Cape Henlopen High School•Volume 43 No. 3

VikingVentures

Thor by Steven Gebbia, ‘12

Field Hockey Defeats Delmar for State Title!

The field hockey team completed the season undefeated! After falling short of the goal for the past two years, the Lady Vikings did it! On Saturday, November 19th, they beat Delmar in the final round of the State Championships. At the game, current students, Cape alumni, par-ents, and community members flooded the stands. Great job!

Roster in order of jersey number: Sara Young, Alexa Hendrickson, Erin Ricker, Jalyn Maull, Emily Baptiste, Leah Smyk, Madeline Meade, Christine Bristowe, Isabella Delario, Alexandra Coverdale, Tiara Duffy, Katherine Judge, Allie Yeager, Katie Kolobielski, Jaclyn Coveleski, Georgina Voss, Taylor Trimmer, Kelly Smith, Camryn Bernheimer, Anna Frederick, Margaret Delp, and Carissa Stevens. Managers are Jaclyn Ott, Sydney Smyk, and Jenna Steele. The Head Coach is Nicole Hughes. Assistant Coaches are Kate Windett and Sarah Mushrush. Team photo by Brian Beitzel.

For the full story, see the We Are The Champions article on page 5.

Victoria Allen, ‘15Staff Writer

“I grew up being bullied; I wanted to stop it. I thought a song would reach out to our students and help,” said Andrew Maglione ‘15. Beau Biden talked to the school on Wednesday,

November 2nd during the PBS anti-bullying campaign assembly. Andrew played his origi-nal song “Leave Him Alone,” on the piano and sang it at the assembly. Andy also played his song later that night for the community mem-

bers, friends, and family of our Cape students who were present. “It was exciting to share my song with the entire school, and to play it live.”

Andy is a very talented piano player, singer, and songwriter. Freshman Class Presi-dent Brandon Duran said, “Andy’s song was wonderfully inspiring, and presented a unique and hopeful way to escape bullying in our school.” Andy also got to meet the Attorney General Beau Biden. Of that meeting, Andy said, “It was a pleasure to meet Beau Biden. He, too, had a great message.”

Leave Him Alone

For more on Beau Bide, Andrew Maglione, and the bullying skit, see page 3 inside.

Photo by Calhoun Ballentine.

“Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments,embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour.”~ John Boswell

Editorials

Viking Venture Newspaper editorials are consideredby members of the Viking Venture Newspaper

Editorial Board which includes: Colleen Beck, Steven Gebbia, Grace Hetfield,

Griffin Kammerer, Morgan Kaplan, Emily Reed,Kassy Sizemore, Brian Spicer, and Romy Stancofski.

Viking VenturesStudent Newspaper

Cape Henlopen High School1250 Kings Highway Lewes, DE 19958

Editor-in-Chief: Morgan Kaplan, ‘12

Arts and Entertainment Editors: Grace Hetfield,‘13,Emily Reed, ‘14, Kassy Sizemore, ‘12, and

Romy Stancofski, ‘14

Opinion Editor: Colleen Beck, ‘12

Sports Editors: Griffin Kammerer, ‘14,and Brian Spicer, ‘14

Technology Editor: Steven Gebbia, ‘12

Staff Writers: Tori Allen, Delaney Argo,Calhoun Ballentine, Madeline Bradshaw, Marli Castle,

Lexie Colpo, Renny Criswell, Aly Fisher, Ralph Foskey,Salina George, Tina Gooding, Spencer Hoernes,

Tiara Ingoglia, Jaclyn Joseph, Kylee Manganiello, Lance Naiper-Kane, Amanda Rose, Casey Shay,

Ben Wiswell

Adviser: Amie King

When people picture the holidays, they often imagine large tables of food with families all gathered around comfortably enjoying their meal. Sadly, this is not always a reality for some families in the Cape Helping School District. There are students that do not always go home to a house full of good meals, and good company. Thankfully, there are groups of people who are willing and able to help these less fortunate members of our community.

Organizations such as DECA, National Honor Society, and Key Club are some of the groups that are stepping up and helping in their community. One thing DECA is doing is a pro-gram where people can donate money for whole turkey dinners that will be donated to families in need, as well as a canned food drive. Donating to these organizations is one of the easiest ways to show your support for your community and your fellow students.

These organizations are truly making our community a better place to live. However, big food drives are not the only way to make a difference. Time is a valuable commodity, and do-nating some of yours by volunteering can go a long way. You can even make an impact by simply being kind. Spending time sim-ply talking to someone can be a very substantial gesture. A good conversation with a friend can change someone’s entire day. So this holiday season, think about these less fortunate and remember, no act of kindness is too small to make a difference.

What You Can Do This Holiday Season?

Morgan Kaplan,’12Editor-in-Chief

B u l l y i n g has been an in-creasing problem across America. It can range from el-ementary levels to

high school levels and even be-yond. In our school, PBS, Positive Behavior Support, teaches ways to stop bullying. The lessons try to get out the message that it is dangerous, illegal and will not be tolerated. There is no reason that you need to put someone down. There is also a fine line between joking and bullying. So-cial bullying is evermore popu-lar. Sure, joking around with your friends and teasing them happens on a daily basis. I’m guilty of it, but I never cross the line.The line between joking and bullying is so fine that the ruling chang-es depending on the situation. Everyone in our school knows that bullying is bad. You should not do it. End of story. However, people do not always do what they should. As a peer, I wish

Cartoon by Kalyn Morris, ‘12

Banish Bullying

I could do something to end bully-ing. I cannot imagine how horrible the feeling must be. No one should have to suffer from that. Kids suf-fer so much sometimes that they end the problem—with suicide. Af-ter high school, we have so much more to discover. If something like that happened because of you, you would have to live with the guilt of that. It is our job to stop bullying. If you see it, say, “stop.” Put yourself in the bullied kid’s shoes. Wouldn’t you want someone to help you out? Bullying has evolved from stealing lunch money, and giv-ing kids “swirlies,” to harass-ment, cyber bullying and social bullying. None of this should be tolerated. If you see any form of bullying stop the exchange and if necessary notify an adult. Accord-ing to the NASP, over one-third of students have been bullied. Now more than ever celebrities are try-ing to break the process of bully-ing. Hillary Scott, Selena Gomez, Michelle Obama, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato and Ellen DeGe-neres are all public spokeswoman for anti-bullying campaigns. For more information on bullying visit <http://www.stopbullying.gov/>. Remember to just say, “STOP!”

Marli Castle, ‘15Staff Writer There was a festival called

Punkin Chunkin’ where pumpkins were literally shot out from a can-non. The guys from MythBusters were there shooting an episode for their television show. Thousands of

people crowded around a large corn field to watch large cannons shoot pumpkins out. The people that created the cannons took months, even years, to cre-ate them in their minds, draw out on paper, and then finally construct to then be able to launch them in front of thousands of people and maybe even win. The crowds weren’t even from Delaware, people came from all over the country and crowded into that cornfield to have a chance to be on TV and then watch themselves when the episode aired on Thanksgiving day year. A lot of people dressed up and wore the craziest of things, including this one guy that wore a grass skirt. Another person was wear-ing a footie pajama cow suit and were so many other crazy outfits. The food choices there were crazy! It went from this food called “puppie dog” which was a Belgian waffle dipped in chocolate and covered in different toppings to even having grilled lamb legs! The craziest thing is…they were sold in the same tent! But all in all, Punkin Chunkin’ was definitely worth the drive and waiting for miles in a traffic jam to go see it especially with the chance to get on TV.

3Calhoun Ballentine, ‘12Staff Writer 1.Q: Many kids here at Cape feel targeted because of their differences, because they aren’t a sports star or in the top of their class. So why do you think that Delaware doesn’t have a trade program in place for the aver-age student such as BOCIES in New York?A: “I think any program that gives the best out of any given student is great and has promise.”

2.Q: Do you see how a Delawarean ver-sion of BOCIES (trade/apprentice pro-gram) would reduce bullying in schools?A: “Anything that empowers kids is a wonderful idea.”

3.Q: What motivates you in your career & how did you become involved in the anti-bullying campaign?A: “Trying to make sure I am a part of some-thing bigger than myself, that’s some-thing my grandmother instilled in me.”

4. Q: Do you think that bullies are criminals?A: “It can rise to the level of juvenile delinquency.”

5. Q: Do you think that bullying is too posi-tive a connotative word to describe actu-al crimes such as harassment and assault? A: “I make it clear that it can violate the law and bring you before me in court & when a child vio-lates the law they are minors tried as juveniles….no I think that bullying is appropriate and people un-derstand what it entails, and that it is very serious.”

Attorney General Beau Biden spoke about the wrongs of bullying.This is the second year in a row he has come to Cape to speak on this matter and to try to help put to end to bullying. It is a honor to have him take time out of his busy schedule and help to

put a stop to the wrong being done throughout our country. Photo by Brian Beitzel.

Senior Richard Brown pours sand during the 2011-2012 JDG (Jobs for Delaware Graduates) Initiation and Installation opening ceremony for the Delaware Career Association.

Officers Austin Duman, Hakeem Daniels, Harley West, Noelle Sirrs, and Jerrod Bradick pa-tiently wait for their turns. Photo by Madeline Bradshaw.

Punkin Chunkin’

Beau Biden Interview

Marli Castle, ‘15Staff Writer

This marking period has gone by so fast! From the be-ginning of the year to the end of the first marking period felt like only two weeks! Since the be-ginning of the year people have

been trying there hardest to succeed and pass their classes, and in the most case, they’re suc-ceeding! From just going to class or handing in all their homework, or just from sitting there learning, people have gotten a lot out of it. The teachers at Cape Henlopen High School do not want tosee any one fail and neither do the

A Quarter of The Way There!

parents. This year, for the class of 2015, the bar has been raised even higher causing us to be even more under pressure to exceed the academic achievements that the class of 2014 made. At the beginning of the year, Principal Donahue had said that the freshman class of 2015 is the second best that Cape Henlopen has ever seen and the best in academic ratings is the sophomore class of 2014. The teachers here are striving and pushing us to be the best that we can be and it’s working! So keep it up everyone, Cape is doing amazing and we would like to keep it that way!

Great minds discuss ideas;Average minds discuss events;Small minds discuss people.

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

CapeBrian Spicer, ‘14Sports Editor

As November rolls around, so does a new winter sea-son. Wrestling, one of Cape’s sev-eral winter sports, has started their season. The team’s first official practice took place on Friday No-

vember 11th. The team wasted no time in meeting other teams, as scrimmages were scheduled for Saturday’s November 19th, and 26th. The team’s first official event is the DKI tournament on Fri-day December 9th in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania. As far as the team’s potential for this season, one might say that things are looking good. During a pre-season team meeting head coach Mattioni was enthusiastic. He talked about how this year’s team has a great chance of do-ing something great. The wrestlers themselves are also feeling good about their chances for the season. They hope to “hang a banner,” re-ferring to the banners that hang in the gym for teams with division, conference, or state titles. Of course, this kind of success can-not be achieved without plenty of hard work, and unwavering determination. Most of this hard work takes place in practice. Practices are six days a week minus matches and holidays. This schedule is kept until December 20th. On the 20th morning runs start. Morning runs are before school at 6:30am on certain week-days. (See Capewrestling.com for full calendar) This sounds like a very demand-ing schedule, and it is. Despite the intimi-dating expectations for Cape’s wrestlers, they are ready to be challenged. This kind of enthusiasm is what makes Cape great. Some of this greatness was showed at the November 19th scrimmage at Indian River, and the November 26 scrimmage at Middletown. The scrimmages gave Cape’s wrestlers a chance to test themselves against another team for the first time this season. Wrestlers worked out in the form of running and calisthenics. They also paired up with members of the opposite team and wrestled for about an hour and a half after waming up and drilling. This upcoming season has the potential to be great for the Cape wres-tlers. Let’s hope all the hard work pays off. Good luck to the Cape Wrestlers, and all of Cape’s winter sports teams.

Wrestling Season Kicks Off

Coach Zach Fredrick (top) demonstrates a crossface on Coach Kyle Hopkins (bottom) during practice. According to SportsDefinitions.com, a crossface is a ground hold secured by putting one

hand across the side of their opponent’s face and grasping his opposite arm above the elbow.

Wrestlers grapple from the neutral position as Head Coach Mattioni andAssistant Coach Drummond circle the room, ready to help the athletes improve their form

as well as motivate them. Photos by Rob Spicer.

1 1098765432Louie Attalla, ‘15

Wrestling

On a scale of 1 to 10, how prepared are you for the winter season?

Kayleigh Eckrote, ‘14 Swimming

Sean Grogan, ‘13 Swimming

Donna Davis, ‘12 Indoor Track

“I’d say a 7. I’mexcited for this season!”

“Since I did football...about a 7.”

“Ahh, probablyabout a 7.”

“Ohh gosh...like an 8.”

Sports5

Delaney Argo, ‘14Staff Writer It’s that time

of year again for bas-ketball games, wres-tling matches, indoor track meets, swim meets, and cheerlead-

ing competitions. Practice begins on November 14 for all these sports. Last year, Cape excelled in all of these – what will this year be like? The boys basketball team lost several seniors, but they’ve also gained some new and better-experienced players. The

girls’ basketball team lost just three se-niors, but two had scored 1000 points and led them to the state champion-ship. The wrestling team lost a couple seniors also, but for the most part, the core of the team is still here. The core of the indoor track team is still here too, even though they lost several great runners. The swim meets lost seniors, too, but we’ll just have to see how they do this year! When asked about win-ter sports, Evelin Martinez, ’14, who runs track, said, “I’m excited about this season. I think all the sports will do re-ally well”. Everyone has their fingers crossed for a great season in everything.

Winter Sports Preview

We Are The Champions!Christina Gooding, ’15Staff Writer

The Cape field hockey team headed to states again. The rules of the tournament were simple: don’t lose. It comes down to the wire now; one bad game could cost a team the state title no matter how great they did in the regular season. What happens is the top seed-

ed teams play the lowest seeded teams. The play gets more intense, the people get more competitive, and the referees are even worse than usual. On Tuesday November 8, 2011 the Lady Vikings defeated bottom seed Concord 7-0. Onto the second round, Cape played Tatnall High School. The ladies won this game with skill with a 7-2 victory. Again moving up to the semi-finals, Cape won this game by 4-1, heading onto the championship on Saturday November 19. During the game, the ladies played their hearts out and it showed as the Vikings were named champions of Delaware in field hockey. “I’m happy because of all the work they put into it and beating the best team,” said Coach Windet. This was very exciting to the seniors because this was their last chance to make it to the championship to win as the last couple of years the team has been close but have not made it that far. The girls prac-ticed hard and were focused on coming home with that trophy. “I am proud of being a part of the team and how everyone on varsity served as role models to the underclassman. They worked extremely hard this year,” said Coach Kristina Lingo. The ladies kept their heads held high and have a lot to be proud of, with a season with no losses and no ties - it was an undefeated season. “We have been waiting a long time for this. I am so proud of them; they worked really hard and deserved this,” said Coach Mushrush. Around the school there is a lot of Cape pride throughout the hallways. “Where there is a will, there is a way. Their determination that they have shown the last three years has allowed them to achieve their success,” said Mr. Waters. “I think it’s fantastic. They did a great job, and there is great school spirit. [Field Hockey] Girls rock!” exclaimed Mrs. Hurd. The junior varsity players are also proud of the team. “I’m proud of the team, they rock!” said JV player Sarah Tappan. As the seniors move on, we congratulate them and wish them the best of luck in everything they do.

Photo by Brian Beitzel. Senior Taylor Trimmer beats two Delmar defenders to get a shot on goal. Trimmer had two goals in the game and eight total in the playoffs, with five assists.

Important Upcoming Events

Senior Alicia Hearne and Junior Allie Mueller shake hands withLt. Col. Jesse Barnett,’12, as they are awarded with the ranks of

Superior Cadets. Photo by Alex Marino, ‘13.

As a part of their Processes of Design & Engineering class,Mr. Beckett’s students carefully work on a project using a jigsaw.

Marine Science MinuteWhy is the Ocean Salty?

Sarah Meding, ‘12 Every year, thousands of tourists flock to the beaches in lower Delaware and Mary-land. The small towns of Rehoboth, Lewes, and Dewey are invaded by ocean-vacationers. Um-brellas line the shore and people fill the salty oceans. Even in the winter, locals ride down to the ocean to surf, fish, or relax. After living near or visiting the ocean, many people won-der, what makes the ocean salty? Why is it that rivers and lakes are fresh water, while the mas-sive oceans are so salty? There are many fac-tors that contribute to the ocean’s salinity and variability of salinity. First off, all water is salty. Both fresh and salt water has some concentration of salt in it. The amount, however, depends on the amount of dissolved salts and other solids. Ocean water has about 2.2 pounds of salt per cubic foot of water, while fresh water has about .01 pounds per cubic foot. This is 220 times more salt in the ocean than in fresh water. While all water does have some concentration of salt, what exactly makes the oceans so much saltier than fresh water? The first reason is all the deposited and suspended solids in ocean water. Rainwater is naturally acidic because of the carbon dioxide present in it. As the acidic rain beats on rocks, it erodes and weathers away the sediments and minerals into the ocean water. Water breaks down the igneous rocks of the Earth’s crust and wears down mountains. Also, gases and solids from volcanic vents and hydrothermal vents add minerals and salts to the oceans. In addition to erosion and deposition of minerals, organisms and processes in the oceans contrib-ute to its’ saltiness.

Rivers and streams transport massive amounts of calcium and silica to the oceans. Organisms such as coral, mussels, and fish use this calcium and silica to live. Other organisms use up other ions present in the ocean. How-ever, the ions sodium and chloride are rarely or are never used by organisms. This, in turn,

The Cape Publications staff sincerely apologizes for these authoromissions in the Viking Ventures Newspaper:

Marine Science Minute was written by Tyler Saltiel, ‘12Robotics Roundup was written by Matt Spicer, ‘13

leaves behind the two saltiest ions. In addition to this, the hydrologic cycle contributes to the salinity. As water continually evaporates from the ocean’s surface, salts accumulate on the surface. The water rains down, erodes more rocks and then is evaporated again. This cycle continuously replenishes the salts in the ocean. While the salts come from erosion, deposition, organisms, water cycles, and rainfall, the exact content of salt in the oceans is variable for vari-ous reasons.

Why is it that certain areas have “more” salt than others? The size of the oceans and 72 different elements dissolved in it make it dif-ficult to determine the exact compositions of salts in the ocean. While the average salinity is 35 parts per thousand, the salinity varies from place to place. One reason for this is temperature. Hotter climates tend to have more evaporation. More evaporation leaves more salts per amount of water. This is why the Florida Key’s water is so much saltier than the poles. Also, ice, rivers, evaporation, rainfall, snowfall, wave motions, and ocean currents effect the salinity of ocean water is certain places. Climate with constant rainfall, icecaps, and direct contact with rivers are usually less saline than warm climates with hydrother-mal vents and no rainfall. The delicate balance of minerals, salts, processes, organisms, erosion, and climate con-tribute to the oceans salinity. Without these fac-tors, many of the inhabitants of the oceans would die. A simple wave creates the salt and oxygen a crab needs to survive. A seemingly useless mus-sel uses excess calcium to create its shell. Rain beats on a rock that will soon be eroded into salts for the ocean. As tourists continue to swarm to the beaches in lower Delaware places like the state park, University of Delaware, and Cape High School attempt to inform them of exactly what they are swimming in and the best ways to pro-tect the natural processes that make life in oceans possible. Citations include: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/whyoceansalty.html, SIRS Government Reporter: Why is the Ocean Salty?

Kylee Manganiello, ‘14Staff Writer For thousands of years,

adults have asked the ques-tion “What’s wrong with these kids?” By kids, they mostly meant teenagers. Generally speaking, when adults hear the

word teenager they think “impulsive” “risk-taking” and even “moody”. Recently, National Geographic published and article written by David Dobbs all about the teenage brain. Su-prisingly, there were tons of statistics actually supporting the teenage brain. Scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health conducted a study showing that the human brain isn’t done maturing until about the 25th year of life, but from around the age of 12 up until the age of 25 the brain doesn’t actually grow very much. Size wise, the brain has already reached 90 percent of its full size by the age of six. What really happens during the thirteen-year stretch between 12 and 25 is major reorganiza-tion. In the brain, the is a fatty substance, myelin (the white matter), gradually thickens and insulates the brain’s axons- long nerve fibers that neurons use to send signals to other neurons. Eventually, this boosts the speed at which the axons send messages up to a hun-dred times. The brain becomes better, faster, and stronger. A neuroscientist by the name of B.J. Casey from Weill Cornell Medical Col-lege says in an article for National Geographic, “We’re so used to seeing adolescence as a problem. But the more we learn about what really makes this period unique, the more

adolescence starts to seem like a highly functional, even adaptive period. It’s exactly what you’d need to do the things you have to do then.” According to a study conducted by de-velopmental psychologist Laurence Steinberg, teens don’t take risks because they don’t rec-ognize it as well as adults, but simply because they value the reward more. Not only that, but according to the article in National Geographic, some brain-scan studies suggest that at a neural level, teenagers perceive social rejection as a threat to existence, which means to the brain of a teenager, their lives really do revolve around the social. “It’s not that I’m scared of people, I’m just afraid not to be accepted in a social group of friends,” says an anonymous junior. Adults, take heed! Teenagers aren’t just moody and impul-sive for no reason. They have science on their side.

Sleep Helpsthe Learning Process

Delaney Argo, ‘14Staff Writer

There has been talk about extending the school day, either by having school start earlier, or keeping the students later. Is this good for the students? Young chil-dren, like elementary students, are

biologically prone to go to bed earlier and wake up early. Middle and high school students tend to stay up later; therefore they want to wake up later. Their bodies tell them they’re not as tired as they were when they were little. Many kids today, no matter what age, tend

7to get less sleep. This is mainly because of technology. TVs, computers, and cell phones are being used when it’s time to turn out the light. These things deprive kids of their sleep. Parents seem to be less strict than they were many years ago. Regardless of students’ ages, their parents should still set some sort of “bed-time” and a time where everything has to be turned off. Sleep makes students more alert and mo-tivated. Students who sleep more are more pre-pared than those who don’t get a lot of sleep. Decent amounts of sleep amplify and improve the storage of information as well as enhanc-ing memory and the thinking process. Actually, good sleep after learning enhances what you learned. If students get more sleep, they will do better in school. Also, many students do after school activities, like clubs and sports. Those who are athletes or participate in other extra-curricular activities get home late as it is. If the school day was extended, no one would get the sleep they need, and homework probably wouldn’t get done. Emma Trugman, a very ac-tive sophomore who is an athlete as well as an Academic Challenge student, says, “Extending the school day would be a horrible idea. Most students don’t get enough sleep as it is and are falling asleep in class, which in turn lowers grades. If the day is extended, students will stay up even later doing homework and sleep even more in class. Most students involved in many activities don’t get enough time to study and do homework now, and extending the school day won’t help that.” Remember, sleep helps the learning process. Students will do better in school, and that’s all people really ask for. It could help the teachers too!

How to Fry the Perfect EggSpencer Hoernes, ‘13Staff Writer

Some people lack skill when it comes to creat-ing something that looks passable and edible. Start with selecting the correctly sized pan. Use a small pan for one or two eggs; any more, use a pan over ten inches in diam-eter. Place the pan over medium heat. Add some butter or oil into the pan, only

enough to lightly coat the bottom. This will prevent the egg from stick-ing to the pan. “Always use butter, and be sure the pan’s nice and hot before adding in the egg,” said Mrs. Cornell, the food prep teacher. If the pan is nonstick, don’t add butter or oil since the pan is already coated to prevent sticking. Next, crack the egg and gently drop it into the pan. Try not to let it splatter all over the place. If any bits of shell fall into the pan, do your best to take them out. You’ll know the egg is fin-ished cooking when the edges start to curl up and the white part has set (stopped jiggling). Be careful that the heat isn’t too high. If the tem-perature is too high, the edges will curl before the white has set. Not a fan of the whole runny yoke? Either pop it when it goes into the pan or flip it over after the white part has set. If for some reason the egg comes out black, the heat was way too high and a bowl of cereal might be the smarter choice. If the egg acts like a liquid rather than a solid, check to see if the heat was on. If it wasn’t, dispose of the egg and go back to bed. This whole process should be quick and painless. If any injuries are involved or it takes more than ten minutes, stick to toaster pastries.

The Fastest Ways to Burn 100 CaloriesBuilding a snowman: 100 calories per 30 minutes

Mowing the lawn: 100 calories per 20 minutesDancing: 100 calories per 20 minutesSwimming:100 calories per 6 minutes

Sophomore Meg Keswanitries her hand at the stove.

The Teenage Brain

Arts andPioneers

Kylee Manganiello, ‘14Staff Writer

The band The Maine was formed in 2007, and since then they have grown to be affec-tionately revered in coun-

tries all around the world. Like many success stories of this generation, they got their start on MySpace. Eventually, through some intense promotion, they played their first gig in front of over 600 well-earned fans. From there, their suc-cess shot through the roof. Titled “The Way We Talk” their first EP made the Hotshot Debut on the Billboard Heat-seekers Chart at number ten. On July 8, 2008, their first full-length album Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop was released and their fan base exploded. Packed with catchy hooks, relatable and sin-cere lyrics, and infectious rhythms, it was just the boost they needed. The next two years of their career were largely spent touring, but on July 13, 2010,The Maine released Black & White. It was a whole new approach with a more rock n’ roll feel. In an in-terview before the official release the lead singer John O’Callaghan stated, “I think touring so much helped us realize who we wanted to be both as people and as a band. With this record we just wanted to make it known that we’re try-ing to be our own thing and the touring aspect has helped us figure that out.” Though more natural sounding, the album’s darker feel was in sharp con-trast to the lightness of their first album, and as a result some originally enthu-siastic fans found themselves disap-pointed. However, most avid fans were more than supportive of The Maine’s new direction and the fan base contin-ued to grow. Now, The Maine prepares to present their latest gem, Pioneer, which is set to release on December 6. This album will be self-released, and in an interview for Alternative Press John O’Callaghan (the lead singer) is quoted saying, “This is a representation of who we are as a band, without the outside hand, without everyone who thinks they have the Midas touch touching it.” He continued on with, “We didn’t think about it too much; we just wrote songs, and we recorded them. We’re not over-thinking it; we’re not keeping anyone in mind but ourselves.” When

December 6, 2011, rolls around, expect a more organic rock ‘n’ roll feel with a bit of their understated twang and catchy optimism.

Finding A MusicalTreasure Trove

Griffin Kammerer, ‘14Sports Editor It seems that

today one of the most prominent forms of en-tertainment is music. No matter what you

are doing or where you are, music seems to be present. Weather it is the main source of entertainment, or simply there to loosen the mood of a room, it will find a way to work its way into the situation. Because of this, people will always be looking for new artists and songs because ,let’s face it, music gets old. This isn’t a bad thing, however, as new music is always welcome. The prob-lem, however, is finding it. Most popular artists today often announce their new releases publicly, but if you are looking for something a lit-tle more obscure than someone like Ke$ha, you might run into trouble. There are a few ways to solve this problem. The easiest way is by using the Genius option in iTunes. This feature looks at the songs in your library and gives you lists of songs that you might like based on the genre of the music. The only problem with this is that you have to buy other songs to get feedback on other songs you should buy. Most people don’t like spending that kind of money, so another, ar-guably better option is by using the website Gnod Music. Gnod is very simple. You type in three artists that you like and the website pumps out a list of about ten more artists that are similar to the one you entered. Also, you can use the “music map” option on Gnod’s website. Once you type in an artist, Gnod places similar artists in an orbiting fash-ion around the original artist. Not only is this visually appealing,but you can compare the style of art-ists based on their proximity to each other, and click on those artists to find more like them. All in all, Gnod is the best way to find new music.

Reading Takes You Different Places

Marli Castle, ‘15Staff Writer

When picking up a book and say-ing “Wow this book sounds really interest-ing” it doesn’t mean

that immediately once you start reading the first page it’s going to be interesting and like the description. No, It most likely it is going to be so boring that you’re going to want to close it. That’s what almost 90% of people do. See, that’s not the point of the story. Books follow a rise and effect. Say in the beginning, it’s bor-ing? Well that’s because they’re just introducing everyone. Usually, in a book, the interesting part doesn’t start until the middle. So, take into consideration that reading a book may change your life forever, caus-ing you to view things differently. In some aspects, it may be good. It oth-er aspects it may be bad. You never know until you read it and find out. Ethan Harrell, ’15, was asked what kind of books he normally reads and he said science fiction. His favorite book is The Illustrated Man. “It’s a really good book, you should read it.” said Ethan. Not only is there science fiction, there are hundreds of genres to choose from. Mr. Lindell says that he likes reading history books be-cause historical themes interest him. If you don’t like reading, it may be because you don’t know how to find a book that interests you. Try asking for help from the school librarians.

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Amanda Rose, ‘15Staff Writer After waiting months and months, Coldplay fans fi-

nally received a fifth studio album from the band strangely titled “Mylo Xyloto.” Since the release of the first single “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” in June, people have been buzzing with excitement for the album which was finally released October 24th. Originally forming its four mem-

bers (Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion) in London in 1996, Coldplay has made it quite a far way, selling over 40 million albums since. Best known for their album Viva La Vida re-leased in 2008, and their 2000 single “Yellow” Coldplay is now known all around the world. As many people have been wondering, why such a strange title for the album? According to Chris Martin, the album is “based on a love story with a happy ending”, in which Mylo and Xyloto, who are living in an oppressive, dystopian urban environment, meet one an-other through a gang called “The Lost Boys” and fall in love in the end. After the release of Mylo Xyloto though, it did receive mixed reviews

from critics. Rolling Stone and All-music gave the album a rating of only three and half out of five stars and the Los Angles Times gave the album a rating of one and a half out of four stars. But despite the tough

criticism of professionals, fans seem to be impressed with the album. Mylo Xyloto is still number one on the iTunes album chart, and the track “Prin-cess Of China” which features Rihanna is currently number four on the iTunes charts. And with an average rating on iTunes of four point five out of five stars, its safe to say most Coldplay fans are pleased with the new album! The band has a somewhat new style in this album, by blending R&B, electronica and even pop music together for a very different sound.

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Ben Wiswell, ‘15Staff Writer On November 5, the Cape Henlopen Marching

Band traveled to Westchester University in Pennsylvania to compete in the USSBA Pennsylvania State Champi-onship. The group arrived early enough to watch some of their competition, and to warm up before going on around 6:15 to perform for the judges in category 4A.

After a spectacular performance, the band settled in to watch the fol-lowing performances in the ‘open’ categories. These are the categories for the very best bands. Although these were amazing bands, the best was yet to come. Finally, all of the judged bands finished, and the Cape Hen-lopen Marching Band had a real treat as the Westchester Univer-sity marching band came onto the field to perform for the crowd. After this spectacle came the award ceremony. Cape fin-ished in fourth for their category (4A), with a score of 83.863. Finish-ing first in group 4A was Central Bucks South High School with a score of 91.638. However, band director Rob Barbarita does not look at this as a loss. “That’s a ten point jump from last time,” he says. The Westchester competition was a great opportunity for the Cape Henlopen Marching Band to be judged and to see oth-er performing bands. It was also, in the eyes of many, a very suc-cessful event. After all, the band did bring back a huge trophy.

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Delaney Argo, ‘14Staff Writer With the holidays right around the corner, here’s

a cookie recipe to keep in mind. The holidays wouldn’t be the same without delicious food. They are filled with sweet smells, cookies, cakes, pies, and all kinds of other great food. If you would like to help out your mom, tell her to make these cookies. They’re delicious!

Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies *Makes about 2 dozen1 C. butter, softened1 C. packed brown sugar2 eggs3 C. all-purpose flour3 t. ground ginger1 t. baking powder1 t. ground cinnamon2 packages (3 oz. each) butterscotch pudding mix

Directions: 1.) In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar togeth-er until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Combine the flour, pudding mix, ginger, baking powder, and the flour; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and put in the refrigerater for one hour.2.) On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to ¼ inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters of any shape to make it neat. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and place in oven.3.) Bake at 350* for 6-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks when done to cool. Decorate if you wish! Gingerbread cookies go great with the holiday season. If some-one has cut-outs, maybe of trees, stars, or Santas, that would be great, too. The holidays wouldn’t be the same without food! For more recipes, log on to foodnetwork.com.

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“I turn the music up,Got my records on”-Coldplay, Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

FreshmanShelby Murphymarchesto her own beat.Lifetouch Photo.

TechnologySalina George, ‘14Staff Writer

Normally, the school policy prohibits any kind of social networking, except twitter. But now, in Mrs. Natrins’ period two World Literature class, EdModo.com

seems to be all the rage. As an educational form of Facebook, EdModo.com allows students to view and reply to any updates that the teacher or other students make. Also, just like Facebook, you can take and upload your own profile picture. But, as of now, no one really knows if you can upload any other pictures or videos for pure amusement. Teachers have always wanted to be more involved in the learning process of their students, and by using EdModo, they seem to be doing just that. Instead of having the awkward moment when some one logs into their Face-book account to find that their period three or four teacher has friend requested them students and teachers can all be part of the group that is

their classroom on this quite useful site. “Will they fail me?” would probably be the most and first question asked if that ever happened. “EdModo will be used as a blog during the World Literature class. Students will collabo-rate and will share their ideas as well as their projects. My goal is to have students create a digital space and portfolio that could be shared outside the classroom. The assignments for the English class (notes and materials) will be peri-odically uploaded on the website, as well. This way, students and parents will be able to access that information anytime, from any computer connected to Internet,” says Mrs. Natrin of room E220, about her expectation for the site. ”Its like Facebook and like everybody has Facebook and its a way to communicate,” Abby Finch, ‘14 about her thoughts and feelings toward the site. Cape may now be a more peaceful place, seeing as everyone can have exactly what they want, which would be social net-working in school. There is always a loop-hole, to even the strictest of policies, and Cape just may have a new “fad” on their hands.

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Amanda Rose, ‘15Staff Writer With the introduction of the new Apple iPhone 4S, many Cape students have gotten caught up in the Apple craze. So that leaves us with the question, is it worth the upgrade and how is it better than the iPhone 4? The new iPhone features the addition of the “Siri” feature. By talking into the phone, it converts your voice to text that can send texts, set reminders and more. Siri can even begin Facetime, by simply asking to Facetime whoever you need to call. The 4S also improves the iPhone 4 camera from 5mp to 8mp that also shoots in 1080p HD video. 4S also makes it possible to edit pho-tos right on the phone, instead of having to email them to a computer and editing there. And by now we’ve all heard of iCloud, but not many people know the true purpose. iCloud can store all the music, photos and documents and has the ability to send them to all

connected Apple devices. So for example if you own an iPod or iPad as well as an iPhone, and download an app or song, it can automatically sync to all the devices! The retina display also makes the phone have the highest resolution screen ever. Accord-ing to Apple, the naked eye is not able to distinguish individual pixels on the screen. iPhone 4S is the first phone able to switch between two antennas to transmit and receive; so call quality is better and reduces the risk of calls being dropped. HSDPA (down-load) data speeds have also been increased to 14.4 Mbps in the iPhone 4S opposed to the 7.2 Mbps on the iPhone 4, which means faster connection, as well as loading time, and faster downloads. 4S also introduces the dual-core A5 chip which is the most powerful iPhone chip ever. This makes the phone quicker when launching apps or web browsing. The A5 chip is also more power efficient, giving it a longer battery life than previous phones.

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Steven Gebbia, ‘12Technology Editor

Even though we have been in the new school for three years doesn’t mean that all the kinks are worked out. Some teachers don’t have working phones in their room and some don’t get wi-fi in their room to take attendance like Mr. Billings (left). He has to step out of the Drivers Ed. of-fice and walk across the hall and hope for a connection.

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Spotlights 11

Coryn Cannon ‘15by Lance Naipier-Kane, ‘15

This is a Freshman that really knows how to have fun! With a million dollars, she would go skydiving all over the place, she likes to go to the beach in her free time, and the two words that describe her best are bubbly and hungry! What would you do as Phineas, from Phineas and Ferb, for the day? Coryn exclaims, “I would probably build a roller coaster!” As for super-powers, it’s an easy choice for her when Coryn shares that she would fly if she had the chance! The fun still keeps going! This outgoing young lady also loves “Better Than Sex” ice cream and her favorite actor is Ashton Kutcher. Her favor-ite musicians are Brittney Spears and NeedTo-Breathe. When asked who her best friend is, she tried to make a funny for a minute and says, “I have no friends”, but quickly recovers with, “Just kidding!” One of the last things Coryn shares is that the coolest thing she has ever done was learn how to swim when she was three months old!

Ricky Kline ‘13by Spencer Hoernes, ‘13

Skimming, long-boarding or drawing graffiti are some of the many hobbies Ricky Kline pursues. Skimming is the hobby Ricky focuses on most often. He tries to do it as frequently as he can but only achieves a few times a week. Sadly he is unable to do it every day, which is a skim-mer’s dream. Ricky will skim in any weather that is permitting. As winter grows near, skimming becomes more challenging due to him not having a wet suit. He began skimming around the age of 12. He noticed some kids skimming on the beach and thought it was pretty cool. He asked his par-ents if they were willing to buy him a skim board. One Christmas present that year was his first skim board. Ricky uses a ZAP board, which is also his favorite brand. Ricky hopes to go semi-profes-sional someday, if not full on professional. To anyone who is learning to skim, Ricky advises, “Never give up, if you fall just get back up again.”

Leah Smyk ‘12by Kassy Sizemore, ‘12

Leah is just one of the hundreds of amaz-ing seniors this year! Leah is very active every-day at school. She has an incredible range to be successful, in both grades to sports. She is a member of the field hockey team every year, and a good team player to have. Leah says that she likes to hang out with her friends and go shop-ping after school when she’s practicing her skills on the field. Leah shares, “One of my favorite things about Cape is that we have such a friendly staff here.” One thing she would like people to know about her, is that she cares about her fu-ture a lot more than most people would realize. She doesn’t do well in school or play a bunch of sports because she has to. She does all of the amazing things she does, because she can, and because she wants to. Leah is a fun-loving stu-dent who tries her hardest at everything she does, everyday of the year! She will finish out this year as a positive thinking young woman who strives to achieve and be the best that she can be in everything she does, in and outside of school.

Mrs. Fosterby Kassy Sizemore, ‘12

We apologize for the omission in the New Teachers section of our first issue of paper.

Ms. Garvert’s picture was placed in the space where Mrs. Foster (shown above) should have been placed and Mrs. Karl was not in-cluded. These were mistakes that we failed to correct in the second issue also. The Viking Ventures staff is very sorry for the mistakes.

You can read Mrs. Foster’s biogra-phy paragraph in the first issue of this years’ newspaper. You can also pick up a Viking Ventures outside Mrs. King’s door (B115).

Mrs. Karlby Kassy Sizemore, ‘12

Mrs. Karl is brand new to our school this year. She has had six years of part-time teach-ing experience at Del. Tech and this is her first full-time teaching gig. She teaches 9th grade English and 11th grade American Literature. One cool activity that she is doing with her classes is a “quote wall”. “The kids will be sharing their favorite quotes and we will discuss what they mean and how they relate to the unit they are studying in class. To obtain her teaching skills, she attended the University of Delaware and Wilmington University. Mrs. Karl says, “I start-ed teaching because I love working with kids. For me, being a mom always comes first! But I love teaching too. I try to encourage all of my students to be everything they can be and I like to support them by attending their events, sport-ing, academic, and plays.” She also says that her favorite colors are blue and gold! In her spare time, Mrs. Karl likes to read some of her favorite books, plan for the next class she has to teach, play with her son as much as possible, and pre-pare her daughters for their upcoming season of field hockey season. Something that she would like to tell teachers coming into a new job, or even new to the field is, “The first year is a blur. It is the hardest, but you will get through it.”

Madison Long ‘14by Kassy Sizemore, ‘12

Madison is an artistic young woman whose favorite color is azure. Her favorite music is math rock, post rock, and Indie rock. She says, “I won’t name specific artists because I could go on forever!” After school in the spring, Madison practices for tennis for a couple hours a day. She declares, “Other than that, I waste my time on the Internet, watch television, do homework, and I practice piano/flute/bassoon.” She is talented in many different things; music and art are just two of her best qualities. Madison’s favorite televi-sion shows are Tim & Eric, KotH, Death Note, and The Amazing Race. She explains that she has other TV shows that she likes, but just like music, she could go on forever! Madison also says that her best memory is definitely from band camp. She exclaims that, “Despite the hard work it took to create the field show, it was still fun to make music with all of my favorite people!” One last comment from Madison reveals that her favor-ite food is The Bobbie from Capriotti’s. She ex-claims, “Oh my gosh! It’s like heaven in a bun!”