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District Conference pg. 5 Food for Thought pg. 16

Spring Books pg. 7

New Movies pg. 8

TV Previews pg. 9

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TABLE OF CONTENTS What Page Is That On?

News Page

Mrs. Adrian 3

TV Night 3

Volleyball Tournament 4

District Conference 5

Book Reviews 7

The Movies 8

TV Previews 9

Sports Page

Spring Preview 10

Winter Sports Recap 11

Arts/Music Page

Spring Fashion 14

DC Music Educators 15

Food For Thought 16

New Students 18

Off the Farm 19

Who’z That? 20

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NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS

Mrs. Adrian Receives Outstanding Teacher Award

Mrs. Adrian

H alifax is fortunate to

have the teachers that

we do; one of these

teachers is Mrs. Adrian. Our

school has been privileged to

have her teaching since 1994. In

that time, she has taught lan-

guage classes such as French

and Spanish. Before teaching at

Halifax, Mrs. Adrian taught at

Williams Valley as an English

and Spanish teacher. Mrs. Adri-

an’s favorite part of working at

Halifax is interacting with the

students and staff. She enjoys

the overall atmosphere that our

school brings. Outside of

school, she has four children

and two grandchildren. Mrs.

Adrian has also had the oppor-

tunity of visiting many countries

like Canada, Mexico, Puerto

Rico, England, Spain, and

France. Congratulations to Mrs.

Adrian for receiving the Out-

standing Teacher Award from

Shippensburg University. Hali-

fax is lucky to have Mrs. Adrian

at our school and Mrs. Adrian

feels blessed to be here too.

By: Sierra Hassinger

Halifax Students Showcase Their Talents

TV Night

H alifax has talent! On February 28, 2014,

Halifax High School hosted their annual

TV Nite in the auditorium. TV Night is a

great opportunity for any high school student

to show their talent to the Halifax Communi-

ty.To be in the show, students auditioned be-

fore the director, Mr. Funk.

The night kicked off with Zach Thomp-

son singing “Patience,” accompanied by the

guitar. The night progressed with other sing-

ing performances such as “Be Still” by Rachael

Hoon, “Just Give Me a Reason” by Alyssa

Roeschlein and Chelsea Walker, “Apologize”

by Rachael and Julia Hoon, and “Arms” by Cai-

ya Willow-Fagen. There was also a surprise,

last minute addition to the show. 2013 graduate

Cody Thompson, Brennan Rudy, and Zach

Thompson all played “Children of Sanchez” on

instruments. Jana Glennon also performed a

flag routine to the popular song “Say Some-

thing.” Alyssa Roeschlein sang “Lego House”

while Chelsea Konyar interpreted the lyrics in-

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to sign language. Some other singing perfor-

mances included Alyssa Roeschlein, Chelsea

Walker, and Zach Thompson singing “Royals,”

as well as Jake Houtz singing acapella to

“Demons.” Rachael Hoon sang “Flow My

Tears” accompanied by Sophia Hoon. Kourtnee

Pottiger performed “Warrior,” followed by

Kayla Sulouff playing the guitar and singing

“You’re Not Sorry.” Julia Hoon played an origi-

nal composition on the piano, and later played

“Philharmonica” on her harmonica. Michaela

Lynch and Zach Thompson concluded the show

together, performing “Heaven.” The emcees of

the night included Morgan Lebo, Austin Land-

ry, Jana Glennon, Rachael Hoon, and Skyler

Carran. Overall, TV Night was a creative show

with many of Halifax’s musically talented stu-

dents.

By: Kirsten Bruker

Student Council Holds Yearly Boys’ Volleyball Tournament

Volleyball Tournament

T he annual boys’ volleyball tournament was held on Wednesday, March 19. The freshman

took on the sophomores, and the juniors played the seniors. The games were close with

some pretty tough competition. The sophomores won both games that they played against

the freshman. Then, the seniors defeated the juniors by also winning two games. After their vic-

tories, the sophomores continued on to play the seniors to determine the overall champion.

Their energy and determination throughout the night was carried into this deciding game. Both

teams played their hardest, but the seniors were the champions of the boys' volleyball tourna-

ment. Congratulations to the senior guys on their win! Thank you to all of the freshman, sopho-

more, and junior boys who participated with great energy and determination.

By: Michaela Lynch

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Halifax Hosts “Super Councils”

District Conference

O n Friday, March 7, 2014, Halifax Stu-

dent Council hosted the PA District 8

Annual District Conference. The last time Hali-

fax hosted the district conference in 2009, our

school set a record for the highest attendance

rate and this time, our school did not fall short!

Nearly 925 middle level and high school stu-

dents and advisors attended our “Super Coun-

cils” themed, fun-filled day. These at-

tendees came from 44 schools and 8 counties

including Adams, Franklin, Cumberland, Dau-

phin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York. Our

theme for this conference was designed to

bring out the heroes within our councils and

recognize the everyday heroes we encounter

daily. Our hallways, walls, doors, and lockers

were decorated in all colors to represent all of

the different super heroes. Autumn Capouillez

and Amanda Baker were Halifax’s conference

co-chairs and they ran the show for the entire

day. They were in charge of managing the 8

conference committee chairs that included

general session, facilities, decorations, food,

vendors fair, registration, finances, and work-

shops. Autumn and Amanda both put many

long and tiring hours into this conference to

make it the best it could be.

The day started off with an exciting

opening session that included lots of cheering,

dancing, a special talent show by our very own

students, and a guest speaker. Our guest

speaker lives relatively close to Halifax and his

name is Jeff Tracey. Student Council chose Jeff

Tracey to speak at the conference because of

the qualities he has as an everyday hero. He is

a paramedic, a non-commissioned officer at the

Fort Indiantown Gap, and a search-and-rescue

technician with the PA Task Force 1. Jeff talked

about his experiences as an everyday hero and

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how much helping other people has affected

his life. Throughout the day, students and advi-

sors attended 33 workshops, ate yummy

packed lunches, and visited almost 20 vendors

at our Vendors Fair.

At the end of the day, Halifax was given a

4 stars out of 5 star rating for our second district

conference. Overall, the day was filled with fun

and adventure while getting their message

through to always be a hero. This conference

was both a learning experience and a step to-

wards Halifax Student Council’s next task which

is the state conference. The Halifax Student

Council is extremely excited to announce that

in November of 2015, they will be the host of

the PASC State Conference! The state confer-

ence will be a bigger and harder challenge,

but our student council is ready to accept the

challenge.

By: Molly Smith

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Hey you crooks, check out these great books

Spring Into A Good Book

S pring is just around the corner! Soak up

the early spring sun with a good book.

Some of the most popular books this

spring among teens are: The Hunger Games

series by Suzanne Collins; Divergent by Veron-

ica Roth; The Book Thief by Markus Zusak; and

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

The Hunger Games have been popular

among teens since it was released in 2008. In

this post-apocalyptic story taking place in the

new nation of Panem, the Capitol city hosts an

annual event featuring 12 boys and 12 girls to

remind the other districts who is in charge. This

event, the Hunger Games, only has one rule:

kill or be killed.

Another popular post-apocalyptic story

is Divergent. This story takes place in America

after a Purity War. This city was broken into fac-

tions, separating people based on values of

selflessness, bravery, intelligence, peace, and

honesty. When Beatrice Prior, a 16-year-old

girl, doesn’t get conclusive results from her test

to decide which faction, she has to make a

choice that will change her life forever.

The Book Thief takes place in a fictional

town, Molching, Germany, between 1939 and

1943. The story begins with Liesel Meminger

when she is nine years old and experiences the

death of her brother and abandonment of her

mother. She moves into a home where she is

introduced to reading and learns about Hitler’s

growing presence in the city. When a Jewish

man moves into their basement, Liesel brings

him pieces of the outside world and learns how

much they have in common.

The Fault in Our Stars starts out with a

teenage girl, Hazel, from America who is bat-

tling cancer. At a support group she meets a

boy, Augustus, who is currently cancer free.

They share everything with each other, includ-

ing Hazel’s favorite book and her questions for

the ending. Augustus finds a way to contact the

author of the book to answer Hazel’s questions,

but Hazel gets an unpleasant surprise when she

meets the author she idolized so much.

By: Brooke Miller

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Coming To A Theater Near You

New Movies

Heaven is for Real

Heaven is for Real is based off a true story and a

book. It is a wonderful story about a boy named

Colton who is on the verge of death and goes to

heaven. Colton has an extraordinarily moving story

to tell of his journey. Colton’s father has to have the

courage and conviction to share his son’s story. The

movie’s release date is April 16, 2014; this movie

has already been nominated for an Academy

Award.

The Giver

The Giver, which is based off the a book by Lois

Lowry, is coming to theaters this summer. It is

about a perfect community, with no pain or suffer-

ing. Everyday is the same in this community; how-

ever, this changes when, main character, Jonas is

chosen to learn from an elderly man about true pain

and suffering of the world. Jonas starts to learn what

secrets the real world has to offer. The movie’s re-

lease date is August 15, 2014.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the sequel

to the first Captain America movie. The main char-

acter, Steve Rogers (Captain America), struggles to

embrace his role in the modern world. Captain

America must face the Soviet agent from the old his-

tory known as the Winter Soldier. Out of ten stars it

has a rating of 8.7. Its release date is April 4, 2014

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars is based off a book by John

Green. It is about two teenagers, Hazel Grace and

Augustus, and their love story. They meet at a can-

cer support group meeting and suddenly spark a

connection. Hazel has lung cancer and Augustus has

a prosthetic leg. The movie’s release date is June, 6

2014.

22 Jump Street

22 Jump Street is the sequel to 21 Jump Street. The

two main character cops, Jenko and Schmidt, both

are going undercover again. Only this time, they

are going undercover at a local college. This movie

has high expectations because of the hilarious

storyline of its prequel. The movie’s release date is

June 13, 2014.

By: Maggie Starr

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Upcoming Programs To Check out

Spring TV Previews

Sirens

Are you into action and comedy? If so,

the new series Sirens may be for you. It premi-

ered on March 6th, 2014 on USA and follows the

lives of three Chicago paramedics: Johnny Far-

rell (depicted by Michael Mosely), Hank St.

Clare (Kevin Daniels), and Brian Czyk (Kevin

Bigley) as they go about their daily lives in the

big city.

Crisis

Maybe you like drama, action, and ad-

venture? If this is more your style, check out the

new series Crisis. It aired on March 16th, 2014

on NBC and came out right away with high rat-

ings. The series is based on a plot where a

school bus full of students from Ballard High

School is missing. On this bus, there is a niece

of an FBI agent and another student is the son of

the president. This creates a national crisis and

hence the series starts.

Review

No literally, that is what it is called. The

new comedy series Review aired on March 6th

on Comedy Central. This series is sure to make

you laugh, taking you through the life of Forrest

Macneil (Andrew Daly) as he reviews his life

experiences such as gross-out moments, racial

comments, or the gags and comedy we all (or

at least some) enjoy.

Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey

For those who like documentaries, sci-

ence, and an educational experience from

watching T.V., the new series Cosmos: A Space

-Time Odyssey may be for you. This show aired

on March 9th, 2014 on FOX and The National

Geographic Channel and is based on Carl Sa-

gan’s original Cosmos series. In this documen-

tary, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson shows

a new version of the cosmos. To top it off, this

show has scored next to the highest ratings out

of most new series that aired!

By: Kyle Sendatch

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Let The Games Begin!

Spring Sports Previews

H ome runs and running at home. Spring

sports are on the way! Practices started

on March 3 for baseball, softball, and

track and field. All in all, the three teams are all

coming off tremendous seasons and are ex-

pected to do bigger and better things this up-

coming season.

First off is baseball. The baseball team

has many returning players who earned their

varsity letter in the previous season. Looking

forward to the upcoming season, the baseball

team has their first game at home on Tuesday,

March 25 against Lancaster Country Day.

Next we have the softball team. With a lot

players coming back with their varsity letters,

the possibility of a great season is imminent.

The softball team will play their first game at

home on Thursday, March 27 against Newport.

Finally there is the track and field team.

With lots of returning athletes this season, some

who lettered last year, and some who haven't,

there is sure to be a medley of exceptional stu-

dent athletes rising up to compete this season.

The first track meet is at Millersburg (Home)

against East Juniata on Thursday, March 27.

Come out and support our spring sport

athletes!

By: Alex Scheib

SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS

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Winter Sports Recaps

Wrestling

Boys Basketball

T he 2013-2014 season was very successful

for the Halifax boys basketball team. This

was the first time in five years that the Halifax

boys basketball team has made it to dis-

tricts. Even though they lost in the first round

of districts to Upper Dauphin, the team had a

very good and goal-achieving season. The

team finished the season with a 12-11 team

record. This was the first time that under head

coach, Dan Bowman, the team had won over

half of their games throughout the whole sea-

son.

Head coach Dan Bowman thinks the young

Wildcats have a bright future. The team had a

few players who got their first taste of varsity

basketball. Even though the team didn’t have a

lot of players, he thought the team worked

hard at practice and learned to make good de-

cisions on the floor that will help them to be

successful in the future. The biggest thing

Coach Bowman preaches is that it is more im-

portant to be a team and not individuals.

Looking at the team’s future, Coach Bowman

A fter the 2013-2014 wrestling season, the

coaches may have been upset with the

overall record, but they surely were not disap-

pointed in how hard the team worked during

the season. The Wildcats wrestling team rec-

ord probably wasn’t what they were hoping it

to be, but the team was young this year, and

they worked hard at practice. They had a

great coaching staff helping them gain experi-

ence this year as well.

Coach Hoover said about how the team was

really young, but it was a great experience for

the underclassmen to get some varsity match-

es against good competition. He also talked

about how it was great that Hunter Enders and

Jake Paul both made it to districts. He said

how this was a rebuilding year for the Wild-

cats, and he can’t wait to see how well they do

next year.

We are all looking forward to next year

when we can see many of our Halifax wrestlers

in districts and possibly even states!

By: Koby Bowman

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feels that the experience the underclassmen

gained this year will help the team continue

their quest for a league championship and a

district championship.

By: Koby Bowman


Archery

Swimming

O ur archery team has been very suc-

cessful again this year. The season

came to an end with Halifax winning

first place in the state tournament at Penn State

University.

Amber Laudenslager won 2nd place

overall for girls. Sam Cook won 3rd place and

Jake Cook won 4th place overall for boys. The

team also won first place out of four schools at

the Second Annual Bob Baker Archery Tourna-

ment.

The top 24 shooters are taken to each

competition. Since Halifax won the State Tour-

nament, they qualify for the National Tourna-

ment. The National Tournament will be held in

Louisville, Kentucky, but only Amber

Laudenslager, Jake Cook, and Sam Cook will

be attending.

By: Abigail Paul

T he swim team may be small, but the swim-

mers were very successful this year. For

some swimmers, the swimming season ended

with districts. Swimmers Natalie Frantz, Ava

Kappenhagen, and Stephanie Paulauskas all

made it to districts. The District III swim meet

was held at Cumberland Valley High School.

Natalie and Ava both qualified for the 100

backstroke and the 200 IM. Stephanie qualified

for the 100 breaststroke. In the 200 IM, Natalie

finished 21st and Ava finished 23rd. In the 100

backstroke, Natalie finished 22nd and Ava fin-

ished 24th. Stephanie finished 18th in the 100

breaststroke.

Coach Doug Yeager announced that this will

be his last year coaching the Halifax, Mil-

lersburg, and Tri-Valley High School swim

teams. It is very sad to see him leave since he

has coached most of the swimmers for all of

their lives. Coach Yeager will greatly be

missed.

By: Abigail Paul

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Girl’s Basketball

The girls basketball team had a great ending

to their season with an overall record of 21-7.

They went to district finals and took second

after a close game against Steel High with a

final score of 57-49. They then continued onto

states playing their final game against Phil-

mont Christian in the state quarter-finals. The

head coach, Dean Kerstetter, repeatedly told

the girls they would go far throughout the sea-

son. But the girls never thought they would

make it as far as the state quarterfinals. The

team scored a total of 1,677 points over the

course of the season, with top scorer overall

being Kylee Sorichetti with 420 points.

By Kendall Leahman


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T he fashion of spring 2014 is like no other.

It’s time to put away your bulky sweaters,

jeans, and boots and get ready for

spring! From the pretty pastels to the boister-

ous button-down shirts, Spring 2014 has a lot of

wonderful fashion preferences.

According to Glamour magazine, pastels

are a huge hit for spring fashion. From baby

pink, peach, and hot pink to baby blue, teal, and

turquoise, pastels are a must have. They are

light, colorful, and fun, the antithesis of your win-

ter wardrobe. You can wear them as pants,

blouses, cardigans, skirts, or dresses. Everyone

should have at least one article of pastel clothing

to wear for spring. The great thing about pastels

is that you can pick one, or a color group that

flatters you best. Or, you could live on the edge

and mix and match pastels. Men can pull off pas-

tels too. Maybe lavender board-shirts aren’t your

thing, but maybe a lime green t-shirt is. With

pastels, the opportunities are endless for any

gender.

The next hot trend is button-downs. For

men, button-downs are a staple, and for many

women too. But you can’t just wear a plain white

or or black button down. Try a pastel button-

down! You’ll be the life of the party. If that’s not

enough of a statement for you, try a patterned

button-down. Or maybe one with a contrasting

collar or buttons. However bold or subtle you

want to be, a button down is for you. Ladies, if

you’re looking for a more form-fitting blouse,

there are button-downs with ruching in the

front, back, or both for the curvier effect. Again,

there are so many color options. I recommend

pastels. Button-downs are compatible with

pants, skirts, or shorts. You can dress them up

or down, or even wear them as a dress-yes,

they make button-down dresses and jumpers.

Ladies, try to keep it modest.

For spring 2014 fashion, the sky is the

limit. Don’t be afraid to try new things and step

out of your comfort zone. It’s the 21st century!

Try to incorporate your own personal fashion

sense, into your spring wardrobe. Spring out of

your frumpy sweaters and sweatpants, unless

they are mint green, and jump head-first into

your new and improved spring fashions.

By: Amanda Cook

Spring Fashion

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The Arts At Halifax Upcoming School Concerts and Events

Hosting Dauphin County

Music Educators

H alifax High School is being put on the

map this year with all of the different

events we’re hosting! One of the events

that was a privilege to host was the Dauphin

County Music Educators, better known as the

Dauphin County Band Festival. On January 8th,

all of the schools in our county brought stu-

dents to audition for this festival at Susquenita

High School, and all of the students chosen

came to Halifax. Between the elementary,

middle, and high school there were 325 stu-

dents that performed overall. Of these 325 stu-

dents, we had six of our very own high school

peers perform. Those students were, Sydney

Paul, Brennan Rudy, Sarah Meyers, Chris

Maichle, Justin Mancini, and Chris Hogan. The

high school band was directed by Dr. William

Kenny, who is the Professor of Music at Buck-

nell University, the middle school band was

directed by Dr. Kimberly Councill, who is an

Associate Professor of Music, the Coordinator

of Music Education, and the Samuel Williams

Professor in Music at Bucknell, and the ele-

mentary band was directed by Mr. Howard

Boots, who is a band director at Cocalico

School District. A huge congratulations is sent

out to Ms. Aunkst and Mrs. Schade for organiz-

ing this wonderful festival, as well as all of the

volunteers that helped and the band boosters

who made it possible!

By: Hannah Roux

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R ecently, the news all over the world has been blowing up over a missing international pas-

senger flight that disappeared on March 8th on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, Chi-

na. The last time contact was made with air traffic controls was less than an hour after take-

off. The aircraft carried 12 crew members and 227 passengers from 15 different nations on

board. Data coming in from satellite radars show that the aircraft's ACARS and transponder had

been switched off, something that has to be done manually from the cockpit. This left the pub-

lic's intuition to lean towards hijacking or the pilot possibly being an inside man on the whole

charade. The pilot had been in the job for over 2 decades and loved flying so much that he even

had a simulator built in his home. The question is whether or not he had to make sure he was

equipped with the skill to fly this plane onto illicit routes or if he just had a large passion for fly-

ing. As of now three main theories stand: The plane was hijacked, it crashed somewhere deep

into the ocean, or it landed in a secret location where there may be plans to use it as some sort of

missile. It is still a mystery to be solved, and questions are rising to whether or we'll ever get an

answer to what happened to the Boeing 777-200ER... The search for flight MH370 continues.

By: Julia Hoon

Lost in the Sky

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T hat time of year where we carefully plan and select our classes for next year has come and

gone by again. But this year, like many years past, I’m sure many students were quite disap-

pointed with the lack of selection offered by our school. When asked to pick seven electives that

they would enjoy taking for the next year, most students may only choose four or five classes

that they would actually want to take. There is just not a sufficient amount of selections for stu-

dents that are trying to prepare for the future. For example, those students looking to pursue a

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) career or education after graduation

are hindered greatly by the lack of class selection. Other than the required mathematics and sci-

ence courses, there are only a minimal amount of STEM related classes that are readily available

to Halifax students. This lack of classes not only limits what students can learn while in school,

but it also sets students from our school behind other students when they go off to college. A

study shows that only one in five STEM college students felt that their K–12 education prepared

them extremely well for their college courses in STEM. Also, it is proven that STEM jobs are in

demand, and companies are paying more and more for workers educated in these fields. The

average annual wage for all STEM occupations was $77,880 in May 2009, significantly above the

U.S. average of $43,460 for non-STEM occupations. That is almost twice as much!

Now wouldn’t it be nice if we had 20+ STEM electives to choose from like other local

schools such as Cumberland Valley High School? I understand that we are not even close to the

size of Cumberland Valley High School, but I still think that more selection would benefit many

people in our school to better prepare them for college or other technical fields. A few classes I

would love to see offered at Halifax would be some introduction to computer science and also

programming classes. Other people might also enjoy and benefit from introduction to engineer-

ing classes. I believe it would be so helpful for us to have some exposure to these types of clas-

ses to see if these areas interest us. A proposal I would like to give would be to have a special

committee and/or club that talks with teachers and faculty members to discuss what kind of new

classes students would be interested in. Different people have different interests, and I think this

idea of a greater variety of classes would help to satisfy their desire to learn and prepare for

their future. I really hope you consider some of these ideas and take in this food for thought.

By: Robbie Sacks

Who Wants More Choices?

Email Us Your Responses —> [email protected]

Chew On It and Respond

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T his marking period we gained an extensive

amount of new students in our little school.

One of our first new students was Michael Con-

rad. Michael previously lived in camp hill and

went to cedar cliff high school. He lives in town

and likes his new house because it is bigger

than his old house. He also says likes hali-

fax because it is a nice town and he likes that it

is a smaller town. He said he prefers halifax

over cedar cliff. He says his favorite class is art

1. When asked what his favorite thing about his

old school was he said “moving out of it.” and

his least favorite thing about it was the big

crowd. His favorite thing about halifax is that it

is little and easy to get around. Some fun facts

about Michael are that he likes country music,

hates english, and has 2 cats.. one of his pet

peeves is slow people in the hallways.

Also as a new student is Michael's broth-

er Chase Conrad. Chase also went to cedar cliff

high school, but does not like his new house,

and says he misses his old house, though he

does like halifax high school over cedar cliff.

Part of the reason is because he moved too

much. His favorite class is gym. his least favor-

ite thing about his old school was that it was too

big, and he also liked leaving it. He says he

likes most of his teachers and being by the riv-

er. some fun facts about Chase are that he was

born in harrisburg, the first person he talked to

was Angel Najdek.

We also gained Colton Perkins. Colton

previously went to Dauphin County Technical

School. and now lives here in halifax. He likes

halifax and the friends he's made here. He says

the people here are easier to get along with

and there is less drama here. His favorite class

is creative writing and his favorite thing about

halifax is the people. He says he doesn't really

have a least favorite thing about halifax and its

pretty cool here. His favorite thing about DCTS

was his shop. Some interesting facts about him

is that he is gay, a writer, his favorite color is

blue, hes loud and he likes to sleep alot. His

one biggest pet peeve is when people jude him

for being gay before they even know him or

talk to him.

Angel Najdek, a former halifax student

moved back to halifax this marking period. she

says she much rather likes halifax. she likes her

New Students

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W ell, the new Colonnade in Millersburg is

finally finished! With its reopening, it

has begun playing a steady stream of new mov-

ies. Some of the selections include Son of God,

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and Lone

Survivor. The theater’s rebuilding was orches-

trated by the Twin Valley Players theater group

and the theater’s new owner. In addition to the

showing of movies, the theater will also hold

some of the Twin Valley Player’s theatre pro-

ductions. The Colonnade was originally estab-

lished in 1919, but has repeatedly switched

hands. The Twin Valley Players received the

Colonnade from Marvin Troutman as a dona-

tion. The original Colonnade theater was unus-

able and had to be torn down, but the new the-

ater was rebuilt on the same ground that the

original theater occupied. The rebuilt theater

has been equipped with new, hi-tech equip-

ment and well-made seating held in a room

with one screen which plays movies on the

weekends. The theatre has also been decorat-

ed with memories of the past of theaters. The

old Colonnade sign has also been salvaged as

a new decoration. With the opening of the new

Colonnade, movies are now much more readily

accessible to the Halifax community.

By: Ben Geyer

Ever wonder what there is to do “around here” besides the usual Rita’s run or hang-

ing out at Sheetz? Here are some of our PENNSYLVANIA picks!

home here and she loves her friends and boy-

friend Cory. She didnt like the teachers or the

people at her old school. Her favorite thing

about the previous school was leaving it. and

her favorite subject is bio. Angel is 16 years

old, short, and blond. Her pet peeve is petty

peoples.

Michael Fisher previously went to Coala

central daughin east. He now lives in halifax

with Ryan Mortan. He says halifax is alright but

a little quiet for his liking. He prefers online

school because it had more freedom than pub-

lic school. He likes being able to stay at home

and work at his pace. His favorite Subject is

lunch. Mike likes the fact that he gets to see his

girlfriend, Brooke more. Some fun facts about

mike are that he is a patriots fan, his favorite

color is purple, and he has 6 siblings.

Austin Reed previously went to Pa Cyber

and lived in Pittsburg. He now lives in Camp

Hebron and likes this area better than his old

school. He says the people are nice and his fa-

vorite subject is english. He did not like the

Cyber school because he lost internet connec-

tion too much. Though he liked getting a new

computer. He likes the way Halifax is laid out

and he likes going to Emily and Davids church.

Some fun facts about Austin are that he likes

computers, video games, and psychology. He

also enjoys doing impressions.

Another Returning Halifax student is

Morgan Johnston. She moved away from halifax

to Watertown. She went to Watertown high

school but now lives back in town. She likes her

new house and prefers halifax over her old

school. She says its smaller and has less drama

and fighting. Her favorite class is Justice sys-

tem. Her least favorite thing about water town

was that it was really big. She likes her teachers

but does not like drama, and she loves all her

friends.Some of her friends are Andee, Aliyia,

Tarah, Jess, and Abby. She says her biggest pet

peeve is drama.

By: Ashley Leshko

20

Get To Know Your Fellow Students

Who’z That?

1. Ben Geyer, a sophomore, has lived in Halifax all of his life, and he does not really have a de-

sire to travel. His middle name is Grayson, and he loves to learn about new things. Unlike many

teenagers in society today, Ben likes to read in his free time, and he also spends time with his

rabbit. Ben enjoys playing video games every once in a while, and if he could describe himself

in one word, it would be intelligent because he thinks of himself as a smart human being. Ben’s

least favorite vegetable is cauliflower, because it is white and does not look like food at

all. Ben’s favorite food is ice cream, because it is sweet and cold. Ben has eight pets which in-

clude a dog, a cat, a rabbit, a turtle, three lizards, and a toad. He also has two younger brothers

and one half brother. Like many people, Ben has worn glasses since he was in 7th grade. Ben’s

favorite subject in school is history because it tells stories about what has happened before

us. Speaking of stories, Ben’s favorite story is titled, “To Try Men’s Souls”, which has a good

ending with the main character dying to show his determination. Be sure you get to know Ben!

2. Tyler Ashberry is a junior this year. His favorite classes are trig and Spanish. In his free time

he enjoys dunking over Eric McBurney in basketball, losing to Alex McMullen in fantasy football,

and golfing. His favorite snow-cone flavor is root beer, while his least favorite flavor is banana. If

he could have one Pokemon it would be Onix (the rock/snake one). When asked if he would ra-

ther fight a giant goat or a giant duck, he chose to face the duck. He also enjoys watching under-

ground arm-wrestling in his spare time. One thing Tyler enjoys about school is eating B-Lunch

with his friends and Trey Pritchard.

3. Junior Caudill is a senior this year at Halifax. He enjoys physics class in school and enjoys

playing basketball and watching movies outside of school. His least favorite color is pink be-

cause “it really isn’t for tough guys”. One of his favorite memories from this year was participat-

ing in the holiday workshops before winter break. If given the choice between a venus flytrap

and a cactus, he would choose to be the flytrap. Another thing you might not know about Junior,

is that he went bungee-jumping once!

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