The Pony ExpressThe Wright Beginning.... Promises a Great Future

Volume 35 Number 1 C. Milton Wright High School 1301 N. Fountain Green Road Bel Air, MD 21015 November 21, 2014

Mustang Sports pages 10-12

Seeing Double? page 8

Pet of the Month page 5

New Teachers page 7

by Madeline Hill

I got the amazing opportu-nity to sit down with our new prin-cipal Mr. Thatcher. He was extremely per-sonable and very open to answer all of the questions that I had. I greatly appreciated the time he set aside to sit down with me and I hope our school enjoys reading about our new principal. Q: “How long have you been in education? What is your previous experience?”

A: “This is my 27th year in edu-cation. I began my career as a teacher at Edgewood High School in 1982. I was then principal at North Harford in 2000. But my

proudest moment was the work I did at Alternative Ed helping to make the school a better place for educating our troubled youth.”

There were several more questions that I had for Mr. Thatcher. continued on page 4

Mr. Thatcher Revealed

Here to Helpby Megan Cowan and Cassondra Dorsey

C. Milton Wright had a lot of changes this year including three new guidance counselors. We had the chance to get to know the new counselors and how they want to change the department’s name from “Guidance” to “School Counseling”. The Guidance De-partment wants to be able to con-tinue to help students with their academics, social and personal needs . We sat down with them and got to ask these questions...

Q:Have you been a counselor or a teacher before? If so, where?

Mrs. Gibbons: “Yes, I was a counselor at Aberdeen High School for 5 years.” continued on page 6

Pictured Above, left to right: Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Tieu, and Ms. Gibbons

by Brittany Martin

As some may already know, Mrs. Jane Mueller had a serious car accident shortly af-ter school let out for the summer. Mrs. Mueller is getting bet-ter each and every day. According to Ms. Lynn, who has visited with her, Mrs. Mueller has a very posi-tive attitude. She is learning how to use a hi-tech wheelchair and she re-ally appreciates cards and pictures. If you would like to send pictures and cards to Mrs. Mueller, please use the following address.

Franklin Woods Center9200 Franklin Square Drive

Baltimore, MD 21237 Please keep Mrs. Muel-ler in your thoughts and prayers.

C. Milton Family

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Opinion/Commentary

The Pony ExpressC. Milton Wright High

SchoolStudent Publication

The Pony Express contains editorials that express the opinions and viewpoints ofindividual student writers that are not nec-essarily shared by all students, staff, or the administration of C. Milton Wright HS.

by Lauren Cavanaugh

The new lateness policy assigns detention to students with four latenesses per quarter. This detention is assigned even if the lateness is excused for ill-ness or a doctor’s appointment. Many students have ex-perienced a negative outcome because of this policy. Many of the students are upset because students don’t think that excused latenesses should be punished. Students that were questioned realized the need to monitor lateness, but felt that there should be a differ-ent way to get students to come in on time besides detention. Some even agree that it is appropriate to get detention if the four latenesses are unexcused. It seems obvious that Mr. Thatcher is trying to reduce the amount of students being late. However, it seems just as obvious that some excused latenesses are unavoidable. It’s reasonable, for instance to assume that some parents are only able to schedule appoint-ments in the early morning. Rather than com-plain about the issue and/or condemn the person re-sponsible, Mr. Thatcher was asked some direct questions about his policy decision. When Mr. Thatcher was asked what made him decide on the lateness policy, he replied, “I reviewed school data on absences and tardiness and saw a small number of stu-dents with large infractions. All of these 74 students sur-

passed the county threshold for the ability to earn a credit. If school continued to accept this, more and more students would lose credit for absences.” It appears as though Mr. Thatcher is really trying to get the students to come to school on time to get their credits to complete the year. He was also asked, about whether or not he has or had been receiving com-plaints about the policy. He responded with, “I did not receive any formal com-plaints regarding the policy. There are a few occasions where students receive weekly treat-ments from doctors that require lateness or absences. With an on-going illness that is unavoidable. I worked this out with parents.” There is a way to get to the doctors and not get a late-ness that can cause detention. Mr. Thatcher is trying to make it fair for the students that do have doctor’s appointments every week and it seems to be effective. When asked why a doctor’s note leads to a detention, he answered, “A doctors note does not get you the detention, it is the three latenesses prior to the legitimate lateness” He also said “There is an attendance requirement from this state. I felt it my re-sponsibly to help to shape stu-dent behavior to match this state and county threshold.” This reporter has con-cluded that Mr. Thatcher does make a lot of good points as to why he changed the policy. It’s a strategy more than a punishment.

Lateness Policy Questioned

by Turi Engler

The original question posed was, “How many mediocre or unorig-inal senior quotes have been stated in the past?” The point being that se-nior quotes should mean something. Senior quotes are a final at-tempt to let someone looking at the yearbook see what kind of person each student is. A picture may say a thousand words, but a quote certainly says a lot more about their character. While scanning through the yearbooks’ senior sections for the past four years, an interesting re-alization materialized. None of the quotes were bad. It was expected that some of them would be “dumb” or “ignorant”. While it’s true that some were better than others, none of them were “wrong” for the section. It’s true that all quotes are subjective. They are subject to one’s point of view and attempting to judge a “good” or “bad” quote is just as meaningless as attempt-ing to label a piece of art as such. This is not to say that a quote is art, but those words were chosen by students that felt as though it had relevance and resonance with them, the circumstances of their lives, or

their respected life philosophies. Regardless of what those words mean to one person, those same words may have a vastly dif-ferent meaning to another. With that in mind, making a defini-tive judgement is not only point-less, but an impossible effort. No senior quote is a bad quote, except for the ones that are not uttered. By not making a se-nior quote, students have left their final message as a student up to a few photographs. To be honest, that doesn’t necessarily say much. To the underclassmen and those just curious, senior quotes are a great way to get to know a person that they themselves have never known. They say a lot about a person. Whether they were funny, serious, or passionate about a specific thing, that quote will show emphasize the quality. To the class of 2015, take the time to make your final statement. It may seem silly or even embarrassing now, but it gives the rest of the world a perspective as to who you are. Don’t let your picture tell the story, forcing others to make assumptions based on a smile.That’s taking the easy way out.

“Life Itself is a Quotation”

Jorge Luis Borges

Senior Quotes are Important

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Opinion/Commentary

If you would like an opportunity to respond to the

opinions or viewpoints expressed within these

editorial pages, please do not hesi-tate to submit “Letters to the Editor” in the Pony Express mailbox in the

main office. Only signed letters will be accepted and they cannot contain any vulgarity. Publication of your letter is not guaranteed, but will be

considered.

Right of Reply

by Brad Ensor New principals bring new policies and expectations. Under Mr. Thatcher’s leadership, he has agreed to allow students to use their cell-phones in class, at the teachers discretion, to aid them in their school related work. Could this mean that Mr. Thatcher will open up the school’s guest WiFi to the student body? In this technology-filled 21st Century, it’s common for kids to go to a friend’s house, the mall, or a restaurant and imme-diately connect to it’s free WiFi. Kids want to stay connected to the fast-paced society without using up their personal data. When these kids walk into school, they immediately become students. They’re in school to learn and strive to reach their full potential. Since, it is the 21st Century and indi-viduals are highly dependant upon technology, it makes sense to use cell-phones in class.

However, sooner or later, students will begin to complain about using up data and de-sire access to the “HCPSguest” WiFi account. Other student devices besides phones, such as tablets, may also require ac-cess to WiFi to use the web. Though virtually every student agrees that using tech-nology is a good idea, not all students have the ability to use it effectively. If teachers rely on this on a daily basis, those stu-dents will start to feel excluded. Also, students may not be mature enough to live up to this responsibility. High school-ers love to text and review so-cial media sites. The consent from teachers to use cell phones in class may lead to students us-ing their phones for everything except school-related work. There are definitely two sides to this issue. Hope-fully students can respect the expectations and administration will trust students with access.

by Andrew Schatz

Students agree that nothing beats a long weekend. This year specifically, the long weekends have or are going to be longer than they have been in previous years, and the Mustangs could not be more thrilled. HCPS students have mul-tiple days off for the teachers’ con-vention and staff development days. In previous years, these off days were not bunched together. They would just fall on random days. This year that has changed.The pro-fessional days have been grouped together to make long weekends. This gathering of off-days is a phenomenal idea because it cre-ates multiple long weekends. Long weekends give students some-thing to look forward to through-out the week, and they can actually do something fun on those days. Another positive result of the groupings is that it eliminates the random Tuesday or Wedenseday off throughout the year. Although those days were a nice break in the middle of the week, it was difficult to do anything productive on those days. With the new grouping of days, that result in multiple long weekends, those days can be used to

plan something that is actually fun. These long weekends are generally not just 3 day long week-ends. They strectch anywhere from 4 days to a whole week off! These off-days do not just create opportunities to have fun at home, but they create oppor-tunities for families to go on va-cations or trips. Previously they were not able to go throughout the school year unless they were will-ing to miss important school days. All in all, long weekends turn out to be much more produc-tive and beneficial to students lives. Plus, every student deserves a mini break now and then, which is why bunching all the random off days together was the best thing HCPS has done in years.

by Austin Dolezal

Some buses already have camera’s but what about micro-phones and G.P.S.? Schools are considering putting all of these on busses. Camera’s can pro-tect students from bullies and stop bad behavior. Microphones can also do the same. On the other hand, the many times students are obey-ing rules, their conversations could

be listened to by school officials. Putting G.P.S. on busses seems like a waste of money. Cur-rently busses run fine and know where to drop off and pick up stu-dents without the use of a G.P.S.. Before schools make their final decision on whether to put camera’s,microphone’s, and G.P.S on busses they should consider all of the risks, benefits and cost.

Why Spend the Money

Nothing Beats a Long Weekend

WiFi We Can’t Have Access

by Brittany Martin

Edline, for the most part, is used for students to check their grades. It would be helpful to students if Edline was updated at least once every other week. Edline should at least be up-dated when there has been a lot of work turned in quickly or if assignments were worth significant percentages. Many students struggle to understand why some teach-ers take so long to update.

Everyone realizes and understands that teachers have lives outside of school. They have families, friends and some even have other jobs. However, when the quarter is coming to an end, especially, grades should be updated at least a week before so that the students can have the opportunity to make up missing work, at the teacher’s discretion. Also, students would have an opportunity to en-sure that there are no mistakes.

Grades, Please

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Features - Academic

continued from the Front Page

Student, Madeline Hill had the opportunity to talk with CMW’s new principal. These are the questions posed and the answers received.

Q: “What are some visions you have for C. Milton Wright as a school, short term and long term?”

A: “I really want to see an increase in school spirit each and every day not just during spirit week. And also with regard to spirit week, I am not taking away Color Day. I think Color Day is a great idea. The thing I want to change is that upper classes are not putting down the other classes. Seniors should cheer the loudest and be the best but it should be uplifting cheers about the class and the school. Those juniors, sophomores, and freshmen are go-ing to be seniors even-tually so let’s give them something to look up to.”

Q: “It appears as though the “no backpack” policy is very important to you? Can you explain why?”

A: “I understand that book bags are convenient and easy but they create safety issues and crowding in the hallways. I remember com-ing to the school last year during

the day when I found out that I was going to be principal and I can see an extreme difference in crowding in the hallways and safety. I take my job as principal very seriously and when your parents send you to school they expect us to keep you safe, so I take on the role as your mom and dad and I will do what-ever to protect my students. I am very proud of the way that students and teachers have been following the policy, you all are amazing.”

Q: “Is there anything else you would like

C. Milton Wright students to know about you?”

A: “C. Milton Wright is a great school.Both of my sons gradu-ated from here in 2010. I care about each and ev-ery student’s success at this

school. But students should

know that I am a rule follower and I

believe in boundaries. I am very open to talk-

ing to anyone who has suggestions or would like to just talk to me.” Mr. Thatcher was very candid in this interview. It seems evident that C. Milton’s new princi-pal is willing to discuss any issues that students feel strongly about. Mr. Thatcher’s positive attitude can be felt in the class-rooms, hallways, and athletic fields.

Sitting Down With Mr. ThatcherQuestions for the Man in Charge

by Dylan Donahue

The C. Milton Wright Mock Trial Club, coached by our very own Mr. James, is an organization in association with the Maryland CLREP (The Citi-zenship Law Related Education Pro-gram) to bring the law to students and teach them the procedures and conduct of a court room. In November, members get the case book, which is used throughout the year. The case book outlines the case to be used in court that year. The case can be either criminal or civil law. This year’s case is a criminal case. An exciting, intellec-tual club, The Mock Trial Club takes part in rigorous prepa-ration and training to pre-pare for matches against other Mock Trial teams in the area. In matches, the team is

placed in a courtroom acting as either the prosecution or the de-fence. The Club competes against other schools from Harford Coun-ty to prove the defendant guilty or innocent. The case is tryed in front of real standing judges, and they score team performances. Teams learn the case in-side and out to best the compe-tition. From the very beginning, teams get serious. As soon as case books are received, things start rolling with studying, an-notating, taking notes, develop-ing questions. All the work is considered fun because it’s done with other members of the club. Most members of the stu-dent body have never even heard of the school’s Mock Trial Club. This is a hard working group of students that more often that not, bring home victories to the school, both in scoring and verdict wins.

Mock Trial ClubPractices Law

National Merit Scholars 2014 - 2015

Pictured Above: Behind, Mr. ThatcherFrom left to right, Kevin Williams, Lauren O’Mara, Gabby Paniccia, Julia O’Mara,

and James Natoli

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Features - General

Brad’s favorite part of scouting was going on a scuba diving trip in the Florida Keys. He said, “It was spec-tacular to view a whole dif-ferent world just twenty feet below sea level, says Brad.” Brad learned several life skills that he knows he will use in his future. Brad added, “I really en-joyed learning about first-aid. It is a life skill that everyone should know and it isn’t taught in schools. I know I will have to use it sometime in my near future and I will be able to tell myself I learned that in scouts.” For Brad’s Eagle Scout Proj-ect he created a thirty-five minute long documentary for Jerusalem Mill, a historic grist mill in Kingsville. The documentary outlines the history of Jerusalem Mill and how the organization that runs the mill continues to preserve it today. The project was showed to at least one high school class. The video was well done and showed obvious dedica-tion to the purpose of the project. Brad’s project prompt-ed several students to in-vestigate the Mill further. Brad is a senior this year. He plans to go to college and study Healthcare Administration.

Andrew loved scouting and being in the outdoors. He said, “My favorite experience was at-tending the West Point Campo-ree in New York, twice.” An-drew has been fishing, climbing, and waterskiing to name a few. Andrew added, “Scouts isn’t your typical extra-curricu-lar activity, but I enjoyed learning skills about the outdoors that will stick with me throughout my life.” His Eagle Scout Project was to design, build, and install two sitting areas at the Liriodendron. His benches provide a rest area for people visiting the museum. This year Andrew is a se-nior. He plans to attend college and pursue a career in engineering.

`Matt’s favorite part of scouting was camping and get-ting to be outside. “I’ve learned how to sail, climb, and tie sev-eral important knots,” he says. Matt’s Eagle Scout Proj-ect consisted of building Osprey Perches for the Back River Restora-tion Committee. This committee is a non-profit watershed organization dedicated to restoring the tidal por-tion of the Back River Watershed. Matt added, “Being an Eagle Scout will show poten-tial employers that I will have the confidence, perseverance, and dedication to complete projects.” Matt is a junior this year. He plans to attend col-lege and study Business.

Ian’s favorite part of scouting was attending weekend camping trips. Ian said, “I espe-cially loved backpacking at Philm-ont and sailing at Florida Sea Base.” These are two of the three high adventure camps offered. For his Eagle Scout Project he installed 1/10 of a mile markers around a seven mile loop trail sur-rounding Prospect Mill Park. He made a “Welcome to Prospect Mill Park” sign and created a trail that leads to Harford Community College. His devotion to scouting has taught him a lot of leadership, time management, and outdoor skills. He added, “Scouting, specifically Eagle Scout will help me become a better leader and get into a good college.”

Andrew Mastromanolis Matt Smith Ian ZiemskiBrad Ensor

Eagles Among Mustangs

by Corey Winterbottom

According to folk-lore, the amount of black on the Wooly Bear Caterpillar in late Autumn, determines the se-verity of the coming winter. The longer the wool-ly bear’s black bands, the lon-ger, colder, snowier, and more severe the winter will be. The position of the longest

dark band indicates which part of winter will be the coldest or harsh-est. If the head of the caterpillar is dark, the beginning of winter will be severe. If the tail end is dark, the end of winter will be severe. This is an example of folk-lore at its best. However, look at what was found sitting out-side the front doors of C. Milton one week ago. Makes you want to believe in legends, doesn’t it?

Wooly Bear found in front of main CMW doors: Solid black

band from head to tail!

Wooly Bear Predicts This Winter

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Features

continued from Front Page

Mrs. Tieu: “No, I actually just got out of grad school...Mr.Whitfield and I both just got out of Johns Hopkins actually!”

Mr. Whitfield: “I was a teacher in Denver, and I taught almost ev-ery subject. I also helped to found a high school in Denver. I soon got close with the students, and they started coming to me with more of their problems. This made me realize I wanted to do more.”

Q: Is there any special area in which you like to help students?

Mrs. Gibbons: “I really enjoy helping with after high school plans wheth-er it be college or something else.”

Mrs. Tieu: “I love it all and get-ting to know all the students and helping them through everything.”

Mr. Whitfield: “I’m happi-est when I’m helping stu-dents reach their full potential.”

Q: Is it convenient to be starting here the same year as a new principle?

Mrs. Gibbons: “Yes, I think so. We both get to ad-just to the school together.”

Mrs.Tieu: “Yes, it’s great having him. We both get to start new pages and learn about the school together.”

Mr.Whitfield: “It’s inter-esting and enjoyable.”

Q: What would you like to tell stu-

New Helping HandsGuidance Counselors Revealed

dents to expect from guidance?

Mrs.Gibbons: “We are here to work for them and we will do everything we can to help. We will also chal-lenge students when appropriate.”

Mrs.Tieu: “We do everything! Our main goal is helping stu-dents be successful. We help with any problem, from academics, tosocial, to personal.”

Mr. Whitfield: “The role is one of providing academic, emotional, college, and career support to help students achieve their goals. We do more than helping with schedules.” The new guidance coun-selors will bring not only a new outlook to everything, but a posi-tive and fresh attitude in helping.

Mrs.Buckley is C. Milton’s new-est media specialist, after teach-ing previously at nine other schools. She is from Bel Air and lives with her husband in Timo-nium. She enjoys hiking, read-ing, gardening, and cooking. Mrs.Buckley appreciates how helpful the staff is and how polite the students are here at CMW.

Mr. Rex is a geometry and phys-ics teacher. This is his first full year teaching. He came here from Pennsylvania for the job. He enjoys hiking, and playing the six instruments he mastered while in a professional march-ing band. He is excited to be here with such a supportive school.

New Faces Around Campus

by Sophie Keele This simple “Do It Your-self” project is a great way to spice up your Thanksgiving din-ner traditions. You will need...

. 1 Vase (filled with water)

. Ribbon

. 1 pack of Manzanita branches

. Scissors

. Orange, Yellow, and Red construc-tion paper. Hole puncher. Leaf stencils (optional). Marker

To start, fill the vase with water and tie a ribbon around the

top of vase for decoration. Then, place the Manzanita branches in the vase and spread them out until they resemble a tree. From the colored construc-tion paper, cut out leaves to match the number of guests for dinner. Try to have an even amount of leaves for each color. The leaves can be drawn or stenciled, it’s up to you. After all of the leaves are cut out, use the

hole puncher to cut out a hole to-wards the stem of the leaf. Next,

cut ribbon and tie a loop through the hole to make it possible to hang the leaves from the branches At dinner, pass out the leaves and in-struct them to write what they are thankful for and then hang the leaf on the Manzanita branches. This will make a beautiful centerpiece that’s very personal and colorful. Before eating din-ner, guests can take turns

reading the leaves and sharing their thankful offerings.

DIY: Thankful Tree Centerpiece

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Features - New Faces Around Campus

Mr. Amaral, pictured above, from Laurel, Maryland is teaching Psy-chology and World History. He taught for ten years at Bel Air High School, and enjoys baseball, horseracing, and spending time with his family. Mr. Amaral says he is excited to be here and that C. Milton Wright is a great place to be.

Ms. Griffith, pictured above, is teaching ninth and eleventh grade English. She attended high school in Bel Air and previously taught in Kent County for one year. Ms. Griffith used to play lacrosse, is a big fan of the Washington Capitals, and looks forward to a fantastic year at CMW.

Ms. Malesh, pictured above, teach-es English and has previously taught eighth grade English in Bal-timore County. She is from Cecil County, was a field hockey player in college, and is looking forward to teaching at C. Milton Wright.

Mrs. Ryan, pictured above, teaches Environmental Science and Hon-ors Earth Science. She taught for six years at Edgewood Middle, helped with the summer school program, and teaches counselors at the Bel Air Athletic Club. She went to Fallston High School, is native to Bel Air, and received her Master’s degree from Towson Uni-versity. Mrs.Ryan lives in Bel Air, where she enjoys running, cooking, and spending time with family and friends as well as her new puppy.

Mrs. Griffiths, pictured above, teaches AP Environmental Sci-ence along with Biology. This is her second time at C. Milton. She previously taught for nine years at Fallston HS and then twelve years at C. Milton. She went on to work at HCPS Central Office for one year.Then she taught at North Har-ford HS for two years. She enjoys nature, hiking, traveling, photogra-phy, and crafting jewelry. She will be running the Enviro-Thon this year and is looking forward to an-other great year at C. Milton Wright.

Mrs. Hogland, pictured above, is our newest Spanish teacher and she graduated from West Virgina University. Previously, she lived in Mexico City as an English teacher in a bilingual school for two years. She spends her free time with her two children, taking them to dance and being an active mother. Mrs. Hogland is excited to be at C.Milton and in her home town of Bel Air.

Mrs. McCutcheon, pictured above, teaches eleventh and twelfth grade English.She has previously taught seventh, tenth, and eleventh grade. She is originally from New Jersey and is very active in her childrens’ sports. She’s a Girl Scout troop lead-er as well as a Sunday school teacher. She wishes to meet more of the staff and embraces our school colors.

Ms. Bolton, pictured above, teaches Family and Consumer Sci-ence and has 18 years of teaching experience, 17 in a classroom set-ting and one as a nutritionist. She is from Pennsylvania and enjoys riding bikes, baking, theater, and running. She is very passionate about what she teaches and looks forward to a great year at C. Milton Wright.

Mrs. Barley, pictured to the right, teaches tenth and eleventh grade English this year, after student teaching in Carrol County. She was an instructional assistant for special Ed students at a school in West Minster. She is from Car-rol County and enjoys reading and bad movies and is happy to be in C. Milton with so many kind people.

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Special Feature: Seeing Double....Triple?

Sarah and Emily Lempka

Lauren and Julia O’Mara

Will and Josh Bailey

Sabrina and Sydney Rhodes

Ashley, Brooke, and Caitlin Wierzbowski

Shaffqat and Sarwat Khan

Mark and Jeff NiedzwieckiSam, Pam, and Courtney

Koga

Becca and Katie Elliot

These are just a few of the family “multiples” that we have in the Mustang Family. Look

for others in upcoming issues of the Pony Express.

The very popular CMW Book Club has returned. Meeting times and dates are posted outside the library. Students are encouraged to read books of their choos-ing and then have open dis-cussions during the meeting. It’s the intention of the Media Specialist, Ms. Buckley, to encour-age students to share their favorites in an atmosphere that fosters willing-ness to try something new and pos-

sibly out of a reader’s normal genre. Ms. Buckley is very hope-ful that students will use a website called Goodreads to better link the members together and even keep up with favorite authors and series. “It’s a lot like facebook, only for books of course,” says Ms. Buckley. So far the results have been favorable. Students are not only reading, but encourag-ing others to try different books.

Book Club ReturnsPet of the Month

Josh Weaver

As most students are aware, many changes have been made to the cafeteria menu this year. Some of the changes are good and some have been received with less enthusiastic attitudes. The changes in-clude new menu items, miss-ing items, and items that have been “structurally” changed. One example that hits close to students’ hearts (stomachs) are the beloved tater tots that have been removed from the lunch menu. Not only have the tater tots been taken out, but so have shrimp and chicken poppers. After speaking with head cook,Eileen Crocetti, the reasoning was revealed. Apparently, new federal guidelines for school lunches pro-hibits the use of excessive saturated fats. Each of the loved items re-moved exceeded the allowed limits. There are new entrees to

take the place of what was lost. “Chicken Snackers” have been introduced to the school’s menu. “They’re actually pretty delicious!” said Ms. Crocetti. In addition to entree chang-es, there have been noticable chang-es in the portion size of the snacks,. Commenting on the school’s new pretzel, DJ Lawrence stated, “The pretzels this year are barely half the pretzel we had last year.” Welch’s fruit snacks are packaged in smaller amounts as well. Apparently,the fruit snacks have decreased in proportion because Welch’s is using more real fruit rather than sugar and fruit flavoring, thus costing more for the school. The cafeteria staff is very open to discussing anything that the students have questions about. They are open to explaining to stu-dents why things have been taken off the menu and also why things have been altered and changed. It seems obvious that the changes are intended to ultimately help students.

No Tots For YouPictured Above: Julian Teacup Pig, Ellen.

At age 1 Month. Owned by Brittany Scampton

by Megan Chouinard

The Turkey Trot is a 5k run that runs throughout the town of Bel Air. The Turkey Trot will be held on Thursday, No-vember 27, 2014 at 8:30am. A portion of the registration fee and all dona t ions go to the Y of Central Maryland, a charitable o rg a n i z a -tion that s u p p o r t s children in need across the region. T h e Turkey Trot is open to everybody and participants can walk or run. Chil-dren five and under are free. Children ages six through 17 are half price. Strollers are permitted, but are asked to line up at the back of the group. Dogs may participate if they aren’t aggressive and are on a leash.

The run starts on Wil-liams Street and West Broadway, near McComas Funeral Home. The walk starts on the MA & PA Trail at Ellendale Street. Both the run and walk end on the MA & PA trail at Ellendale Street. Once registered, arrive at

the event at least 30 minutes before start time (by 8:00) Those registering on event day, should arrive at least one hour be-fore the 5K begins. Awards are for the top three male and top three female overall, and top male and female in each age group. They will

also be awarding top adult fund-raiser and top youth fundraiser. An event t-shirt is pro-vided on the day of the run. The Turkey Trot is a fun event for all ages and a good way to kick off Thanks-giving with family and friends.

Turkey Trot

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Features

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Mustang Sports and Athletics

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

The boys’ varsity volley-ball team ended with a final re-cord of 5-9. Althought the boys have had some dissapointing moments throughout their sea-son, they still played with heart. They had no under-classmen join the team but they did have some new members. The team will be los-ing 4 valuable seniors that made a great addition to the team. They are hoping to redeem themselves next year and make it farther in playoffs.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

The 2014 C.Milton. Wright varsity volleyball season has come to an end. The lady stangs went 8-8 overall with a 5-7 record in the Ches-a p e a k e D i v i s o n . They went to the play-off but suf-fered a dis-appointing loss in the 2nd round. After in-terviewing C a p t a i n Lauren Ca-vanaugh, a lot was revealed about this year’s season. The captain stated “ Our season was alright, we didn’t win as many games as we would have hoped. We could have done better but we had a great time as a team. We made some great memories that I will never forget. I couldn’t ask for a better group of girls.” As you can see, it’s not al-

ways about the wins and losses, but about the bonds these girls made. All in all the season will go down as a memorable one for the lady stangs.They have developed

bonds and made friends throughout the year. Their goal will be to come back next year better than ever. Hope-fully, they can bring a banner back to CMW. Be-cause when it comes to C . M i l t o n

Wright, all we expect is excellence.

FIELD HOCKEY As the season comes to a close and the team leaves everything on the field, something is missing from the field hockey team. The team won’t win the State Champi-onship this year, but that does not keep the team from looking towards the fu-t u r e . The girls l o s t t o a

North H a r - f -ord team t h a t was on fire at the end of the sea-son, and the momentum of that team was just too much to handle. The seniors have played their last as Mustangs, but some

will go on to play in the next level next year. Sydney and Sabrina Rhodes will both play for the University of Delaware this coming fall. Most of the Field Hock-ey girls also play lacrosse in the spring, so they still have a chance to win a State Championship this year.

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Mustang Sports and Athletics

CROSS COUNTRY The C. Milton Cross Coun-try team finishes the season with triumph. “Time goes by fast when you’re having a good time and run-ning against the clock” says senior Brad Ensor, who was one of the top runners representing the boy’s team. The MPSSAA 3A Cross Coun-try Championship, held on Satur-day, November 8 at Hereford High School was the lasting impression of many upperclassmen for their journey in the sport, where they participated in what seems to be a complex and grueling 3 mile race. The girl’s team placed 10th out of 22 teams. Pam Koga, a ju-nior, finished first for the team ran 21:09, placing 30th in the overall standings. Following Pam was her

sister, Courtney who was clocked with a time of 22:06. Unfortunately for the girl’s team, the loss of fresh-man Jessie Rogers, due to an injury she sustained at the Regional Cross Country meet may have deeply im-pacted how the girl’s team placed in the overall standings and time wise at the State Championship. The boy’s team ranked 20th out of 23. An unfortu-nate mishap occurred on a rather steep hill where a few Mustangs tripped up, and although they were thrown off of their stride and lost their position, they continued to power through the finish line. Eric Jadge, who finished first for the team, ranked 57th overall out of 178 other boys, clocked a time of

FOOTBALL

The CMW football team didn’t have the sea-son they wanted, but played with a lot of heart. They all were just happy to be with all their b r o t h e r s doing and playing some-thing they love. T h e Mustangs record for the 2014 season was 3-7. Not what they were hop-

ing for but they are determined to work hard during this off-season and show everyone they can come

back and win states next year. “This year was a

rough year, but we will put it behind us and focus on next sea-son.” says Jaedon Stephens, a junior on the varsity team. It was an emotional Senior night for the

boys. They are los-ing a lot of inspir-

ing, amazing players this season. Some are go-

ing to play at the collegiate level. The motto this season is “Believe in yourself, have confi-

BOYS SOCCER

This season was interesting and exciting for Boys Varsity Soc-cer. They had a strong team and all players had high expectations. With their hard work last year they came so close to a state title! Everyone on the team played a role in the leadership from fresh-man to seniors. “I’m pretty excited for this season to see how far we go this year. We’ve got a great group of guys and some high expectations for this season” -David Bishop. This year they had a few new players skilled enough to join the varsity team, one being a fresh-man Ryan Miller. Ryan is following in the footsteps of his older broth-er, Colin M i l l e r , t a k i n g o v e r as the t e a m s n e w goalie. With new players and great a t -titudes everyone was very confident in the teams success for the season. “We work hard, play hard and always have each others back on and off the field” -Andrew Mastromanolis. The team won their first home game against Century on September 9th, 2-0, with goals from Kyle Walters and Joel Klop-cic (JT). At the teams second home game against Aberdeen on September 17th they won 6-0! With their hard work and dedication they made it all the way to the state semi finals against River Hill! Sadly, they’re journey ended there this season but they will be back next year, more motivated than ever!

18:02 and following closely was James Natoli who came through with a time of 18:36. Mike Foulks and Brad Ensor finished within a second of each other, 18.49 for Foulks and 18.50 for Ensor. Despite the season not ending the way the team had imagined, many member of the

team anxiously await for the fast approaching

track and field season where they plan for redemption. Both coaches, Donnie Mickey and Mi-chael Griffith are proud of the over-

all effort of the team and the commitment

they put into the program to make this year memorable.

dence. Have Faith. If you believe and have confidence and faith, you can do anything in mans pow-er” says Will Hazelton a senior. The whole C.Milton fami-ly wishes all of the seniors the best of luck in their future endeavors.

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Mustang Sports and Athletics CHEERLEADING

“Cheer is life, life is cheer” is what Hannah Folderauer, a junior on varsity, says. The girls didn’t have the dream season but they were happy to do it all together. Many obstacles occurred during the season. Injuries played a major role in who competed and who didn’t. Maria Quinn got a concussion the day before an invitational competi-tion. This left the routine with huge holes. Stepping up for Counties was freshman Kat Ruiz. She learned the entire routine in only two days. The girls couldn’t be prouder. The Varsity captains were Erika Slotnick, Gabby Ritz, and Ra-chel Nolan. They were very happy with the team this season. “I wouldn’t want to have my last season with any other team” said Erika. Shari Cooper stepped up this season from JV coach to Varsity. The girls seem to love her and her expe-rience will make the team unstoppa-ble. “This season showed how much talent and heart this team has. I can’t wait to see what else is in store”.The ladies in black are out to attack this next upcoming winter season!

GOLF

Our C. Milton Wright Golf Team was one to be proud of this year. Captains Shawn Wi-erzbowski and Matt Smith led the team through many victories. Unfortunately, Golf did not do very well last season, but they were very confident this year and did a lot better than the last season. Captain Matt Smith rep-resented the C. Milton Wright Golf Team at States this season after he qualified at Districts. Matt said to one of our re-

GIRLS SOCCER

The CMW girls’ soccer team had a very succes-ful season. The team got to the third round in playoffs and lost a close game against Bel Air with the final score

being 1-0.

porters, “There’s two things in golf that don’t last for forever. That’s playing good and playing bad.” The Freshman this year really stepped up and got a lot better as the season progressed. Next year is going to be a great season for golf if the team starts off how they ended this year. Hopefully the returning players will come in ready to win and the incoming players will be prepped to help lead the team to victory. Great job Golf Team let’s keep up the good work for next season.

The team did very well in their leauge with their final record being 5-1. Their overall record was 13-2-2.

The team is very excited for next season and are al-ready hoping to acheive their goal and make it all the way to States. The team is losing 8 very valuable seniors that will be missed by the team.

The girls are excited for their next sea-

son so they can redeem them-selves and make it all the way.

by Cale Simon

Mustang quarterback, Omar Walker, has been se-lected to play in the 2014 Mary-land Crab Bowl. The Crab Bowl is a yearly football game that is played every December (this years on December 21st), and is put on by Under Armour and the Maryland National Guard. The two teams are comprised of Maryland high school players. The two teams are the Washington team, which uses play-ers from the D.C. region, and the Baltimore team, which uses play-ers from elsewhere in the state. The Crab Bowl has seen the talents of current NFL players such as, Tavon Austin and Jelani Jenkins. It is a coveted privilege to participate in this event with some of the best football players in the state. Walker, who was second in the UCBAC in both passing (1775 yards) and rushing (1373 yards), was the only Mustang selected to play. The game will be tele-vised live on Comcast SportsNet on December 21st. Mus-tangs should tune in to support Omar in his upcoming game.

Omar Walker to Play in the Crab Bowl