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Bulldog Spirit
Vol. XV Issue II November 2014 St. Joseph High School
Shirt Designers Recognized
Juniors Nathan Hambuchen Brianna Covington co-
designed the emblems on Bulldog t-shirts and
sweatshirts purchased for this school year. Nathan
created the front-side design and Brianna developed
the idea for the backs of the shirts. Both were spot-
lighted at the October 24th pep rally.
The selection process for choosing a design began
last Spring in Ms. Penny Bassham’s Art I classes.
The students first made four designs. Then they
took their best design and improved on it, experi-
menting with different colors and placement of
words. After this, they submitted their final designs
to the Booster Club whose members judged them.
The winners each received a free shirt.
“I was just thinking one day when I closed my
eyes and an image popped into my brain,” Nathan
said. “This image turned out to be the design that I
created for the Bulldog T-shirt. It was a paw print
with the words St. Joseph and Bulldogs above and
below a majestic paw. I then placed the school
years on the east and west sectors of the design.”
“One day I was golfing, someone forgot to say
fore.” Brianna said ”I was hit on the head with a
golf ball. (continued on page 13)
Nathan and Brianna with their designs.
Queen For A Day
Royalty was crowned at the
basketball season’s first pep rally
on October 24. See page 15.
Joe Batchelor was born March 18,
1995. He was only 19 years old
when he died in a car accident on
October 18. In those short years,
Joe made more of an impact on his
friends, peers and this parish than
many people do in an entire
lifetime.
Joe was a courageous, friendly,
compassionate and, most notably, a
hilarious person who could
always put a smile on anyone’s
face. He was more than just an
alumnus of this school. Joe was a
good model of what a St. Joseph
student should be. He was a hard
worker, and great friend, and he
always put others before himself.
Joe’s death will hopefully serve
as a reminder that life is a precious
gift and should be treated as such.
We must spend the time we have
doing things we love and surround-
ing ourselves with people who care
for us.
Even though this unfortunate ac-
cident is difficult to understand, we
have to face and accept it head
on. We must take it day by day
knowing that in time things will
get better because we all know Joe
would want us to be happy.
Remembering “The Bear” By Matthew Pruitt
Joe’s
Senior
Class of
2013
year-
book
photo.
Honor Society
Inductions Held
Freshman Abby McKenna
completes the candle lighting at the
National Honor Society meeting
October 27th. (continued on page 14)
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The Bulldog Spirit is written and
produced by St. Joseph’s journalism
classes.
Reporters/Photographers: Mollie Angel, Nicky Bello, Sam
Burgener, Gillian Creel, Sarah Downey,
Daniel Emerick, Brittany Evans, Nathan
Hambuchen, Tristin Harper, Connor
Harrell, Aaron Hoelzeman, Emma
Kordsmeier, Jacob Lampe, Tillar Lewis,
Clayton Mathews, Grant Merkel, Manuel
Oom, Matthew Pruitt, Micah Salvo, Kyle
Schaefers, Dylan Schrekenhofer, Trenton
Schrekenhofer, Britt Stroth, Jensen
Thielke, Austin Welter, Peter Woodson,
Will Zinno and Wyatt Zinno
Advisor: Mr. Ray Nielsen
Journalist Wyatt Zinno interviewed
sophomore Taeyun Ryu, who’s adopted
the nickname “Tyrone.” He arrived
here in late September and joins four
other exchange students on campus.
Bulldog Spirit: Where are you from?
Tyrone: I’m from Anyang, South
Korea. (a city of 600,000 near the
capital of Seoul)
Bulldog Spirit: Why did you come to
America?
Tyrone: I wanted to share our Korean
culture with Americans. I wanted to
study in an American school.
Bulldog Spirit: What’s South Korean
school like compared to American
school?
Tyrone: In South Korea, we start
school at 8 a.m. and go until 10 p.m.
We only study. There are no sports.
Bulldog Spirit: Yet we hear you’re
interested in soccer.
Tyrone: Back home, I can play on
weekends or whenever I have free time.
I would like to play here, but I broke
my collar bone and have to be careful
with it for several months. I want to
play, but I’ll have to see how things go.
Bulldog Spirit: Did you choose
Arkansas as your destination or was it
picked for you?
Tyrone: It was random.
Fifth International
Student Enrolls By Wyatt Zinno
Bulldog Spirit: Is your experience here
meeting your expectations?
Tyrone: I feel very free here. I can
study and enjoy life. Before I came here
I was fearful of being alone, speaking
English and talking with foreigners. But
it’s not as difficult as I thought. The
people here are kind, and everything is
better than I expected.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Rain had start-
ed to fall at Kauffman Stadium as the
echoing roars finally faded into the
night. It had been 29 years since the
Royals last reached the playoffs.
I had the amazing opportunity to at-
tend the Wild Card game against the
Oakland, Athletics. The Wild Card
game is a one game elimination contest,
the Wild Card is obtained by the teams
that do not win its division but have the
best record after the team that won its
bracket. This was my first time to attend
a playoff game, and it was the best pro-
fessional game I’d ever seen.
(Continued on page 3)
Royals Romp in K.C. By Britt Stroth
(Left to right) Jack, Scott, Sam, and
Britt Stroth
The F.C.C.L.A (Family Career
Community Leaders of America) held
its first meeting with sponsor Monica
Lieblong on October 8th.
The officers for the coming year in-
clude President Maddy Shamburger,
Vice President Mollie Angel,
Secretary/Treasurer Abigail
Covington, Public Relations Emily
Hambuchen, Community Service
Holly Rega, Member-at-Large
Katherine Covington, Member-at-
Large Natalie Ross and Operations
Manager Peter Woodson.
The 46 members of the organization
discussed their plans for the Fall.
These included a Parents Night Out, a
Leadership Workshop, and a Breakfast
-To-Go fundraiser.
FCCLA Agenda Set
FCCLA’s President, VP, & Sec/Treas.
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Science Night on March 18th attracted a variety of ex- hibits and interested spectators 3
GONE HUNTIN’
By Sam Burgener &
Nate Hambuchen
Awesome Automobiles By
Matty P. Welter and “The Legend of C-man” Mathews
Baseball Play-offs (from page 2)
The Royals never gave up, even when
they were down 7-3 after the 7th in-
ning. Despite giving up the lead, the
Royals fought back to tie the game
twice. Salvador Perez came through in
the clutch with a walk-off single in the
12th inning. It took a multitude of
bunts, but the Kansas City Royals' post-
season continues!
The Royals advanced past the A's
with 9-8 win in extra innings. The
Royals took on the Los Angeles Angels
of Anaheim and swept them to claim
the American League Divisional Series.
They played the San Francisco Giants
in the World Series but lost in back and
forth contests four games to three.
Q. How did
you get this bad boy?
A. Through kind-hearted souls at
the Triple J Ranch.
Q. What’s your favorite thing
about this Jeep?
A. No payments!
Q. How was it free?
A. Jeeps are easy to take when
they don’t have doors.
Q. What modifications have you
made to it?
A. Insane amounts of additional
swags.
Q. How fast 0 to hunna?
A. Real quick.
Q. How many people can fit in it?
A. Too many.
Q. Why do you like the Jeep
better than your girlfriend?
A. It came with an owner’s
On the days of October 11th-15th
there was a modern gun antlerless
deer only hunt for any ages.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Com-
mission wanted this hunt to try and
help the buck to doe ratio because
there are many more does than there
are bucks. This hunt has been going
on for a few years now and we’re
closer to the 50-50 ratio.
Fourth grader Caroline Snyder
killed her first deer during this doe
only hunt with her dad’s gun out
behind her house on a Sunday even-
ing. She told us that she’ll continue to
hunt deer because she really loves the
meat and the feeling she gets bringing
down a deer.
I’m Sam Burgener, and I had a very bad
weekend of hunting recently. When I
walked up to my stand one Saturday
morning our feeder was knocked over and
there were 60 photos of a big black bear
on our game camera. The bear laid out by
our feeder for about two hours and ate
most of our corn.
Caroline and her dad, Tony.
Austin Welter’s 200L8 Jeep Strangler
(JT Edition)
Displacement:3.8L Mileage: 16 city, 21 highway to the danger
zone Horsepower: 202
Swag level: 8/8 gr8 m8
This
bear was
caught
prowling
around
on
Sam’s
game
camera.
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Dan’s Games
“Destiny” by Daniel Emerick
“Destiny” is the newest game published by Bungie, the same people who made the Halo
franchise that is infinitely popular. While this game is still a sci-fi first person shooter, it has
very different gameplay than Halo, and plays more like a MMORPG (massive multiplayer
online role playing game). In “Destiny”, you and the other players are the survivors of a cata-
clysmic event that wiped out much of the population. After the dust settles, you find that al-
iens and other hostile creatures have inhabited the previous settlements of Earth. Not much of
the story is actually revealed in the game, and you have to read an e-book entitled the Gri-
moire on their website. Gameplay wise, the game is fun with eye-candy environments and
enjoyable, if arcade-y combat. However, to progress in level and acquire better items in the
game, you will have to combat grind enemies for hours, even possibly a day depending on
how much time you are willing to invest in the game. If you want to even have a chance in
player-versus-player you will need to get a high level and good items because people who
have been playing from launch already have. Beside the time investment requirement,
“Destiny” is still a very enjoyable game. It is available on the Xbox one and Playstation 4, and
is rumored to be coming to the PC at a later date.
Cheerleaders Will Spark School Spirit! By Sarah Downey and Brittney Evans
Our cheerleaders have returned after a year’s absence. Thanks to Ms. Amy Covington, they are now back up and going. “I
really wanted to see the cheerleading program come back to school,” Ms. Covington said. “My daughters, Abigail and Kath-
erine, were interested in becoming cheerleaders as well. I began searching for someone to become the cheer sponsor when I
was asked if I would be interested in taking the position.”
Ms. Covington agreed even though she had no cheerleading background. Over the summer, she took courses and became
an accredited cheer coach. She also got assistance from experienced cheerleaders. “Several of the former cheerleaders have
been supportive of me and the program,” she said. “Hannah Chamoun and Natalie Prall were a great help with tryouts. Geor-
gia Mulkerins and Taylor Perry are also currently helping me. It has been great having them show their support!”
The Senior Cheerleaders include Sarah Downey, Brianna Covington, Mollie Angel, Abigail Covington, Emily Flake,
Patricia Lambe, Madison Beck, Georgia Dayer, and Breanna Woodson. Anna Claire Bailey, Emily Hambuchen, Piper
Mullaney, Katherine Covington, Abbie Flake, Elizabeth Chandler, Lauren Berger, Autumn Davis, Grace Dunaway, and
Caitlyn Simon are the Junior Cheerleaders. (Continued on page 5)
Senior High Cheerleaders
Junior High Cheerleaders
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Cheerleaders (from page 4) The cheerleaders practice on Tuesdays
and Fridays of every week. They go
over cheers, work on dances and half-
time routines, and are working on
stunts.
“This year is very much a learning
year,” Ms. Covington said. “Some of
the 7th grade girls were PeeWee cheer-
leaders, but the rest are first year cheer-
leaders. Our goals for this year are to
learn as much as possible and to raise
school spirit. I have two great group of
girls who are working hard and who are
dedicated to the cheer program. We are
all excited and ready for the basketball
season to start.”
Student Photos Shown At ArtsFest By Connor Harrell
Mary Katherine Hartman-Sophomore Emma Davis-Senior
Wyatt Zinno-Senior Peter Woodson-Sophomore
The Eighth Annual Conway ArtFest ran from September 26-October 5. It was
sponsored by the Conway Alliance for the Arts. The theme this year was Art
Everywhere. An exhibition of student art from Conway area schools was dis-
played in the American Management Company lobby.
The pictures above are a small sampling of several artistically altered photo-
graphs created by our high school students.
By Wyatt Zinno There’s a common misconception that
society has put on people who longboard/
skateboard. It’s that people who board are
thug teenagers who spray paint buildings
and vandalize towns. The facts are, most
skateboarders are normal. I don’t know a
single boarder who does the reckless
things some people think they do.
I started to board about two years ago.
My friend Justin’s older brother, the late
Josh Ashley-Pauley, asked us if we want-
ed to go boarding with him? We agreed
and went around town on his boards for a
few hours. There was something so ap-
pealing about it that I went and got my
own board. (continued on page 8)
In Defense Of Skateboarding
Wyatt
Zinno
on his
board.
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High School Profiles By: Jacob Lampe
Zach Moore
Drew Lewis Aidan Lambe 1. What do you want to be
for Halloween?
2. What do you think
would be a good activity
at the next pep-rally?
3. Who will be the best
sports team at St. Jo-
seph this year?
4. If you could change one
thing about St. Joseph
what would it be?
Madeline ~
1. Aidan Lambe’s girlfriend
2. Jeremy bringing back the
Spaghetti Squad...alone.
3. The Bowldogs (Bowling
Team)
4. To have every class with
Aidan Lambe
Madeline Moix
Drew~
1. A police officer
2. Musical chairs
3. Boys basketball team
4. Everything
Chloe ~
1. A Pirate
2. Dylan Schrekenhofer
dressing up as a girl.
3. Senior Boys Basketball
4. Uniforms
Aidan ~
1. Derrick Rose
2. Ms. Lutes getting
dunked on by Jensen.
3. Boys golf team
4. Wear hoodies and
boys can wear skirts.
Chloe Lemley
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High School Profiles By Jacob Lampe
Amber Briggler
Zach Martins Carter Owen Echols
Matthew Pruitt
Zach ~
1. David Beck
2. Coach “B” dunking from
a trampoline
3. Senior boys basketball
4. Moving sidewalks
through out the hallways
Amber ~
1. A devil
2. Teachers dancing
(like the Spaghetti
Squad)
3. Boys basketball
4. Get rid of uniforms.
1. What do you want to be
for Halloween?
2. What do you think would
be a good activity at the
next pep-rally?
3. Who will be the best
sports team at St. Joseph
this year?
4. If you could change one
thing about St. Joseph
what would it be?
Matty P ~
1. Clayton Matthews in
“juggalo” form.
2. Mr. Nielsen vs. 100
puppies
3. Obviously bowling
4. Change month of April
to Raypril in honor of
Mr. Nielsen
Carter ~
1. Walter White from
“Breaking Bad.”
2. Foot race between Ms.
Bassham and Ms. Lutes.
3. Boys baseball with
Coach Davis leading the
pack
4. More food at lunch
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Bulldogs Spirit: How do you view the upcoming season as a whole?
Coach Jeremy Elsinger: The bowlers start their first practice on October 13th of this
year, and I know they are very excited. The first bowling match is in December, so
the months of October and November will need to be used wisely in order to properly
hone their skills. We don’t know who we are playing yet on our schedule, but it is
typical that we play some digger schools due to their proximity. Playing better teams
only makes us stronger as a unit, so we don’t mind.
Bulldog Spirit: Evaluate the girls’team for us, please.
Coach Elsinger: We lost five seniors from last year and senior Sarah Downey is the
only returning starter. Including Sarah, there are a total of four players returning. The
other three are Brianna Covington, Tillar Lewis, and Tia Massa, and I know they are
ready to step up and contribute. Georgia Dayer and Britteny Berumen will also be
joining the team for the first time. Thus we will be and inexperienced team relying
heavily on the starting power of Sarah Downey. Because of the vacancies, the new
members will get a chance to bowl right away. I am anxious to see how this team will
come together .
Bulldog Sprit:: What about the boys?
Coach Elsinger: The boys’ team lost only one senior from last year, Spencer
Freyaldenhoven. His experience will be missed. The five returning starters are sen-
iors Matthew Pruitt and Aaron Hoelzeman, juniors Grant Merkel and Nathan
Hambuchen and sophomore Andrew Marks. There are six bowlers returning from last
year that are not including last year’s starters. I am aware that some of the boys
bowled in leagues during the summer and really improved. Therefore, every bowler
will have to compete for the starting jobs. Nothing is set in stone from last season.
Last year was just that, last year. I am curious to see what these boys can accomplish
this year.
Bulldog Spirit: Is there anything else you’d like to say?
Coach Elsinger: Bowling will sometimes receive criticism as not being a true sport
due to its lack of physical involvement. It’s true you do not need to be in the best
shape of your life in order to bowl. This is a positive for some because you can stay
with bowling pretty much your whole life. However, strength and endurance do mat-
ter in bowling. In terms of physics, if you take two bowling balls and roll them at the
pins with equal speed and acceleration, the ball with more mass will provide more
force. This leads to greater “pin action” which is essentially a domino effect or explo-
sion of the pins away from the ball. This then obviously leads to more pins falling
down. In order to roll these types of bowling balls you must have strong wrists and
forearms and you must be able to throw them 30-50 times per match. In addition to
having a strong arm, a strong mind is even more crucial. The ability to shrug off a
bad shot emotionally and maintain composure is a far greater asset in bowling than
being able to bench press 200 pounds. Bowling could be compared to free throw
shooting in basketball or pitching in baseball. The person is going through the same
type of motions over and over again, but it’s the ability to do that with great con-
sistency that gets rewarded.
Bowlers Ready to Roll by Grant Merkel
Skateboarding (from page 5 )
There are really two kinds of people
who board, one of them is a casual
boarder. A “casual boarder” is some-
one who gets on their board every
now and then to go to the store or to
just cruise around town. Most casual
boarders ride longboards because
they’re built to go longer distances
with less effort. Another kind of
boarder is a “Core Skateboarder”.
Many people in this category use
skateboards rather than longboards
because of the ability to perform
tricks and aerial stunts.
As you can infer from this passage,
skateboarding is more of a sport or
leisurely activity than a means to get
around town or vandalize objects. If
we as a society stop stereotyping peo-
ple who ride boards, then we’ll be one
step closer to accepting them for who
they are as a people rather than how
they get from place to place.
FCCLA Breakfast Attracts Hundreds by Austin Welter & Micah Salvo
The Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) held their annual
fundraiser October 17. “Breakfast-to- Go” was served drive-thru style with patrons
receiving a sausage biscuit, a pastry, a muffin, a banana and coffee, chocolate or
juice. It sold for a mere $5.00. More than 600 of them were sold.
“The money is what our club and the Family and Consumer Science class runs off
of,” sponsor Monica Lieblong said. “It’s been used to spruce up ( more on page 12)
Senior
Matthew
Pruitt is
expected
to be one of
the top
bowlers
this year. He
was the
team’s MVP
last year and
was also All-
State and All-
Conference.
Senior Sarah
Downey was
also an MVP
last year and
made All-
Conference.
She’ll be
anchoring
the girls’
team.
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Mrs. Mary Joe Seiter
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Student Expresses Faith Through Art By Nicky Bello
Most students and teachers know that sophomore Gabby Hathaway is an
excellent artist. What many may not know is that she often leaves impressive
examples of her work for 6th grade teacher Steve Massa and his students to
enjoy. She’s been doing this for a year or more.
“Since she won’t brag on herself, I will,” Mr. Massa said. “She leaves me
something most Mondays.” Gabby helps her mother, Tania , with Sunday PRE
classes and frequently finds time to sketch something on Mr. Massa’s board
while she’s there.
Journalist Nicky Bello spoke with Gabby about this.
Q: What do you do in PRE?
A: We teach kids who don’t go to St. Joseph catechism.
Q: How did this get started?
A: It began when I started helping my mom teach. She asked me to draw a
picture on the board to help describe something to the kids. Ever since,
I’ve just been drawing on Mr. Massa’s board. I’d leave really big
pictures at the very end of class to show the kids something significant.
Q: Where do you get your inspiration?
A: It depends. Sometimes it’s something that my mom mentions during class.
Sometimes it’s just something I already knew how to draw.
Gabby and her most recent drawing in Mr. Massa’s class.
Bake Raffle Participants Win Big by Nathan Hambuchen
The St. Joseph PTO held its Semi-Annual Bake Raffle on October 8th. Faculty and parents provided baked goods and specialty items to
raise money for teachers’ needs. Ms. Alicia Yrle won a Bulldog Basket provided by Ms. Monica Lieblong. Ms. Karen Davis will receive
three hours of free yard work on her five acre property courtesy of Coach Brent Bruich and his Senior Basketball Boys. (Go to page 11)
FCCLA Plans Leadership
Workshop
By Peter Woodson
The FCCLA leadership workshop is
on November 7th. The purpose of the
workshop is to educate the club mem-
bers about the needs of the community
as well as the resources within its reach.
The morning sessions will focus on
leadership and a variety of programs the
group hopes to partner with. There will
also be a presentation done by the
Faulkner County Extension Service.
Some of the FCCLA projects to be
discussed include cut & tie blankets,
cards for shut-ins , Flea Market appreci-
ation posters, Meals for HAVEN, Santa
to a Senior Citizen, and basketball hospi-
tality rooms. Other committees will be
formed to help with ongoing school and
parish events.
Later in the day, FCCLA travels to
Little Rock to tour the Pulaski Tech
Culinary Institute and get chef demon-
strations and samplings. The night will
end with a formal dinner at the Bravo
Restaurant.
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The Cutest Friends By Mollie Angel & Tillar Lewis
Bulldog Spirit: How did you two meet?
Sam & Connor: We stumbled across
each other’s online profiles on
ChristianMingle.com. After that, we
knew we were meant to be friends.
Bulldog Spirit: What common interests
do you have?
Sam & Connor: Trucks, girls, and
dinosaurs.
Bulldog Spirit: How long have you been
friends?
Sam & Connor: Since we were in the
womb. We were like Jesus and John the
Baptist when one of them leapt for joy at
the news of a forever friend. (Luke 1:41).
Bulldog Spirit: What’s your favorite
memory of each other?
Connor: In second grade, Sam was too
nervous to take his spelling test so he
drank six cokes and vomited.
Sam: When I heard the news that
Connor’s brother shanked him in the
middle of the night and shaved off half of
his eyebrow.
Bulldog Spirit: How much would you
bet you two will still be friends in ten
years?
Sam: I would bet all my cows.
Connor: I would bet my dinosaur
collection.
Girls Basketball Previewed By Daniel Emerick
Bulldog Spirit: How are your teams
shaping up?
Coach Kordsmeier: We’re working
real hard in practice. We’re working on a
lot of fundamentals and conditioning.
We’re just really trying ourselves be-
cause every year there's a new team and
so far they're working real hard.
Bulldog Spirit: Talk about the senior
girls specifically.
Coach Kordsmeier: We’re replacing
five stars from last year. We’re just try-
ing to get in shape right now and while
learning our new offenses and defenses.
We’re also working on our fundamen-
tals.
Bulldog Spirit: What about the junior
girls?
Coach Kordsmeier: It’s pretty much
the same as the senior girls. We’re work-
ing on fundamentals, trying to get in
good shape, and working on shooting the
ball better. We’re also trying to find the
right combinations.
Bulldog Spirit: Can you assess your
teams’ strengths at this point?
Coach Kordsmeier: I think we can
shoot the ball pretty good. We’re looking
at some good signs for our team. We’ve
got some tall athletes, so we’re going to
maximize that and use it to our best abil-
ity for our team.
Bulldog Spirit: Have you spotted any
weaknesses?
Coach Kordsmeier: Lack of expe-
rience. We’re really a young team
this year. With all these younger
players coming in they're lack of
experience is our biggest weakness
right now.
Bulldog Spirit: What's the competi-
tion looking like?
Coach Kordsmeier: The competi-
tion is going to be really good this
year. Conway Christian is going to
have a really good team. So is Hec-
tor. The 2A-4 East is going to be
really good. It’s going to be a chal-
lenge for us. The kids are working
real hard. I know our goal is going to
be to accept the challenge and get
ready to go.
Bulldog Spirit: How about your
personal goals?
Coach Kordsmeier: Every year our
goal is to qualify for the State
Tournament. We also want to win
our Conference and District Tourna-
ments. Those are our goals.
Bulldog Spirit: How do you think the
boys are going to do this year game
wise?
Coach Bruich: I think all three
teams have a chance to be really good
this year. We’re still kind of early in
the process figuring stuff out, getting
used to each other, learning each oth-
er. But I think all three teams have
great potential to be really good.
Boys Basketball Preview By: Peter Woodson
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By: Sarah Downey &
Brittney Evans
As many of you know, this month’s
poll question was “What social media
could you not live without?” Sixty-six
per cent of the students who voted
chose Instagram. Nineteen per cent
chose Twitter, and 16% picked
Facebook.
The 7th Grade Boys have got some
size and speed. I’m expecting big things
out of them. The Junior Boys were
second in the Conference last year and
2nd in the District. Those guys are really
working hard. Our goal is to be Confer-
ence and District Champions. We lost
all five starters, but all the guys the 8th
and 9th grades are working really hard to
get better. To get the team better. The
Senior Boys have one starter back. Our
goal is to get to the State Tournament,
so that is what we’re really working
hard towards.
Bulldog Spirit: What would you say is
the hardest match up on the sched-
ule?
Coach Bruich: With 7th Grade and
Junior High you really don’t know.
The Falkner County Tournament will be
the hardest one. In Junior High, some of
the teams in the Conference, like Bige-
low, won the Conference and the Dis-
trict two years in a row. They might be
good. You really don’t know as far as
the Junior High is concerned except for
the County Tournament. With the Sen-
ior Boys, all the games are tough. The
Homecoming game against County Line
will be a hard game. Our first game
against Dermott will be really good. Our
St. Joseph Classic should be good too.
All the teams in there are high caliber
teams, the best teams in our
Conference. Bigelow has a lot of kids
back. They won the Conference in Jun-
ior High two years in a row, so they
might be really good. Hector has two
really great players, and they have a lot
of guys coming back. Quitman, Western
Yell and Lisa Academy have four or
five starters back. So they’re are a lot of
teams with experience competing with
us.
Bulldog Spirit: How have the boys
been working in practice?
Coach Bruich: We’ve had our good
days and our bad days, but they’ve been
working hard. They’ve just got to learn
what it takes in the pre-season. They
have to get their minds ready to play
some games. We’re still a month out
until we play, so this next month will be
hard to get through. Practice has been
going good. The Senior and Junior
High have a lot of experience. They’ve
got to keep learning things about how
to play with each other, develop chem-
istry, and learn our roles.
Bulldog Spirit: Do you thank the Sen-
ior Boys will be able to make it further
in State this year?
Coach Bruich: It’s too early to tell.
We’re going to have to do a lot better in
practice, and we’re going have to get a
lot better as the seasons goes. We made
it to quarter finals last year. If you make
it to the semi-finals we’d have had a
phenomenal year. We’re not to that
point yet, but I’m hoping we’ll im-
prove and progress to make it to that
point. .
Bulldog Spirit: What are the goals for
your boys this year?
Coach Bruich: For the 7th Grade, my
goal for them is to have a winning rec-
ord. I’d like to see them win about ten
games. They only play 12. I’d love to
see the Junior High win some trophies,
especially the District and Conference
Tournaments. We have a lot of goals
for the Senior High Team. Our main
one is to win the State Tournament.
We’d also love to win our Classic and
go undefeated at home.
Bake Raffle (From page 9)
Ms. Mary Joe Seiter received a St.
Joseph fleece jacket from the school’s
PTO. Registrar Margret Davis won
several items, including a bunt cake
provided by Coach Luke Davis.
About $4.000 was made at the Raffle
which will be evenly distributed among
the teachers for various classroom
needs.
Bulldog Spirit: How would you
assess the team?
Coach Joe Mallett: We’re not real
big, and I don’t know who’s playing.
The team is getting smaller and small-
er every year it seems like. They’re
working really hard, and I’m trying to
get to know them so I can try to have
some good chemistry. All in all, we’re
doing very well.
Bulldog Spirit: How is the team
preparing and getting ready?
Coach Mallett: We spend a lot of
time on fundamentals. They do want
to play more, but I’m trying to teach
them things that will help them later
in their high school seasons. We just
started practicing offense and defense
this past week. (go to page 12)
7th Grade Girls Basketball By Will Zinno
Bus Blessed
Father Robert Cigainero, Associate Pastor of
St. Joseph Church, blessed our new school
bus on Oct. 29. The blessing was intended to
protect it and those who ride it from all
danger.
Bulldog Spirit
Johnnie Watson said:
1. I had always wanted one, but it was a surprise when I got it because I still had six months before I turned 16. 12
Handball is back, back again, hand-
ball’s back, tell a friend. The graduat-
ing Class of 2015 decided to initiate
the return of this intense sport. It dis-
appeared from St Joseph for a few
years, but it’s now returned in style.
St. Joseph handball started with the
Class of 2010. Cash Schichtl, Andrew
Pruitt, Wade Beck, and Kenny Bur-
nett were some of the original found-
ers. This year will mark the third time
handball has dominated the lunch
period. .
Handball rules are basically the
same as they’ve been before with a
few tweaks. The biggest change is
the field of play. The driveway next to
Ms. Karen Davis’ room was used in
the past, but given the new lunch
schedule it’s now being played on
Front Street.
An official season and tournament
bracket have been assembled
with seven teams participating. These
include: “Team A-H” with Aaron
Hoelzeman and Austin Hofherr,
“Sting Ray Nielsens” with Wayne
Roland and Dylan Schrekenhofer,
“Who Was Phone?” with Matthew
Pruitt and Austin Welter, Messinaldo”
with Wyatt Zinno and Manuel Oom,
“Triple J Ranch Hands” with Clayton
Mathews and Jensen Thielke , “The
B’s Bumbling BB” with Britt Stroth
and William Fields, and “U” with
Kyle Schafers and Jacob Lampe .
Handball Heats Up By Aaron Hoelzeman
The season started Monday September
22nd and will take a few weeks to finish. A
total of 21 games will be played which will
determine the seeding for the tournament.
Jacob Lampe goes up for a return volley.
7th grade B Ball (from page 11)
Bulldog Spirit: How many games
do you have this season?
Coach Mallett: We usually play
around ten to 14 games in the season
depending on if we play in some of
the local jamborees. The junior high
is about twenty to twenty-five games
and the senior high is around thirty
games in a season. Hopefully, the
games will keep us progressive and
getting better.
Bulldog Spirit: What is your
competition like?
Coach Mallett: It’s other area
schools such as Vilonia, Greenbrier,
Mount Vernon, Nemo Vista, etc.
They played some of these teams in
Pee Wee basketball and they know
how they play. We also have a few
different teams as well. I think it will
be a good season for us. The coaches
in this area are doing a really good
job so it’s going to be a tough season.
Bulldog Spirit: What are your goals
for this season?
Coach Mallett: To give these girls a
good fundamental base and to have
some fun with what we are doing.
More or less, let them grow in what
we are doing. It is a sport and a
game, and I want them to have a
good time playing it.
Breakfast-to Go (continued from page 8 )
round the school such as providing curtains
for Ms. Gueringer’s and Ms. Lutes’ classes.
One time the proceeds were matched in
order to purchase a set of Chrome books.”
The funds have also been used to buy
Christmas gifts for disadvantaged families.
In previous years, the students made
cinnamon rolls and chocolate covered
strawberries. There was a lot of time taken
up with those projects, so it was felt that
the breakfast-to-go would easier and nearly
as profitable. “Every student had the
chance to sell five tickets,” Ms. Lieblong
said. “I thought we might sell 300, but we
did twice that much.”
FCCLA members cut breakfast biscuits.
Burping Babies
Ninth grade religion students
in Ms. Theresa Lute’s classes
recently learned the responsi-
bilities and consequences that
go with having children before
marriage.
Infant simulators provided by
Conway’s Choosing To Excel
“O Baby Think It Over!” pro-
gram and the Conway Regional
Health System were loaned to
each student. The simulators
replicate a baby’s needs such
as being fed, getting changed,
soothed, or burped. The stu-
dents’ reactions and response
(continued on page 13)
Wyatt Davis talks with Excel Baby Program
Director Sybil Schultz.
Bulldog Spirit
Brent Bruich, our new head boys basketball coach, says he’s very excited in his new role. “I’ve always dreamed of
coaching my Alma Mater,” he said. “ I want to keep the St. Joe basketball tradition.” 13
Aaron’s Knee Slappers By: Aaron Hoelzeman and Wayne Roland
Bulldog T-shirts (from page 1) While I was unconscious,
I saw a brilliant image of
a mighty, mighty bulldog.
That’s where I got my
idea. It’s a bulldog with
the words ‘We are the
mighty, mighty bulldogs.’
The spikes on the collar
of the bulldog have all of
the sports.”
Both Nathan and Brianna
were given candy at the
pep rally for their efforts.
Oral Communications Class
Tackles Controversial Issue By Mollie Angel and Tillar Lewis
Zach Moore is one of the lead
debaters against same sex
marriage.
Lauren Smith is tasked
with speaking in favor of
the issue.
Mr. Andy Jones’ two Oral Communication classes en-
gaged in a debate on October 7. The subject was “Should
Same Sex Marriage Be Legalized In Arkansas?” The
students had about a week to prepare for their
assignment, and then two pro and con teams were
formed,.
Each team researched its points of view and gathered
data to support its positions. The debate took place in the
Parish Hall with a panel of judges observing. They in-
cluded Mr. Jones, Ms. Teresa Lutes, Ms. Karen Davis,
and Ms. Monica Lieblong.
Those supporting legalization of gay marriage argued
homosexuals are born that way, and that no one would
choose to go through the hardships that come with openly
living the gay lifestyle. The opponents of same sex
marriage countered that if it was legalized, calls for the
legalization of polygamy and bestiality would follow.
Mr. Jones said the judges determined that the opposing
arguments were the strongest, given the sources used and
quality of their presentations.
Babies (from page 12 )
times were measured and
graded.
The simulators were kept for
a couple of nights. The
students’ experiences opened
many of their eyes regarding
the difficulties of child-
rearing. “They also learned
how much teen-aged parents
can miss out on if they’re
forced to stay at home with
their babies,” Ms. Lutes
said.
Remember Veterans On November 11
Bulldog Spirit
We’re four weeks into deer
season and two juniors from St. Joseph School have killed deer. Jesse Light and Garrett x hunted in Per- 14
The Needle Drops by Daniel Emerick and Nicky Bello
The album we are talking about
today is Elliott Smith’s fifth studio
album, “Figure 8.” It was recorded
from 1999 to 2000 and released on
April 18th, 2000. It peaked at num-
ber 99 on the Billboard 200. With
two successful singles, “Happiness,”
and “Son of Sam,” “Figure 8” was
Elliott’s second major release.
“Figure 8” was recorded in
Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Lon-
don. The cover photo was taken in
Los Angeles in front of Solutions
Audio-Video Repair, located at
4334 W. Sunset Boulevard. At
some stage it was covered with writ-
ten messages around the time Elliott
passed away. It’s regularly graffiti-
ed over and restored by fans.
Mask Making A Tedious Process By Nicky Bello and Daniel Emerick
Stage One: Hunter Trussell endures his face
being smeared with Vaseline and
covered with a plastic bag.
Stage Two: Gabby Hathaway has
plaster strips applied.
Stage Three: Madison Beck has her mask
smoothed out and left to dry. Stage Four: Amber Briggler’s mask is
carefully removed and can wash her
face at last.
The Sophomore Class recently engaged in an assignment for Ms. Penny Bassham’s
Art I Class in which each student made a plaster gauze mask shaped to their face.
First, they had to put the top of their faces in plastic bags to protect them from
getting plaster on them. A coat of Vaseline was then applied to the bottoms of their
faces to keep the masks from sticking.
Trash bags then covered their torsos to keep stuff from getting on their clothes. The
students then laid on tables immobilized while two others dipped the plaster gauze in
water and put the strips on their faces. Three layers of gauze were applied, and then it
had to be smoothed out. The students had to remain still for a while longer as the as the
masks warmed and hardened. Then the masks were carefully pulled off, allowing the
students to wash up. The masks would later be painted with individual designs.
NHS/NJHS Inductions (from pg. 1)
Each candle represents qualities
expected of Honor Society
members. There are five blue
candles and one gold. The latter
stands for knowledge. The others
signify scholarship, service, leader-
ship, character and citizenship.
Twenty members were
initiated into the National Honor
Society. These include Madison
Beck, Amber Briggler, Carlton
Brorman, Abigail Covington, Nick
Davanzo, Joanie Elsinger, Emily
Flake, Gabby Hathaway, Mary
Katherine Hartman, Daniel
Kordsmeier, Patricia Lambe, Zach
Martins, Rachel Prall, Dawson
Schrekenhofer, Erin Sterka, Hunter
Trussell, Brad Vandivere, Lauren Smith, Erin
Frost and Maddy Shamburger.
The National Junior Honor Society brought in
18 members. They are Madeline Barnello,
Jackson Briggler, Maria Casavechia,
Christian Charlton, Katherine Covington, Mason
Elsinger, Michael Frost, Kyle Hartman, Jacob
Hofherr, Aaryanna Janowiecki, Drew Lewis,
Katherine McWilliams, Mary Pham, Alexis
Roach, Natalie Ross, Lillie Tuttle, Anna Wade
and Carolyn Woodson. Nick Davanzo signs NHS book.
Bulldog Spirit
Dear St. Joseph students,
This past August I had the great blessing to make a pilgrimage to Cologne, Germany for the XX World
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Pep Rally Primes Basketball Fever By Emma Kordsmeier, Tristin Harper and Trenton Schrekenhofer
Jenny “Candybox” Thielke
flaunts her physique.
The Bulldog Band plays our National
Anthem.
The seniors celebrate their Spirit Stick win.
Escort Brittney Evans with Supreme
Queen Brittney Renee Stroth. The 2014 Homecoming Court and Beauty Queen. Banana Man Zach Tucker livens up
the pep rally.
Cheerleader Brianna Covington amps
up the crowd.
Timmy Coney and Lucas Welter wear
colorful head gear.
Supreme Queen judges Theresa Lutes,
Monica Lieblong, Kathleen Gueringer,
Jeremy Elsinger and Brent Bruich ponder
their choices.
This basketball season’s first pep rally was held October 24th. “My planning for the pep rally was based on past St. Joseph
pep rallies,” Cheerleader sponsor Amy Covington said. The hardest part of putting the pep rally together was the timing. I
wanted to make sure we finished on time for dismissal. I feel the pep rally was great! I love having the band involved! Our
cheerleaders were excited to perform! I can’t wait for the next pep rally for Homecoming!
Bulldog Spirit
The St. Joseph Bowling Teams began their second season with wins against Mt. Vernon on November
30th at Conway Bowl. High school civics teacher Mike Angel started the competition last year.
“We expect to improve on the girls State Runner-Up and the boy’s Third Place finish that were achieved 16
Portugal is my native country. My hometown is Lisbon, a city of more than two million people. I attend school at Escola
Secundaria do Restelo, a public school with about three-thousand students. My mother is employed by a computer company
and my father works in the insurance business. I have an older brother who lives in Canada.
Portugal is known for having a very good climate. The weather there is rarely extreme, even in the colder, rainier north.
The country is cooled off by the Atlantic Ocean and warmed by the winds of the south which makes it a year-round destina-
tion for many tourists. This is especially true in Lisbon and the southern coasts, which are the sunniest regions in Europe.
There are also 550 miles of splendid beaches along our coastline.
The food in Portugal is very good. It’s known for its freshness and simplicity. It’s more varied and better
prepared than typical meat-heavy dishes in neighboring areas. The prices in Portugal are often lower than in other Western
European countries. Because Portugal has long been a seafaring nation, fish and seafood are staples in the local diet. It has
Europe’s highest fish consumption per capita, and it’s one of the top four in the world. Cod is our most popular fish. It’s
said that there are 365 ways to cook it, one for each day of the year.
If you’re traveling in Europe and feel more comfortable going to a country where you can communicate in English, Portu-
gal might suit you because you’ll find more people speaking at least some basic English. It’s not just learned in school there.
Television programs and movies there are not dubbed. They’re subtitled. Throughout much of Europe everything is dubbed,
so it’s more difficult to develop a good accent and learn English.
My city of Lisbon is Europe’s oldest city after Athens, Greece, and it has one of the world’s greatest natural
harbors. It’s a great place to go if you’re a history buff. The Gulbenkian Museum contains ancient artifacts and paintings by
famous artists. Portugal’s main exports include olive oil and cork. It’s also known as the home of the world’s highest paid
soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo. He plays wing for the Real Madrid soccer team and captains the Portuguese International
Team.
PORTUGAL: So Much To Discover by Manel Oom
Ronaldo playing for the
Portuguese national team
Portuguese flag
The thing I like the most about my country is the
variety of landscapes and the natural beauty of it.
My city: Lisbon
Bulldog Spirit
The St. Joseph Bowling Teams began their second season with wins against Mt. Vernon on November
30th at Conway Bowl. High school civics teacher Mike Angel started the competition last year.
“We expect to improve on the girls State Runner-Up and the boy’s Third Place finish that were achieved 17
Bulldog Spirit
The St. Joseph Bowling Teams began their second season with wins against Mt. Vernon on November 30th
at Conway Bowl. High school civics teacher Mike Angel started the competition last year.
“We expect to improve on the girls State Runner-Up and the boy’s Third Place finish that were achieved last
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