored seniors the team began their warm-up. After that, they played a great first game and won 25-10. For the next game the Fal-cons were pumped up and went out on the court and stopped the Lancers at 15 points, ending the game at 25, 15. For the third game, the girls played a tough game and ended a close game, 25-20.

The Leaders for the Tori: 15 kills, 16 digs, one ace; Shelby: Seven kills, Four aces, 11 digs; Sara: Three kills,

four Blocks, one ace, 5 digs; Deb: Three aces, 16 service points, 13 digs, 22

assists. These are just some of the con-tributions from the team. After winning these three games, the

Falcons will travel to Alma for TVCs and will first play Breckenridge and Garber in pool play.

After the pool play all three teams were tied with a 2-1 record. The standings would be determined by

a tiebreaker. The differences in scores for the games were determined and then Lady Falcons managed to be number one in their pool. They went on to play Alma.

For the Alma game the Falcons dominated on the court and they won. The team would them Face North Branch and end up loosing to them. The season would proceed in Freeland on Nov. 2 and play Hemlock.

The Falcons soared into the gym and got all warmed up. The team took the court for the first game and they fell short of the win. For the next last two games the girls fought hard to defeat the Huskies. In the end the Falcons fell short and lost. For the last game of the season they played hard and played together.

Playing a great season the team came from three different grades and joined to make one big dominating team. The Falcons will loose five seniors, which will be missed. The team will have three returning seniors and three returning sophomores.

Volleyball Ends Great Season

Good Luck at States Boys and Girls Cross Country!

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Favorite

A t h l e t e : PrefontaineF a v o r i t e

Sport s Memory: Winning Districts in

basketball.Pre-Game Ritual: Praying

and a “Do Work” cheer before the race.

Best Accomplishment: Being on Varsity track f r e shman yea r and captain my junior year.

Future Plans: Attend College and major in youth ministry or engineering and possibly run at the collegiate level.

KaleighFavorite Athlete: Usain BoltFavorite Sports Memory: Qualify-

ing for four events for States in track last year.

Pre-Game Ritual: Hydrate with Propel, warm-up, stretch, and pray as a team.

Best Accomplishment: Earning All-State honors in open 200 meter dash in track last year.

Future Plans: Move to Tennessee and attend college.

JessicaFavorite Athlete: Michael

PhelpsFavorite Sports Memory:

Qualifying for cross country states three years in a row.

Pre-Game Ritual: Warm-up to Morgan’s iPod, stretch, and team prayer.

Best Accomplishment: Earn-ing Academic All-State for two years.

Future Plans: Go to SVSU to study nursing.

Tori Jankoska ‘13

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LeBron James. Brett Favre. Cliff Lee. All three of these players suppos-edly make the team that they play on. The way they play is the way their team plays. If they stink, then there record stinks and they hurt their team suppos-edly.

First up, LeBron James, probably the most talked about

player that supposedly makes his team. I’d agree with him making the whole team maybe about three years ago when he helped turn around the Cavaliers from losers to winners until they got to the NBA Finals. Everyone knows that LeBron now resides in South Beach Miami, now playing for the Heat and is probably the most hated person in all of Cleveland. I’d definitely hate to be LeBron and have to go back to Cleveland and play in front of all the fans that

hate him. It’s kind of like when you get in a fight with a friend and you avoid them at all cost because it’s awkward to talk to them. It’s just going to be awkward for LeBron. Back to James making a team. Now since with Miami, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade signed a new contract to play with the Heat to start a dynasty. LeBron realizes he can’t do it alone, that’s why he sided with two other All-Stars. My make on James is that he embraced he can’t do it alone and the media needs to realize that and not make the Heat just LeBron James versus whoever they play, there’s four other players on the floor.

Brett Favre is next. This old geezer somehow got out of the retirement home to play once again. Old Brett is in the media for two reasons: his team is losing because he is struggling and also he did something that’s to inappropriate to discuss in the Talon. Every week it seems as if he hurt a new thing in his body and is questionable to start his millionth game in a row (dating back to 400 B.C. times) or at least seems like it. The Vikings just added Wide Receiver Randy Moss so they realized that Favre can’t play the game by himself. My make on Brett is that he can’t snap the ball to himself, step back and throw a pass to himself, that’s why there are ten other players. He just gets so much credit because he touches the center’s butt the most taking the snaps every game.

The final athlete that is a team by himself is Texas Pitcher Cliff Lee. This lefty has moved from four different teams in the last two years making an impact everywhere. Right now, I like him because he is pitching for the Rangers, who I like, but he isn’t

the team. This is probably the biggest example of a player who doesn’t make a team. Sure he’s a great pitcher, but that’s because his fielders field everything for him. He throws the ball from 60 feet 6 inches and stands and watches the play after he throws the ball. He doesn’t have hit to this year because he’s pitching in the American League Division and they have a designated hitter for him. He’s like the jock that gets a nerd in his science group that gets credit for finishing the project even though the smart kid did all the work. My make on Lee is that he isn’t the whole team obviously. Don’t get me wrong, he helps win games for the Rangers like every other player on the Ranger team. Lee couldn’t field everything by himself, which is a fact.

In conclusion, these three great athletes don’t make up their respectable teams, put rather make key contributions’ to their teams. The only athlete that is his whole team is Tiger Woods, his team is good because he plays good. For all those none sports people and like movies, one guy comes to mind, John Wayne. He made every single one of his five hundred cowboy movies interesting, just because he was in them. My grandfather in a John Wayneinite (Wayne follower) and he watches every one of his movies. I’m pretty sure if Wayne was in Star Wars, Star Wars would be loved by my grandfather, that’s how much of an impact he makes on his movies. Like a famous person once said, “Team sports teams are not made up by one player, but rather a number of players who work together.” Don’t ask me who said this because I don’t have a clue.

Mason’s Make on Sports

Morgan LaDouce ‘12

Running in with a current record of 8-1 the Spartans are off to their best season since 1966, when they went 9-0 before tying Notre Dame 10-10. After winning against Michigan for the third time in a row, the Spartans faced off against Illinois for homecoming. Looking to continue their six game winning streak, MSU came into the game ranked thirteenth. The Spartans scored less than their opponents in the first halves but came back to win in the second half, making the next two games a tale of two halves.

State didn’t allow a touchdown for the first time since their 2009 season opener against Montana State, leaving the Illini with only six points, two field goals, for the whole game, both of which were scored in the first half, giving the Illini a 6-3 lead at the half. The Spartans had four takeaways against Illinois, with a current 18 takeaways on the season, as opposed to last season’s 14. This was the first time all season that MSU had been held to less than 30 points, with a final score of 26-6.

The second game in the tales of two halves was played against Northwestern. Once again Michigan State let their opponents lead early, with the Wildcats leading 17-7 at the end of the first half. MSU pulled a trick play out of their hats, a fake punt on fourth and eleven, at the Northwestern 36 yard line.

“They put their starting receiver in and we had talked all week that there was going to be a fake punt and they were going to throw it,” Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “Did we expect that fake punt? No, because we had never seen them do it before.”

Whatever magic was on the Spartans side worked

well, since the Spartans converted to a first down. The Spartans collected eight sacks during the win, going 8-0 after the 35-27 win from the seventh ranked spot.

“If you want to win championships,” head coach Mark Dantonio said. “If you want to go 8-0, we’ve got to do it the hard way at some point.”

Facing Iowa, a game many avid Spartans fans wanted to see their team win, fell far short of the Spar-tans' expectations. Losing 37-6 leaves Michigan State in not only a battle for the championship, but a battle for a bowl game, possibly the grand-daddy of them all, the Rose Bowl. Iowa went up 30-0 at the half, with three touchdowns and three field goals. They followed up with seven points in the third quarter for the final score. Definitely not helping the Spartans' effort was quarterback Kirk Cousins, who threw three interceptions in the game, one which was returned for a touchdown. This was Iowa's biggest blow-out over a ranked team in head coach Kirk Ferentz's 12 season career with the Hawkeyes. The 31 point margin of defeat is the fifth largest in top five teams since 2000. Not too bad for a team that came out ready to win, or at least ruin someone else's season.

"If you look at Iowa today, we ran into a buzzsaw. Where they come off a loss and you could tell, they said 'We're not going to lose today. We're not going to lose at home, we're not going to lose two in a row," Cousins said.

MSU moves on to play the Golden Gophers from Minnesota at home, with the game starting at noon tomorrow. Minnesota comes into the match up with a record of 1-8 overall, and 0-5 in Big Ten play. Let’s hope the Spartans can rebound and still make a suc-cessful season.

I-O WAT?"Did we come unprepared? I don't think so," said Michigan

State coach Mark Dantonio. "Did things snowball on us? I guess they did."

Brendan Farley ‘13

“Baseball was, is, and always will be to me the best game in the world,” which were the famous words spoken by MLB Hall of Famer Babe Ruth. Baseball has always been America’s favorite past time. From a six year old and his dad playing catch and learn-ing the fundamentals to the professional level under lights, this game has brought people together. Every October brings the MLB playoffs. This year will be the 105th anniversary of the first World Series. This year representing the American League is the Texas Rangers taking on the National League Champion San Francisco Giants.

Game one was in San Francisco. The national league won the All Star game in July so they received home field advantage in the World Series. So if the series goes seven games the Giants will get four home games to the Ranger’s three. Game one was picked by experts to be a great pitch-ing duel. But, the game was anything but a pitching duel. The crafty lefty Cliff Lee was pitching for the Rangers. Lee was 3-0 in the post season this year with a 0.75 ERA (earned run average) and was classified by most experts as unhittable. Tim “The Freak” Lincecum was on the bump for the Giants. Lincecum won the NL Cy Young (best pitcher) award for the 2008 and 2009 season. He came into the game at 2-1 in the post season with a 1.93 ERA. The game was offensively explosive on both sides. The Rangers struck first scoring two runs off of Lincecum in the first two innings (only the fifth time in his whole career that this has happened). The Giants bounced back and scored runs of their own. The Giants racked up an 8-2 lead thanks to a three run home run by Juan Uribe. Lee was knocked out of the game after four and two third innings. He gave up six earned runs on eight hits and had seven strikeouts. Lincecum lasted five and two third innings with four earned runs and three strike outs. The Rangers were able to rally back with a couple more runs but in the end they didn’t have enough and fell short to the Giants 11-7. The Giants’ Freddy Sanchez had four hits on five plate appearances with three doubles and three runs brought in.

“I feel the MVP of the World Series will be Freddy Sanchez,” said sophomore Robby Baskins.

In the last 11 of 13 years, the team that has won game one has gone on to win the World Series. Then again stranger things have happened. The Rangers are looking for their first ever World Series champi-onship. The Giants, who lost in the 2002 World Series, is looking for their fifth World Series title.

“The Giants will win the World Series because they have home field advantage and the Rangers pitching staff seemed to have run out of steam. The Giants will win in six games,” said senior Peter Baskins.

Game two was also in San Francisco. Matt Cain (SF) was to face off against CJ Wilson (TEX). Cain continued his perfection and still hasn’t allowed an earned run this post season. He has thrown 21 and one third straight innings without an earned run allowed. The Giants took a two game to none lead with a 9-0 game two win. Pete Baskins had said the Rangers’ pitching was running out of steam. CJ Wilson looked good

but threw too many pitches to continue, and the relief pitchers had to take over. After several walked batters the Giants took off and never looked back.

“I am thinking the Giants will win the World Series. The Rangers pitching staff didn’t look as good as usual,” said Robby.

Game three on Saturday was at 6:30 pm in Arlington, Texas as the Rangers hoped not to fall deeper into a hole as they looked to bounce back. The Rangers had the seventh best record at home in the regular season at 51-30. In the 50 times in World Series history where a team went up two games to none they won 39 times. The game featured the Giants’ Jonathan Sanchez vs. the Rang-ers’ Colby Lewis. The Rangers were able to score early in the game thanks to a three run homerun by first baseman Mitch More-land in the bottom of the second inning. A solo homerun in the bottom of the fifth by Josh Hamilton made it 4-0 Rangers. Colby Lewis controlled the Giants’ hitters all night long. Despite a run in each of the seventh and eighth inning the Giants fell short 4-2. The Giants still lead the series two games to one.

If one word was to describe game four it was “domination”. It was domination by Giants’ rookie pitcher, Madison Bumgarner. The six foot four inch 21 year-old became the fourth youngest pitcher in MLB history to start and win a game in the World Series as he pitched eight shut out innings with only three hits allowed in game four. Rangers’ hitters looked baffled as he struck out six batters. Homeruns by Buster Posey and Aubrey Huff gave the Giants a 4-0 win in game four. The Giants are up three games to one.

Game five was a rematch of the aces as Cliff Lee looked for revenge against Tim Lincecum after his game one defeat. The two aces battled it out for six innings before any allowed a run. A three run homerun by Giants’ short stop, Edgar Renteria, off of Cliff Lee in the top of the seventh gave the Giants a 3-0 lead. The Rangers were able to get on the board with a solo homerun by Nelson Cruz in the bottom of the seventh. Lincecum didn’t allow a run in the eighth. Lincecum pitched eight innings allowing only one run on three hits with ten strike-outs. Closer Brian Wilson came into the game in the ninth. Wilson struck out Cruz with a fastball to end the game. The Giants’ players climbed out of the dugout and charged the mound where everybody was huddled celebrating their World Champion-ship. At the top was the leader, Lincecum sitting on everyone’s shoulders pointing to the sky stating they were number one. The Giants had won their first World Champion-ship since 1954, when they were still in New York. It was the first World Series win to ever be brought back to the city of San Francisco. Edgar Renteria was crowned the World Series Most Valuable Player. In the Series Renteria batted an astounding .412 with two homeruns and six runs brought in including two game winning hits.

The Giants will go home Champions. As for the Rangers, they played a good series but just didn’t match up to the Giants’ pitching and timely hitting. The Giants had defeated the Rangers’ unhittable Cliff Lee twice. That is a very tough task which translated to their success. Congratulations San Francisco!

The Fall ClassicSpirited Fan of the Issue

Junior Kinsley Formsma

Do you think that by being spirited and cheering the game goes better?

Yes, because the players are more into the game and wait it more when they know people want to win too.

What makes you want to cheer/be spir-ited?

Because I know when I’m playing a sport I am more motivated and pumped up when people cheer for me.

Do you go to a lot of games?Yes, I try to go to as many as I can.

Do you think Freeland should be more spirited?

Yes I do. The more spirited the more the players will want to win and the more people will want to get involved.

What? You pooped in the refrigerator? And you ate the whole... wheel of cheese? How’d •you do that? Heck, I’m not even mad; that’s amazing. How ‘bout we get you in your p.j.’s and we hit the hay.”

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J.V. SportsIssue 3 Volume 18

THE TalonNovember 5, 2010

Michael Graebner ‘11

Section B Page 3

Mason Schriber ‘11 The Freshman Football Falcons have been

on a winning streak of one game. The Falcons smoked the archrival Swan Valley Vikings, 18-0 in their last game. Call it a streak or not, it still counts for a win either way. The Falcons had to fly to the barren farm town of Ovid-Elsie on October 14, to take on the Marauders.

The Marauders were the first to get the ball, and the Freeland defense came alive on the fourth play forcing a fumble, showing that they had not experienced any jet leg from the trip over. The fumble was recovered by Corner-back Kyle Guster. The next drive for Freeland was capped off by a 37 yard Touchdown run by Runningback Cavin Compton. The two point conversion was completed also by Compton making the score 8-0. The next score was recorded by Freeland in the second quarter making the score 16-0, Freeland.

In the second half, the defense came more alive forcing Ovid-Elsie into one turnover on downs and two fumbles both recovered by Freeland. With the score 16-0, Runningback Drew Mojica put six more points on the board with a four yard scamper into the endzone making the score 22-0. Ovid-Elsie finally got on the board in the fourth quarter with an 18 yard touchdown pass making the score 22-6 with the two point conversion failing. Freeland tacked on one more score on a three yard rush by Runningback Josh Schlack making the final score 29-6.

“The kids put together a nice game. We played very well together as a team and minimized our mistakes,” said Head Coach Phil Schwedler.

Freeland dominated both sides of the ball against Ovid-Elsie. The Falcons rushed for 223 yards on 43 carries and held the Maraud-ers under 100 yards rushing (97 yards) on 22 carries.

The final game of the year and freshman careers for the Falcons was scheduled to be against the Nouvel Panthers because Bridge-port didn’t have a freshman football team. On the opening play after the kick-off, Nouvel scored on a 65 yard touchdown run by their Runningback and with the extra point, the score was 7-0, Panthers. Freeland got forced to punt the ball back to the Panthers and on their next play scored on a 77 yard touchdown run once again by their runningback and making the score 14-0, Panthers. Freeland got on the board with a four yard run by Drew and with the extra point made the score 14-7. After giv-ing the ball back and forth to the Panthers, the Falcons scored on a nice play-action pass from Quarterback Kyle Guster to Schlack, 14-13.

In the second half, Freeland got on the board early scoring on a five yard TD run by Mojica, 20-14, Falcons. Nouvel came back with a vengeance though on the next drive scoring on a 63 yard TD pass from QB to Wide Receiver, tying the game at 20. Freeland had to punt back to Nouvel and the defense stuffed the Panthers and ultimately blocked a punt for a safety getting two more points and the ball 22-20, Freeland. Freeland scored once again on a 7 yard pass from Guster to Tightend Ryan Richtor and with the two point conversion, made the score 30-20, Freeland. Nouvel scored two more times on their next two possessions taking the lead 32-30 on a long TD pass and a five yard run. In the fourth quarter, things got scary for the Falcons. Quarterback Kyle Guster was running over the right side when he got hit in the head, ultimately blacking him out. He had to be taken off the field and was done playing football for that day.

“We were running a QB sneak over the right side and I broke a tackle. Then I got blindsided and must have hit helmets with someone. My dad told me I was out for three minutes before I remembered getting asked by the trainer all the necessary questions. We went to the hospital later and they told me I had a concus-sion,” said Guster.

With Kyle out, back-up QB Charlie Ferens had to come in the game cold off the bench and try to lead the Falcons to victory. Three plays later, Ferens pass was picked off and Nouvel would score again on a 36 yard TD run and put-ting the nail in the coffin for the Falcons. The final score was 38-30, Nouvel.

“We played the best game of the year, just fell short. I’m proud of the way our kids fought back. Coach Schwedler and I are definitely proud of the way these kids played this year. We’re going to miss them next year as they move on to the JV team,” said Assistant Coach John Nixon.

Nouvel outrushed Freeland by 100 yards, but the Falcons controlled the clock a lot better than their counterparts, the Nouvel Panthers. The Falcons just couldn’t come back after the Panthers took the lead.

“Overall, our season went very well. We finished with an above .500 record. Our team has definitely improved all around from our youth team last year which is always good. I think in the coming years, we’ll have a pretty good team that will be able to compete with anyone,” said Safety/ Runningback Bridg Behnke.

The Freshman Falcons finished with a record of 5-3 under Coaches Nixon and Schwedler and move onto the Junior Varsity level next year.

Freshman Falcons Fly to a Final 5-3 RecordBrendan Farley ‘13

As famous NFL coach, Vince Lombardi said, “It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get back up.” That quote can directly describe the Freeland Falcons JV football team. The Falcons never quit. After starting the season 4-1, they lost two in a row to rivals Hemlock and Swan Valley. Sitting at 4-3, the Falcons looked to avenge their season for the final two games of the season.

In week eight, the Falcons traveled to face off against the Marauders of Ovid Elsie. The Falcons started the game flat due to a breakdown on kick off and two turnovers translating to a 20-0 Marauders lead. Despite the deficit, the Falcons weren’t ready to quit. They were able to get back into the game with a couple scores of their own. The only problem was that Ovid Elsie scored too. At halftime the score was 40-20 Marauders. The second half was back and forth with no dominance by either team. The Marauders sent the Falcons back to Freeland with a 54-28 loss, putting the Falcons at 4-4.

In the final week of the season the Bridgeport Bearcats hosted the Falcons. The Falcons Head coach, Bill Wheeler went to Bridgeport High School and also was on the Bridgeport coach-ing staff for a few seasons after high school. Coach Wheeler was looking for a win from the Falcons over his old team. Going into the game at five hundred you could say this was a must win. The Falcons won by a score of 64-14. The whole game was dominated by Freeland. Sophomore running back Mitchell Noack had two touchdowns. One was a kick off return for a touchdown which jump started the Falcons in their frenzy of scoring. Sophomore full back PJ Luebbert had three scores.

“My favorite moment of the season was getting my first touchdown against Bridgeport,” said PJ.

Two linemen even got in on the scoring. Linemen junior Nico Delgado and sophomore JC Wegner each had a touchdown. It was a good way for the JV Falcons to end the season.

“It was a nice because a lot of guys who don’t get a lot of playing time played. It was fun to beat them,” said sophomore running back Glenn Fitkin.

The Falcons finished the season with a winning season at 5-4. The team didn’t have the services of sophomore running backs Matthew Schauman, Christopher Graebner, and Tyler Binns. After missing last season due to injury Mitchell led the running attack followed by PJ and Glenn and sophomore Tyler Chapman . As a team they averaged 34.6 points per game.

“I know our team was a lot better than the record we had. The games we lost were all very close and all one or two plays from going our way. Overall I feel we had a very productive year. Everyone learned a lot and we are now prepared for Varsity football,” said sophomore line backer Eric Sheffield.

With the end of the JV season comes the start of the players’ Varsity careers. Freeland’s Varsity made playoffs for the third year in row with a 7-2 record. All of the JV players who wanted to get the opportunity to go up to Varsity and help prepare them for their home playoff game against Swan Valley, were pulled up. The present and the future come together as the Falcons continue onto the “Road to November”.

JV Football: Smash Mouth Style

Meet the Captains- JV SoccerTori Jankoska ‘13

Mitchell DrosteFavorite Athlete:

Wayne Rooney

Favorite Sports Mem-ory: Having an unde-feated season in eighth grade basketball.

Pre-Game Ritual: Lis-tening to music and not talking to anybody while warming up.

Best Accomplishment: Starting every game this year and last year on J.V.

Future Plans: Starting on Varsity next year.

Ryan Van-ParryFavorite Ath-

l e t e : L i o n e l Messi

Favorite Sports Memory: Getting a red card in the last game fresh-man year.

Pre-Game Ritu-al: Listen to iPod and drink a cara-mel frappe.

Best Accom-plishment: Win-ning Regional’s freshman year.

Future Plans: College at Michi-gan Tech.

Tori Jankoska ‘13

Unlike the close match-up last game against John Glenn, the Junior Varsity Volleyball team started off firing at all cylinders, crushing their opponent, the Carrollton Cavilers. The Falcons traveled to Carrollton on Monday, October 18, for a tri-meet. Caro rounded out the three teams at Carrollton.

Against the Tigers of Caro, the Falcons went down hard loosing the first game that was played to 25. The girls did not get discouraged and came back winning the second game. This also made the match go into three games. It started off looking good for Freeland with a 5-0 lead. Then, Caro made a run, ending the game to 15 with the Falcons on the loosing end.

The last home conference match was on Wednesday, October 20, against Ovid-Elsie. It was the Breast Cancer Awareness pink game for all three levels, and it also was Senior Night for the Varsity. This brought the intensity level up throughout the gym. Many spectators came to enjoy a nice dominating night for Freeland Vol-leyball.

Dressed in pink from head to foot, the Freeland girls came out powerful against the Marauders, making a run right off the bat, 11-1. Sophomores Jazmyne Jezowski and Kara Kauf-man were the servers for this spectacular run. The Falcons won the first game in an over-whelming victory.

“Our pink game was

my favorite part of the season because everybody was in pink, and we basically dominated Ovid Elsie,” said Jazmyne.

In the second game, the girls played with the same intensity as more spectators poured in. They did not let the crowd down, taking the second game over just like the last game. The Falcons were diving all over getting as many digs as possible. The more digs the more

money, people pledged a certain amount of money for every dig the girls had. They came up with 37 on the night. It was a nice way to end on the home court.

“I thought it was our best game of our sea-son. Seeing all the pink and having the crowd into it definitely helped us step up our game.

It was great to have the win, but either way it helped out the cause. It was a great way to end the season on our home court,” said sophomore captain Sam Schmidt.

At the last game of the year for the JV team, the Falcons went out with a bang. They played on October 27 at Bullock Creek. The Falcons started out the game at four wins and two loses in the conference. At the end of the game, the team would be in either fourth of fifth place. Let’s just say, the girls did not want to be fifth in the conference.

Freeland showed their hearts were in this game right off the bat, taking the first game 25-22. The second game went the other way for the Freeland Falcons losing to the Lancers, 25-22, and taking it into three games. Freeland did not want to end their season loosing, and it showed. They took the win away from the Lancers, winning 15-7.

The girls played an excellent sea-son overall, ending the season with a five and two record in the conference. The team had an assortment of fun while also learning from coach Eschen-bacher. You can tell that the team thoroughly enjoyed playing along side of their friends and classmates. Great job ladies and congratulations on an excellent season!

Going Out Hitting Hard

Ryan Baxter ’12 During the first half of the 20th century,

English author J.R.R. Tolkien wrote and pub-lished some of the greatest works of modern fiction. His books told tales of the mythical land of Middle-Earth and of the adventures had by its inhabitants. The most well-known of these inhabitants are the small folk known as Hobbits, who dwell in the peaceful agrarian region of the Shire.

Over the three-year period of 2001 through 2003, a trilogy of films based upon Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings novels opened in theaters, receiving great critical acclaim and myriad awards, including the highly-coveted Best Pic-ture from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. To follow up this success, plans were made to adapt for the screen an earlier tale of Tolkien’s; The Hobbit. This story tells of a Hobbit who travels with the wizard Gan-dalf and a company of dwarves to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, which has been captured by the dragon Smaug. However, due to financial troubles experienced by film companies in recent years, it was unclear for a while whether or not the movie would ever be cleared to start production. This October, The Hobbit received its official green-light, as well as its director and major cast.

Helming this ambitious cinematic project will be Sir Peter Jackson, who co-wrote, co-produced, and directed The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The job was originally held by Guiller-mo Del Toro, who left the film due to the long financial stalemate which delayed production for years. Jackson had already worked on the screenplay for The Hobbit alongside Del Toro, and he was the obvious choice considering his success with the first three movies. Also returning from the original team are screen-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, as well as composer Howard Shore, who will once again be writing the musical score.

It was quite a mystery for a while as to who would portray the main character of Bilbo Bag-gins, a Hobbit, in the film. Many actors were considered, but the filmmakers’ first choice was British actor Martin Freeman. Freeman is has previously acted in the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) series The Office, he played the character of Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), and he is currently portraying Dr. John Watson in the BBC’s new series Sherlock.

“[Freeman] is intelligent, funny, surprising, and brave – exactly like Bilbo and I feel incred-ibly proud to be able to announce that he is our Hobbit,” said Jackson.

Accompanying Bilbo in this story are the dwarves of the Lonely Mountain. Their leader, Thorin Oakenshield, will be played by Richard Armitage, whose past credits include multiple stage productions and BBC dramas. In addition are Kili, played by Aiden Turner; Fili, played by

Rob Kazinsky; Dwalin, played by Graham McTav-ish; Oin, played by John Callen; Bombur, played by Stephen Hunter; Dori, played by Mark Had-low; and Gloin, played by Peter Hambleton.

There will be quite an assortment of other characters as well; some will even be familiar. First of all, Sir Ian McKellen will be reassum-ing his Lord of the Rings role of the wizard Gandalf the Grey. This film will also introduce audiences to another wizard, Radagast the Brown, who will be portrayed by Scottish actor Sylvester McCoy, best known for his work on the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who. The Hobbit will see the return of the creature Gollum as portrayed by British actor Andy Serkis as well. Finally, though it has not been entirely confirmed, there has been speculation that Bill Nighy, who has had roles in Pirates of the Caribbean, Love Actually, and will appear in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. Any further casting has yet to be announced.

While The Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand, it was for a while questionable as to whether or not the production team would choose to utilize its unique landscape once again. The filmmakers were wary about remaining in the country due to threats of boycotts from acting unions in response to wage disagreements. While the moving of the filming to another country was still being considered, New Zealand residents organized protests aimed to keep The Hobbit within their borders. Executives from Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema met with New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key in the capital city of Wellington, where they negotiated terms and eventually reached an agreement to keep the filming there. A motion picture production of this scale once again coming to New Zealand will bring in numerous jobs for its citizens and support its national eminence. Filming is set to begin in February of 2011.

“My government is determined to use the opportunity that the Hobbit movies present to highlight New Zealand as a great place to visit, as well as a great place to do business,” said Prime Minister Key.

The Hobbit will consist of two films span-ning the main plot of the original novel, as well as other events taking place in Middle-Earth at the same time. Tolkien wrote myriad volumes on the history of his fictional realm, so the screenwriters have had a lot of material to go by in making the films a richly detailed Middle-Earth experience. Both films will be shot in 3-D in order to really immerse the audience in the story. The first film will open in December 2012, followed by the second in December 2013.

“Exploring Tolkien’s Middle-Earth goes way beyond a normal filmmaking experience. We’re looking forward to re-entering this wondrous world with Gandalf and Bilbo,” said Jackson.

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Issue 3 Volume 18

THE TalonNovember 5, 2010 Features

Morgan LaDouce ‘12

Section B Page 4

Alex Engel ‘13

In the year 2007, American consumers spent over $three billion dollars on energy drinks alone. With the awesome flavors, flashy cans, and money they pump into adver-tising, it’s a wonder it wasn’t more. Energy drinks pump you up, and then leave you hanging in the dumps; the burst of energy, according to the manufacturers, is delivered from the mix of ingredients in the drinks, known as taurine, guarana, and ginseng. The main ingredient in Red Bull, taurine, is actually what gave it it’s name, considering this amino acid was originally found in bulls. The problem is, not enough is known about these exotic sounding ingredients, to make a proper conclusion on the energy drink manu-facturer’s claims.

Health professionals believe the boost of energy is due to the high levels of caffeine, a 16 oz. Monster has more caffeine then Classic Coke, Pepsi, and Red Bull combined. A 16 oz. Full Throttle has more caffeine then a Rock-star energy drink, and a Raspberry Snapple combined, both of which have more caffeine then an 8 oz. cup of Coffee. The Food and Drug Administration actually suggests that there be no more then 65 ml of caffeine per 12 oz., and while most pops abide by this suggestion, energy drinks have much higher levels of caffeine.

Schools across the United States have reported that some of their students have fallen ill after consuming energy drinks. Common complaints from teens after drinking energy drinks are feelings of dizziness, being jittery, and inability to focus. There have actually been cases where teens have been admitted to the hospital due to accelerated heart rates after ingesting energy drinks. There is also a big risk for teen athletes, because high levels of caffeine combined with vigorous exercise can be taxing on a person's heart.

Drinking energy drinks instead of water can also increase your likely hood of becom-ing dehydrated. This is because when con-sumed in large quantities, caffeine flushes the fluids out of your body, sugar in the drinks can also cause you to become dehydrated because it slows your body's ability to absorb water.

Even if you do not consider the health concerns of the drink, the fact is the energy received from these drinks is short lived. It also makes it difficult for you to wind down when you need to sleep, making for a lack of a good night's sleep, sleep that is essential to any teenager's daily regiment. All in all, given the facts, most teenagers won't stop drinking energy drinks, this article was simply made to tell you why you should.

Nick RichardsonFavorite Brand: NosNumber of energy drinks he drinks

in a week: 2

Glen MooreFavorite Brand: MonsterNumber of energy drinks he drinks

in a week: 5

Dayton SpragueFavorite Brand: Red BullNumber of energy drinks he

drinks in a week: 6

Kortnee Worley ‘13 Looking for a good read? Try Gone by

Lisa Gardner. This is a book for readers who enjoy suspense and secrecy. It’s a tantalizing mystery that will keep readers guessing until the final page.

As a former FBI Profiler, Pierce Quincy has seen it all. His previous wife and daugh-ter were murdered by a serial killer. Quincy just managed to save his second daughter, Kimberly, and his own life. Not to mention what he witnessed working regular cases for the FBI.

After semi-retiring from the FBI, Quincy remarried Loraine “Rainie” Connor, a Private Investigator and Child Advo-cate. Following a particularly vicious double homicide, Rainie becomes very depressed. As Quincy’s marriage starts to fall apart, his wife hides more and more secrets from him, becom-ing very distant.

“Like most of my charac-ters, Rainie is an imperfect person with a trou-bled past,” said Gone’s author, Lisa Gardner.

Just when Quincy thought it couldn’t get any worse, a running car is found abandoned on the side of the Oregon highway. The door was left open and a purse sits on the passenger seat. It is Rainie’s. Working against the rainy weather and time, detectives scramble for evidence to Rainie’s disappearance.

Who could have taken Rainie? Could it have been a result of a previous case she worked? Or had one of the skeletons from Rainie’s very carcassed closet finally caught up with her?

Quincy obtains news the kidnapper has contacted the press. The abductor makes it

very clear what he wants: fame and fortune. Quincy must work with a group of uncoop-erative local authorities to save his estranged wife. After disobeying the predator’s orders, the stakes are raised. An eight year old boy that Rainie previously advocated for has also

been abducted. “Quincy must race against

the clock to rescue [Rainie]. The book counts down the minutes on a terrifying struggle between a kidnapped cop, a brilliant preda-tor, and a former FBI profiler who feels as if he’s always one second too late,” says Gardner.

As Quincy and the team search for Rainie, new secrets are revealed to her troubled past. Racing against time he finds the answers he’s been afraid to ask for all along. Will they find Rain-ie and the boy in time? Or will Quincy lose another loved one to a murderer?

“I first picked this book up because I was looking for an author who writes suspense. I am so glad I did! There was a

wide mix of characters and agencies as every-one races to find Rainie in time. Even though she was kidnapped, she didn't just wait to be found. She had the kind of gumption I like to see in a heroine. The bottom line: If you like high stakes and suspense, this is a fantastic book. ” said an Epinions.com reader.

Check out the book that’s got everyone guessing from the New York Times bestselling author, Lisa Gardner. Not only is Gone highly recommended, it spent eight weeks on the Library Journal’s List of the 15 Most Requested Titles in the United States. Gone will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

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By: Lauren SchaferFURRY BOOTSTall, furry, Ugg boots are great to wear with

many types of outfits. The inside of the boot is fleece, so they are stylish and warm! Wear these boots to show your winter personality.

JEGGINGSJeggings are not only stylish, but also comfort-

able! They are basically very stretchy skinny jeans that look like jeans but are worn like leg-gings.

SATCHELSSatchels are not only small and easy to travel

with, but it is also helps to keep you very orga-nized. There are many types, but most have sev-eral compartments to keep your most important possessions safe.

SCARVESPrinted scarves are great to wear inside or

outside. They are used as cool and fun acces-sories and can be worn with either casual or dressy outfits! PRINTED TIGHTS

Colored/Textured tights help give personal-ity to your outfit! Wear patterned tights with an oversized shirt for a cute look to show off at school.

WINTER VESTSWinter vests bring out your fun side with

fur or other cute patterns on the coat. Wear these cute vests when you want to be warm but stylish!

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Kimberly Sampson ‘13

1.) The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."2.) The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard

Nixon, and Elvis Presley.3.) In the very first World Cup Soccer Championships in Uruguay, the

soccer ball used was a monkey's skull wrapped in leather and paper.4.) The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands.5.) It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.6.) Ketchup was sold in the 1930’s as medicine.7.) The four kings on playing cards stand for something. The king of

Diamonds is Julius Caesar, Spades is King David, Hearts is Charlemagne, and the King of Clubs is Alexander the Great.

8.) Kermit the Frog is left handed.9.) Try saying "Sixth Sick Sheik's Sixth Sheep's Sick" - It is one of the hard-

est sentences to pronounce in the English language.10.) 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

Issue 3 Volume 18

THE TalonNovember 5, 2010

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Features

Ryan Baxter ’12

Good day and welcome to All Science Considered, Freeland High School’s regular glimpse into the world of scientific study. This week, seeing as the year is now about two months from its close, the progress of human technology and understanding as of 2010 will be examined, rather than the usual run-down of scientific events. Two questions must be answered: exactly how far have humans come by this time, and how has actual progress lived up to the predictions of past generations?

During the latter half of the 20th century, futurists began to make some rather interesting predictions about a certain year which, to them, seemed quite distant: 2010. They formed conjectures regarding the development of technology, the fur-thering of our understanding of Earth and the universe, solutions to major problems facing humanity, and even first contact with extraterrestrial beings. While humans have come a long way since then, many of these futurists’ expectations are still far from being met.

The Science and Technology Agency in Japan made a variety of hypothetical claims as to what our world would be like by 2010. They predicted the widespread household use of “digi-tal communications networks”, which actually materialized in the form of the World Wide Web, the curing of major diseases,

including cancer, something which has unfortunately not yet been achieved, and the construction of factories and laborato-ries in the space surrounding Earth, suspended in its orbit; this one has obviously not quite worked out as imagined.

The San Francisco FutureWorld Expo in 1985 saw the predic-tion of such ambitious technological advances as laser-fusion energy, the building of cities under- water, and the preva-lence of solar powered automo-biles. It was a l s o t h o u g h t du r i ng t he late 1990’s that by now virtual real i ty would have become the primary enter-tainment medium, while computers would begin to act as a secondary brain for the majority of individuals (which may be somewhat true in many cases, though the computer is still mostly considered an all-purpose media device).

Technology and understanding of existence have come a long way since the previous century. Computers are now capable of much more than they were when they originated. Transportation has evolved as well; automobiles, aircraft, and trains are now running more efficiently and conveying people to

and fro quicker than before. Commercial space-flight is quickly becoming a reality as well; companies such as XCOR Aerospace and Virgin Galactic are currently developing craft designed for use by tourists. On that subject, it is worth mentioning that humans have branched out farther into space, sending rockets and probes light years from Earth, sending back evidence of distant galaxies, planets, stars, and other celestial bodies. While first contact with alien life remains, as of yet, to be established, scientists are often finding clues which may lead Earth closer to the discovery of extraterrestrials. The United States government has granted the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a large budget with which it can finance the building of new and innovative spacecraft which can take a manned mission farther out into space, the current goal being the planet Mars.

While not quite the highly-advanced, science fiction reminis-cent world of tomorrow imagined by past generations, 2010 has definitely been a major benchmark in the development of Earth and its inhabitants. One simply cannot ignore the remarkable strides made in all areas of scientific study. As for the predicted human achievements not yet a part of reality, there is always 2020 to look ahead to. On that note, this week’s look into the world of science wraps up. Look for even more interesting news next issue in All Science Considered.

Alex Engel ‘13 Everyone has received a text message

during class at some time or another, and for some reason everyone has the urge to open it right then, rather then wait a half hour to reply. Why is it that teenagers are so impatient when it comes to texting, when many are happy to ignore a phone call, let it go to voice mail, and call you back later. For some reason, when the call is writ-ten down, they can’t pick it up fast enough. It probably has something to do with the fact that teachers can't hear you texting on the phone.

According to CNET news, recent polls discovered that, on average teenage males send and receive about 2,539 texts a month, while teen-age females send and receive about 4,050 texts a month. The group that comes in sec-ond place is adults, ages 18 to 24, who averaged about 1,630 texts a month, which comes out to about three per hour.

These numbers aren't actually surprising, considering that the four teens interviewed for this article average about 240 texts sent and received each day, which actually comes out to 7,200 texts a month, which is about 3,150 more than the average teenage female. A big problem that arrives with increased texting, is the texting while driving delima, and the question to ask is, how many people do it?

“A lot of people do it, I know like 28 that do,” said sophomore, Holly Tonner.

The fact that texting while driving is illegal, apparently doesn't deter many people from doing it. Not only does doing this draw the driver's attention away from the road, it also forces them to drive with no hands, unless they are very skilled at the art of texting. Another big thing that accompanies texting, is

texting in class, which surpris-ingly, doesn't seem to be that big of a problem in Freeland.

“I don't text in class very often,” said junior, Breanna Fischer.

The fact that every single teen asked, claimed that they don't text in class a lot, is very suspicious, unless they are lying. Teens don’t lie though, the word lying, isn’t even in their vocabulary, they are immaculate.

“I have confiscated about three phones this year, and since I've started working here, I've confiscated about 30,but I know in other classes, cell phones are out more, and I think it's gotten better since the new cell phone policy was instated,” said business teach-

er, Janene Chisek. Well, it seems they were telling the truth,

but the fact of the matter remains, not only does texting encourage reckless driving, it also distracts from learning. As long as the texter is practicing safe texting, none of these things should happen. So go ahead, buy that slider phone with the built in key-board, join the masses, but try not to harm anyone afterwards.

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Lauren Schafer ‘12

Paramount Pictures is at it again! After one of the most horrific movies of all time, “Para-normal Activity” released last fall, “Paranormal Activity 2” came out Thursday, October 21 at midnight. The cost to make the first movie was about 15,000 dollars for Paramount, and they ended up making over 108 million dollars after the first weekend of the showings. That gives you an idea of how much people liked it!

The first movie is about a young couple, Katie and Micah, moving into their first home together. After a few days in their new resi-dence, the couple experiences a demonic creature that haunts them, mainly in the middle of the night. The second movie is more of a prequel to the first one. Katie’s sister, Kristi and her husband Dan come home from the hospital with their newborn son, Hunter. Instantly, unex-plainable things begin to happen in the house.

“I thought the second movie was a lot better than the first one. It was definitely one of the scariest and most suspenseful movies I have ever seen. I seriously could not sleep after I watched it that night,” said junior Trey Anderson.

The movie starts off several months before the first film, with the family welcoming their new son. Kristi and Dan have another child, Ali, a teenager. Many unexpected things begin to happen, doors slamming, cupboards open-

ing, pans falling, and many more unanticipated events that makes the audience scream.

“I went and saw “Paranormal Activity 2”, and it definitely owns the first one! It is a lot more thrilling and exciting. When the kitchen exploded, I almost wet myself!” said senior Riley Hupfer.

The movie was extremely exciting and electrifying. It is definitely one of the scariest movies out there at this time. “Paranormal Activity 2” makes a lot of connections to the first movie. The film made the entire audience gasp, yell, and jump.

“I thought Paranormal Activity 2 was really good! It tied into the first one in a way that I didn’t expect at all! The suspense made the movie so great, and many unexpected things happened. It definitely scared me and I would recommend this movie to anyone who wants to be scared!” said junior Sara Reisinger.

Overall, the movie series is extremely unique, intense, and frightening. There are so many parts of the movie that make you fly out of your seat! It keeps the audience on the edge of their seats as they see one of the most terrifying movies of all time. If someone wants a good scare, the “Paranormal Activity” series definitely includes two movies that are highly recommended, especially during the Halloween season!

Andrew Robishaw ‘11 Steve Carell’s Michael Scott will be leaving

the television show The Office after this current season, and it won’t matter how many “Schrute Bucks” or “Stanley Nickels” he’s offered. Carell wants to focus primarily on his movie career. However, when Michael leaves Scranton, will viewers still tune in?

NBC Primetime Entertainment President Angela Bromstad confirmed on July 26 that Steve Carell’s office run would conclude at the end of this season. This confirmed the rumors that had been circulating around since January. It also started new rumors concerning whether the show would continue, and who would become the new Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton Branch. Planning on the show returning for an eighth season in the fall of 2011, execu-tive producer Paul Lieberstein confronted the rumors of Carell’s replacement in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

“We haven’t settled exactly who will take over,” says Lieberstein.

This means, at this point, that all of the rumors out there should be taken with a grain of salt; including the rumors that Danny McBride, Rhys Darby, and most recently, Tim Allen, would take over for Carell. Lieberstein also told Enter-tainment Weekly that a new character would not necessarily be taking over the job. It could be someone already working within the office. However, he confirmed that John Krasinski’s Jim Halpert would not become the new Regional Manager.

In recent episodes of the show, there may have been hints to who the replacement will be. In the October 21 episode, Michael hired a new salesman named Danny Cordray, portrayed by Timothy Olyphant. In the October 28 episode, Craig Robinson’s Darryl Philbin, who was moved upstairs from the warehouse last season to get his own office, revealed that he intended on moving up in the company. “No. I got some work to do. I got big plans with this company,” replied Darryl on October 28 when Andy Bernard

asked him if he’d like to leave work a bit early to join him and some of the other workers at the local bar.

Although the producers and writers of the show plan on the show returning for another season next year, NBC has yet to officially renew it. However, it is not very likely that they will cancel it without at least giving it a chance with Carell’s absence. Currently the show is NBC’s most watched comedy and Thursday night primetime show. However, even The Office has meager ratings when it is compared to the other networks.

For the night of October 28, The Office had 8.07 million viewers; which was slightly up due to Halloween. The October 21 episode brought in 6.87 million viewers. The other networks boosted much higher ratings during primetime on October 28. CBS dominated with The Big Bang Theory at 13.04 million viewers, $#*! My Dad Says at 10.81 million viewers, CSI at 14.27 million viewers, and The Mentalist at 14.76 million viewers. ABC brought in 10.79 million viewers with Grey’s Anatomy and Fox scored 14.13 million viewers with game two of the World Series.

As the show grows older, the ratings have been slipping. The show reached its highpoint in season five, which aired from fall of 2008 to spring of 2009. Season five averaged 9.2 million viewers per episode. Last season only averaged 7.8 million viewers per episode, the lowest it has been since the first season, which only consisted of six episodes. Will the ratings slip even lower when Carell leaves?

It is likely that the show is nearing its end. Even if the show is renewed for an eighth sea-son, it most likely will only last a year or two longer. At this point, fans should enjoy what is left. The producers of the show have mentioned that there are a lot of Michael plots that they have been saving and will be using this season. In case you’re new to the show, or haven’t been watching in a while, new episodes of The Office air on NBC on Thursday nights at 9 PM.

WILL YOU STILL WATCH THE OFFICE AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF STEVE CARELL?

Of course, too many of the other characters are hilarious as well.

SHOULD THEY END THE SHOW? IF THEY CONTINUE WHO SHOULD REPLACE MICHAEL SCOTT AS REGIONAL MANAGER SCRANTON BRANCH?“They should definitely not end the show. Steve Martin should join the cast as the new Regional Manager.

WILL YOU STILL WATCH THE OFFICE AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF STEVE CARELL?

I will probably, but it just won’t be the same. Michael Scott is The Office.

SHOULD THEY END THE SHOW? IF THEY CONTINUE WHO SHOULD REPLACE MICHAEL SCOTT AS REGIONAL MANAGER SCRANTON BRANCH?

They should continue the show with Zach Galifianakis from The Hangover as Regional Manger.

WILL YOU STILL WATCH THE OFFICE AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF STEVE CARELL?

Yes, but it won’t be nearly the same.

SHOULD THEY END THE SHOW? IF THEY CONTINUE WHO SHOULD REPLACE MICHAEL SCOTT AS REGIONAL MANAGER SCRANTON BRANCH?

I think they may do a spinoff with Jim and Pam.

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