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Clockwise form top: Some RHS boys show off their shirts they made to show spirit at soft-ball senior night.Junior Kaleb Kordes, senior Kevin Phelps, Senior Lee Windmiller, junior Daniel Perdue, junior Robbie Pettijohn, junior Seth McWilliams, and senior James Creager sport volleyball jerseys and paint on senior night. The softball team went all out with decora-tions at their senior night.First floor teach-ers show their spirit at the Homecoming pep assembly by making shirts that say 'Homecoming' on the front, and 'Bulldogs 07' on back. Junior Ashley Cox shows off the sign she made to support the juniors at the Homecoming pep assembly.

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W o r l d B e a t sNike recently unveiled the

first shoe made specifically for a special race of ethnicity. Nike says they have designed these new running shoes in an attempt to promote physical fitness in a population with high obesity rates. American Indians have a much wider and taller foot than their average shoe is built for. The average American Indian's foot is three width sizers larger than the standard Nike shoe. The shoe design has been fitted to the Native American culture as well with sunrise to sunset to sunrise patterns on the tongue

and heel, feather designs on the inside, and stars on the soles representing the night sky.

A childrens book has been released in Italy telling the story of Pope Benedict XVI's life, from childhood to election as pontiff, through the eyes of a cat. The book includes every-thing from Benedict's love of reading as a child to his forced enrollment in the Hitler Youth as a teenager. The childrens book was written by Jeanne Perego with illustrations by Donata Dal Molin Casagrande.

A 10-year-old Chinese child, Huang Li, swam for three hours in the chilly Xiang River

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All club leaders and sponsors: If you would like to place information and club reminders in the upcoming issue of ECHO, please deliver your information to Mary Gillis or Katie Kramme one week prior to the last tuesday of every month. Thank you!

Key Club members! Keeping on collecting money for UNICEF this next month. The money will go towards the Swazi Children Care Porject, where volunteers are trained to provide helth ser-vices, nutritious meals, and care. All money will be due during November.

The Bright Flight scholarship is one of the many scholarships that are given to graduating seniors of Rolla High School. To be eligible to receive this scholarship, students must have a score in the top three percent of all Missouri students that took the test, be a graduating senior, and don’t intend to pursue a degree in theology or divinity. The student who receives Bright Flight can get an annual schol-arship of $2,000. This year there was one major change in one of the requirements for Bright Flight, and possibly the most important: the score. “The Missouri legislature made the decision to increase the ACT score for Bright Flight. It was not the schools decision, it was a statewide change. There were just so many stu-dents that made 30s and were in the top three percent that the Missouri Legislature decided to raise the bar,” counselor Nancy Helton said. The Missouri Department of Higher Education collects the data of the ACT scores of Missouri students and then announces the requirements before the next year of testing.

“Everyone was confused when we announced that the require-ment for Bright Flight was now 31 instead of 30. But what people don’t understand is that we announce what the requirement is every year it just hasn’t changed for over a decade. The requirement is based on the top three percent of test takers. Many people just believed that 30 was the magic number and it would never change,” the public information officer for the Missouri Department of Higher Education Wendy Baker said. This year’s seniors feel the pres-sure of the new guideline, and upcoming juniors, too, will have to work just a little bit harder. “This change just went into affect this year. The students that received 30s on the ACT received a personal letter from the state telling then they must retake the test again before being able to receive the Bright Flight scholarship,” Helton said. This year, so many students met last years required score that it’s clear why the bar was raised. “We sent out over 800 letters to the seniors that received 30 on the ACT and would have been eligible for Bright Flight last. So they were informed and welcome to talk to us

if they had any further questions. Most of the time we just received phone calls from parents or students who were confused about why it changed, but once we explained it to them there weren’t any problems,” Baker said. The switch in the accepted score can really shake up a seniors plans. “Changing the score to receive the scholarship really affects how much money a student is going to get. Sometimes a student is depend-ing on getting the money and now they are uncertain they will get the money at all,” Helton said. The change in requirements can be a crushing blow to students who earned a 30, which is a very high score as it is. “I was very upset because my ini-tial reaction to getting a “30” on the ACT was extreme happiness,” senior Joelle Fronzaglio said. It just depends on the student whether or not they want to retake the test. “I am not retaking the ACT because I have already been accepted to ERAU in Florida, and a 30 is acceptable,” Fronzaglio said.

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with her hands and feet bound. She swam for more than a mile with her father. Huang Li insisted upon this chilly swim, saying it would improve her swimming skills and help her reach her dream of swimming across the English Channel.

Cheating through video games has begun taking on a whole new level. Game hack-ers have turned cheating into a business. Gold in video games such as "World of Warcraft" can now be sold and bought from these hackers. Six thou-sands pieces of gold in "World of Warcraft" now sells online for up to $420.

Dentistry is becoming a larger problem in England than ever before. The population says that the availability for National Health Service dentists is sparse and the cost for a private den-tist is outrageous. 5,000 Brits were polled: 6% say they have resorted to pulling their own teeth because British dentistry is too expensive.

King Middle School in King Middle School in Portland, Maine Portland, Maine is to beis to become come the first middle school to offer the first middle school to offer birth conbirth control and patches to its trol and patches to its students. students. There have been 17 There have been 17 preganpreganccies ies iin Portlandn Portland's three 's three middle schools in the middle schools in the past four past four years, not years, not countcounting abortions ing abortions and miscarriages not reported to and miscarriages not reported to the school nurse. The Portthe school nurse. The Portland land School Committee School Committee approved approved this plan by a vote of 7-2.this plan by a vote of 7-2.

A A French engineFrench engineer, er, Pascal Cotte, Pascal Cotte, says he has made says he has made a disa discovery regarding the Mona covery regarding the Mona Lisa that as puLisa that as puzzeled people zzeled people for centurfor centuries: Cotte says he has ies: Cotte says he has discovered markingdiscovered markings that prove s that prove the orignal Leonardo painting the orignal Leonardo painting diddid, in fact, have, in fact, have eye eyebrows and brows and lashelashess. After studying the paint-. After studying the paint-ing underneath a high ing underneath a high definition definition camera, Cotte is convinced that camera, Cotte is convinced that the brushthe brush stroke he found was stroke he found was once aonce an eyebron eyebrow. The rew. The reasons asons for the eyebrows and lashefor the eyebrows and lashes s dis-dis-appearing, Cotte says, is due to appearing, Cotte says, is due to either faded pigmentseither faded pigments or or a poor-a poor-ly done cleaning of the painting.ly done cleaning of the painting.

The FDA recently h The FDA recently held eld a meeting to disca meeting to discuss a petition uss a petition that that would prohibited the distri-would prohibited the distri-bution of cold and cough medi-bution of cold and cough medi-cines to chicines to childldren under the ren under the age age of 6. Doctors say the medicines of 6. Doctors say the medicines wonwon't help 't help children under 6, and children under 6, and are not safe to administer.are not safe to administer.

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Random Acts of Kindness is still accepting members. Meetings are held every Thursday morning in Elaine Jones room, room 310, at 7:45. Everyone is welcome to come, help out, and have fun!

FCCLA officers would like to remind their members to be think-ing of items to bring in during November for the annual FCCLA Adopt-A-Family porject. More information on what to bring and where to take it will be given at a later date.

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Some students may recognize Bunni Jessip as a substitute teacher that is often working at RHS. Jessip has now decided to venture outside the teaching world, and open her own art shop in Rolla.

“I want it to be kind of a community center for the arts… to really be someplace that any-one can go… We are going to offer everything from handmade instruments to purses to paintings and everything in between,” Jessip said.

Jessip is trying to shy away from factory-processed goods, in favor of a more eclectic feel.

“The main thing I’m focusing on is just handcrafted things, as much as possible. I prize homemade gifts, and I think a lot of people do. They’re fun to give, and they’re fun to get,” Jessip said.

The store will not only be for buying pieces of artwork, but also for patrons to further their art.

“I’m going to offer classes for preschool art. Possibly [I will offer] a summer camp, or a camp dur-ing winter break for kids. One of the art teachers discussed having adult lessons. I’m going to also try and include music, if I can,” Jessip said.

Jessip wishes to open up her store to everyone from the com-munity.

“I want to also assure people, I’m not looking for it to be only profes-sional artists. I want variety. In fact, I want to talk to Mrs. Haslag about having some of her students do some artwork. I am catering toward young adults, but I want it to be everyone. I am open to view-ing anyone’s art. There is talent from four-year-olds and up. I really hope to get a lot of Rolla High School students involved, because I’ve seen their work. I think more than just your parents should get to see your art,” Jessip said.

Jessip would like to feature a lot of local art, but is willing to open her doors to other communities.

“I have connections with Arts Rolla, and in St. Louis as well. And it won’t just be limited to the Rolla area—like, one of our artists has worked doing the stained glass for seven churches in Iowa,” Jessip said.

A name has recently been select-ed for Jessip’s shop.

“I think we’re going to call it 'The Studio', because my building actually used to be a radio studio. So, I thought that was fun, and also, it’s going to be an art studio, a music studio, a crafts studio,” Jessip said.

The Studio will be more then a place to pick up a handmade gift.

“We’re also going to offer a ser-vice I think many people need—organization. I’m going to do that as well. If someone has a garage that’s unusable, I’ll offer a service to come out and organize, and we’ll teach them how to use their space wisely,” Jessip said.

New artwork and products will be rotated in frequently, allowing many different artists to offer their

wares for sale. “I hope people will come in con-

tinually, because it will be different every time,” Jessip said.

Jessip hopes to open around Halloween. The Studio will be located on Forum drive between

K-KID and Hearth and Homes Fireplace.

“I’m a patron of the arts. This has always been a dream of mine. I know I won’t get rich, but I just want to be able to make my truck payment,” Jessip said.

Substitue teacher works to get new art shop up and runningCaitlin Cress

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Jessip is incredibly excitied about the opening of her shop; she is con-Jessip is incredibly excitied about the opening of her shop; she is con-fident it will be a big success. Photo by Dena Anderson.fident it will be a big success. Photo by Dena Anderson.

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In today’s age, television shows have become more than just a few characters put in extraordinary situations to overcome extenuating circumstances. Over the past couple of years a bundle of season-story based TV shows have swept the network. Shows like LOST, 24, and Heroes have become very popular and thus, have been watched reli-giously. Heroes, a show about different characters with super-human powers inter-acting with each other has become very popular among some students. “Heroes is about these people who find out they have powers and learn to use them. Most of the heroes are good, but some of them are evil, and use their power for bad. I watch it because each week it leaves me wanting more. Plus, the characters are really cool,” senior Cedric Walker said. LOST is a show about a group of people stranded on an island, trying to find a way off.

There are many twists in the plot that make this show interesting. In 24 Jack Bauer and other coun-ter-terrorist unit officials are put in charge of solv-ing a deadly terrorist attack ranging from nuclear bombs and hostage situations to corrupt presiden-cies. This show is set in real time (each episode being an hour in that day) which makes the viewer even more captivated. These shows can be very addictive, stray stu-

dents away from home-work time, and even be the cause of local get-togethers. The fact is simple: there is something about these shows that attracts stu-

dents and adults. The answer is not so simple. Each show has different plot twists and different stories that make it unique to keep the viewer hooked. It is now up to the reader to find out what they are. So watch some TV, become entranced, and have a good time.

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"The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton: "This is the first clas-sic book that I've enjoyed. It's a satire of New York aristocrats in the 1860's. I especially love the line: 'She sang of course, 'M'ama!' and not 'he loves me', since an unalterable and unquestioned law of the musi-cal world is required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish artists should be translated into Italian for the clearer under-standing of English-speaking audiences".

"Under the Blacklight" by Rilo Kiley: "I went to a Rilo Kiley concert in September, and it was amazing! Any endeavor involving Jenny Lewis is superb, but this album is especially impressive. Check out 'Breakin' Up'- It's my new jam".

"Love in the Afternoon": "Audrey Hepburn is stunning in this little known movie about a forbidden relationship. It's witty, romantic, and whimsical. I would reccomend it to anyone."

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"Jawbreakers because one lasts a really long time!" junior Karissa Culp said.

"The best 'Trick or Treat' treat would be world peace," senior Joelle Fronzaglio said.

"The best Halloween treat wouldn’t be candy. It would be a Packers win the Sunday before," senior Ryan Peterson said.

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Mountain Fever opens November 8th! Buy your tickets in the atten-dance office.

The cold weather is coming... bring on the hats, scarves and sweaters.

The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger-- the most interesting love story you will ever read. The Office going back to half-hour episodes.Our buddies in Scranton lose some of their magic when we have to watch them for a whole hour.

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Wet pant hems from walking through the river of rain in the parking lot.

Scrubs starting its final season.

"If you're not first, you're last." Enough said.

The cold weather is coming. Along with all the coats, hats and scarves that we get to wear. Every morning, we have to drag ourselves out of the warm cocoon that is our bed and into the freezing air outside of the covers.

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"The best treat would be a mirror so I could look at my supremely handsome self. Or some good old cupcakes," junior Ridge Burrell said.

"Nerds, because you get so many of them in one little box. They are like God sending an Angel of Taste to come down and sit on my taste buds," senior Cedric Walker said.

Recently, American people as a whole have started becoming more interested in healthier eating and dieting. The food industry has responded in providing a majority of what are marketed as healthier snacks and even meals.

“The first thing I want to men-tion about foods is how important it is to read food labels. They are a wealth of information and tell us what’s in the product. Whether a food claims to be a health food or not, the label will give us the information about fat, calories, vitamins, and minerals,” Nutrition and Health Education Specialist Melissa Bess said.

Sun Chips have become a popu-lar snack among teens and adults. However, are these 137 calorie chips as healthy as they’re cracked up to be?

"Sun Chips are still chips. There isn’t a whole lot of nutritional

value in them because they are processed and lose a lot of nutritional value in that process-

ing,” Bess said.Although no manmade bever-

age can be quite as healthy as plain old water, new health drinks have something for those who want interesting taste and nutri-ents. Vitaminwater has been one of them. Celebrities from 50 cent to Kelly Clarkson have been seen with a Vitaminwater in hand. According to slate.com, “There’s no age group. It’s 8 to 80 and there’s no particular psychograph-ic. It’s just anyone looking for a healthy drink.” Do people realize they’re adding 50 calories and a substance called guarana which is much like caffeine, as opposed to drinking regular water?

Other foods even as natural as fruits or vegetables may not be as valuable in minerals as we’d like to think.

“Iceberg lettuce has some vita-mins/minerals in it, but it’s mostly

water. Although it’s low in calo-ries/fat it is mostly water,” Bess said.

Along with healthy drinks include the infamous 100% fruit juice. Although the label does read 100% fruit juice, juices con-tain sucrose, glucose, and fruc-tose, which are carbohydrates. According to aapolicy.com, exces-sive juice consumption may also be associated with malnutrition.

For those of us truly wanting to improve our diets, real health food might not be as limited as it may seem.

“The best choice for overall healthy eating are whole grains, low fat/free milk products, whole fruits and vegetables (frozen, fresh, or canned), and leans meats and beans. Choosing foods low in sugar, salt, and that are the less processed are good options, as well as foods high in fiber, vita-mins and minerals,” Bess said.

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Okay, so the opening credits are:a) A chase scene or something that gets the audience pumped.b) An endearing view of my everyday life and how pathetic it can be.c) Something blasé that smells of awesome or dirty socks, same difference.d) Long open shots with practically no action. Shut up, it’s artsy.

Where is this flick set?a) Someplace fast paced where you have to watch your back.b) In a friendly suburb where every-one knows their neighbor.c) It doesn’t matter. Hilarity will ensue regardless.d) Probably a small town with washed out lighting. “Man, I hate this town.”

What will your hero/heroine be like?a) Tall, dark and mysterious, you’ll never know what hit you.b) Sweet and down to Earth, the kind of person you could take home to mom.c) A real laugh riot, they’ll make you shoot milk out of your nose!d) A unique and quirky individual, unlike anything you’ve seen before.

The one thing you’re afraid of is:a) Small reptiles, heights, or some-thing of the sort. “Snakes, it had to be snakes!”b) Falling in love too fast.c) Exclusion and failure.d) Letting down my guard.

How does your character win the love inter-est over?a) With an incredible body and cheesy one-liners.

b) When we meet by chance in the local book store or coffee shop.c) “Is there a mirror in your pocket? Because I can see myself in your pants!”d) Love? Love is for suckers, but how could anyone resists my brooding nature?

Who is the bad guy?a) My mortal enemy, he/she/it is so evil it sends shivers down my spine.b) Someone who is involved in my love life, possibly a mother in law or my fiancés’ ex.c) The person who tells me I will always be a loser or beats me in something.d) The man, the preppies, the jocks, corporate America. The list is endless!

How do you defeat them?a) With my sweet moves! What else?b) Proving that I am the better man/woman without stooping to their level.c) By striving for greatness with a hilarious ‘training’ montaged) Uprooting the system and flipping society the bird, if I even care enough to start a revolution.

Spoiler alert! The plot twist is….a) My enemy is actually a family member. “Luke, I am your father.”b) I get dumped out of nowhere!c) Unbelievable! Who has to repeat their whole educational career?d) There is no twist. My movie is just as macabre as life.

How are the special effects?a) Are you kidding? There are enough explosives used in this film to STOP terrorism.b) Very minimal. They make the

movie unrealistic. c) Pretty sweet, but they don’t make sense. Who needs lasers during a baseball game?d) We have too much integrity to use special effects.

Who is on your soundtrack?a) Only the most butt kicking, guitar riffing, mind blowing bands EVER.b) Lots of heart warming indie bands.c) My soundtrack doesn’t even make sense. “If you’re happy and you know it…”d) You wouldn’t know the artists if I told you. You are, after all, as shallow as a sink.

It’s time to add up ticket sales and see what kind of box office hit you are.

Action Packed Thriller – Mostly A’s

Your life is seriously exciting. Between fight-ing bad guys and saving the planet, where do you find time for school? This movie would have the best of the best, well-sea-soned actors. Movie goers would line up around the block to see this flick. All of the drama will have people sitting on the edges of their seats. Someone out there probably thinks you are their hero. Find them and save their day.

Romantic Comedy – Mostly B’s

Everyone can connect with this film. You’re life is full of everyday ups and downs, but

sprinkled with a few little twists. This kind of movie has a diverse audience range, anything from mothers and daughters to couples and blind dates. With a very modest budget this film lets the audience feel that it could be their life up on screen. Many heartthrobs have gotten breakthrough roles in films like this. You’ve probably unknow-ingly broken a few hearts in your day. Is there a romantic twist coming up in your life?

Gut-Buster Comedy – Mostly C’s

Does anyone take you seriously? Probably not, but that’s what people love about you. The best part about your mishaps and mis-fortunes is that, later, you can look back at them and laugh – a lot. This film would be star studded and full of cameos. People will be quoting one liners from this movie for decades. One problem that could arise is ratings. Your life is most likely to be rated R… for RIDUCULOUSLY FUNNY!

Cult Classic – Mostly D’s

You don’t have obvious excitement in your life. If someone wants to get to know you and what you’re all about they need to dig deeper. The movie of your life would have lots of hidden meanings and symbol-ism. No flashy lights, no fancy make up, and probably close to no budget. Forget about finding big name actors in this film. All you’ll find is fresh new talent or small name celebrities with a whole lot of pas-sion. These are the kinds of films that make stars.

Quiz of the month: What genre would the movie of your life be?Jessi Wood

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Television is a pivotal part of almost every-one’s life, and by 2009 it will all change. By February 17th, 2009, every channel, whether it is from cable or satellite, will be broadcast in High Definition, rather than the standard analog form. This means all televisions that are not in HD format will become obsolete. There will be a converter box that will be available for households that have analog instead of high definition. This box will convert analog televi-sions, which are what most people have, to be able to show the high definition programs in analog form. This is essential for people who have not yet upgraded to HD. The Federal Communications Commission is currently responsible for making the changes regarding television. They are doing this to ensure a safer environment over the airwaves for important services such as police, fire departments, and rescue squads. Thus, frequencies will be avail-able that were since taken up by television signals.

“I like the idea of everything being the best in quality. It would be like going to the theaters every time you turn on the TV,” junior Andrew Jones said.

Still, most students find it a hassle. In some cases, there are not enough outlets to include a converter box. Students can buy surge protec-tors to increase the number of electronics in one certain area, but those only go so far. It

can be quite frustrating and even dangerous to have televisions, VHS machines, DVD players, satellite or cable boxes, and video game systems all in the same wall outlet. That many electron-ics are a fire hazard anywhere if plugged in together. Now, people will have another elec-tronic device to add. At the present time, stores sell cable boxes for up to $599, but that price is expected to decline dramatically by 2009 to allow consumers a cheaper alternative, rather than buying a brand new, two-thousand dollar television. Also, each household that owns a television at this time will be able to request two coupons to go towards the purchase of a converter box. Each coupon will be a $40 discount.

Most students at RHS do not yet know about the coming change, but will find out soon enough.

“I haven’t heard anything about that. I guess I’ll have to get one of those boxes,” junior Stefan Maerz said.

Already, some channels have switched to high definition. There are considerable techni-cal difficulties when they are broadcast in ana-log form. The screen freezes from time to time and the sound fades in and out. In a year and a half, these stations will disappear completely from analog sets.

Some people already own either the box or an HDTV, so they don’t have to worry about the coming changes. Nevertheless, change is coming, and as of 2009, television will be dif-ferent forever.

W h a t ' s t h e d i f f e r e n c e ! ?With all this talk about replacing old televisions before 2009, there is some confusion on what exactly to buy. There are three different 'defintions' of television. Hopefully, this will clear up all confusion.1. SDTV: SDTV stands for Standard Definition Television. When watching analog TV broadcasts, sometimes "ghost" or "snow" images can be seen on screen. SDTV has eliminated this. Picture resolution for the SDTV ranges from roughly that of analog broadcasting to about twice the resolution. The audio is digital and there are multiple channels or surround sound which truly enhances sound quality.

2. EDTV: EDTV stands for Enhanced Definition Television. EDTV has a minimum of 480p scanning lines, which provided a more detailed picture than SDTV.

3. HDTV: HDTV stands for High Definition Television. HDTV has all the benefits of EDTV, but with even better sound and piture. HDTV specifications require a minimum of 720 horizontal scanning lines. The resolution of an HDTV is roughly 5 times better than that of a traditional analog televison! The coloring on HDTV makes actors faces look more expressive and television watching more enjoyable. And for sports fans, HDVT enhances the experience of watching a sports game, making it easier to follow the ball, puck, or racecar.

If you would like to set up HDTV in your home, call your local cabel or satel-lite provider and ask about the HDTV services in your area!

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It’s late enough into the school year now that all the school club activities are in full swing. Random Acts of Kindness club is no exception.

“It’s a club inviting anyone that wants to meet together and randomly do random acts of kindness for the school and for Rolla,” junior Paden Long said.

Random Acts of Kindness has begun with junior Mylhan Myers as its Grand Master Wizard, junior Paden Long as the clubs Public Relations Manager, and senior Beth Alphonse acting as Prime Minister. Myers, Long and Alphonse are working to get all of the members pumped and ready to help the school.

“[We do] anything that we think would be nice. We pick up the parking lot a couple of times a month and give out free stuff every once in a while and hang

up posters. We spread love,” Long said.

However, in years past, Random Acts of Kindness hasn’t performed to the extent they are this year. The club has taken on a new zeal, working harder and more frequently than previous years.

“We got together and decided we really wanted to do good things, and we had an awesome group and it was bigger. We’re meeting regularly and are already raising money so we can do proj-ects,” Alphonse said.

The leaders of Random Acts of Kindness plan to keep their members motivated and involved. Unlike many clubs with member-ship dues due by a certain date, Random Acts of Kindness is still accepting members. They meet every Thursday morning at 7:45 in Elaine Jones’ room, room 310.

While there’s no guarantee of snow this year, “White Christmas” is coming to Rolla, beginning November 8th at Ozark Actors Theatre (OAT).

‘White Christmas’ runs 12 performances through the 18th of November,” Director Eric Clark said.

“White Christmas” recently became an available produc-tion for theatres like OAT.

‘White Christmas’ has only been recently released for production in theatres such as our own, so we are very fortunate to be one of the first rural, professional the-atres in Missouri to do this show,” OAT board President, Carolyn Buschjost said.

Many of the cast members of “White Christmas” are from the Rolla area.

“Rolla is a smorgasbord of talent and OAT is luck to have

a chance to work with some of the best,” Clark said.

The musical “White Christmas” is based on the 1954 movie with music and lyrics written by Irving Berlin.

“The movie version has been a favorite of mine since childhood,” actress Susan Holmes said. “It’s pretty much your typical boy gets girl and they live happily every after story.”

Within the romantic plot of “White Christmas” are many familiar songs.

“Some of the songs we cherish include ‘Blue Skies,’ ‘I Love a Piano,’ and of course, ‘White Christmas,’” Buschjost said.

“The songs are light and fun with a few tugging at your heart strings,” Holmes said.

The magic of this musical has a potential to transport audiences to another era.

“It is a charming musi-

cal with several recognizable songs and a light spirit that reminds one of the simple times,” Clark said.

OAT is struggling to per-form their first musical with-out Executive Producer, Kittie Robertson.

“Kittie had many responsi-bilities with OAT and contin-ued to serve the theatre until the day she passed,” Clark said. “Her spirit continues to motivate all involved with this production.”

“She (Robertson) loved the show and was really excited that we planned on it this holiday,” Buschjost said. “We are sad that she is not with us to see the show or be in the show.”

In spite of the loss of OAT’s beloved leader, the cast and crew are preparing for a dynamic show.

“Sit back, relax, and let us entertain you,” Holmes said.

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Michael BradfordMichael Bradford – “In districts we expected the team to do good, place at least 4th and we placed 3rd. Individually I wasn’t expecting to do as well because I was injured. The best part of the season would have to be the Hickman duel because we ran in the rain and lightning. The Dixon meet was my highlight because it was longer and more of a challenge. I expect to place in the top 30 in sectionals.”

Don KnappDon Knapp – “I believe that we have had a very good season. A couple of season highlights would be how well we ran at the Rolla Invitational in September second and how well both teams did at conference. I was pleased with the athletes and their attitudes all season.

AdAdam Daily – am Daily – “My highlight games so far have been the Parkview game because I had the game winning goal and the Jefferson City Tournament because we placed first. I hope that we get a district championship this year. I’m looking for-ward to playing Glendale because we owe them and I hope to score a goal in district play. Before the game I pass and beat Raj Mishra in a P.K. shoot-out to warm up.”

Mike HowardMike Howard – “We are playing well going into districts as we have won 14 of our last 16 games, but Glendale is a strong opponent. Waynesville is the host so they will be tough also. Our schedule helps us to prepare us for the post-season; I don’t think anything gets you ready like a tough schedule. When we moved Kam Maddy from forward to center-mid our season took a positive turn. He has played great this season. Tyler Sinnott is the most prolific scorer in our program's history. Our backs Richard McNulty, Adam Daily, Cody Martin and Nathan Fraley have played very well all year also along with our keeper Raj Mishra.”

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Mary AdamsMary Adams – “We were unsure but hopeful in districts. It was a 50-50 draw and it just ran its course. My favorite part of the sea-son was being able to play with the seniors and the team, but the seniors because we have a good group of seniors. The first game of the season we played Lebanon at their place and I lost to a girl 8-3, but then we played Lebanon at home and I played the same girl and beat her 8-0. We both were playing well. She told me that I must have had an off day when we first played. The home match was my highlight.”

Joe SchisleJoe Schislerr – “We were expecting to finish either second or third. The surprise was that neither the Jefferson City Jays nor the Helias Crusaders advanced to the state playoffs. They were strong teams that just didn’t cut it this year. (2) Everyone prepares a little differ-ent. We try to make sure players have a wealth of good experience before asking them to complete at the varsity level. We practice two hours a day and many players hit the courts above and beyond that in and out of season. (3) We play more than most teams during prac-tice. I also stop matches to encourage certain shots, decisions, and tactics. We mostly try to keep it fun yet instructional. Yesterday we celebrated our regional win by eating French fries and playing a fun tennis game everyone enjoys. Despite this light schedule, two of our girls chose to play a match rather than hit for fun because they want to improve for next year. That is what separates our program from most of the state..

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On Oct. 19 while playing in a high school football game Morgan Rechtien suffered a serious injury. His RHS family is pulling for him. Donations are accepted at http://www.morganrechtien.com/content/donations.php

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The tennis team has seen win after win at home with a two and a half year home winning streak. With the impressive record, a lot has been put on the team’s shoulders to keep it alive, but no opponent has stopped them yet. The team, headed by coach Joe Schisler, has been pleased with the heart and determination that his team has showed. “Every day, every kid out there wants to win, and the twenty-five wins is important because it shows our team has prepared better and played with more con-fidence than our opponents. It makes me proud of our program and most impor-tant the kids in it because while there is some luck involved we took advantage of every opportunity,” Schisler said. With a twenty-five win streak, it may seem easy to win with every team they play, but they have definitely seen some tough teams along the way. “The hardest team I have played, per-

sonally, was Helias in the Rolla Invitational because they had really good hits and they worked us hard,” sophomore Katheryn McCaulla said. The team has had some great games and memories with all their successful games. “My most memorable moment was the game where Lara Applegate and I played doubles against Lebanon, because we were down 5-0, but we were able to bring it back up and beat them 9-7,” junior Fatimah Ahmed said. With this season coming to a close for the Bulldog Tennis team they are looking ahead to next season to possibly keep their winning streak alive and to achieve more goals. “I think our win streak is impressive, and I think if we keep working hard then we can have just as a successful season next year,” junior Mydah Choudhry said.

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RHS offers a wide variety of athletics and activities through MHSAA to cater to the diverse interests of the students. However, the MHSAA activities come with a cost. “Our overall activi-ties budget is about 1.2 percent of the entire operating budget. The operating budget of the school is about 36 million dollars, and out cost is about 500,000,” athletic and activities director Kelly Hinshaw said. Due to the large amount of students this money goes to, the cost is well justified. “We probably have about 1,000 kids involved in athletics, band, and choir, the MHSAA activi-ties, which is about one fourth of our district k-12,” Hinshaw said. The money required to run the program comes from a variety of sources. “The state provides about half of our fund-ing, and the other half is from local taxes,”

Hinshaw said. Due to the increased fuel costs, transportation costs take a toll on the overall activities budget. “Transportation last year was about $72,000. We do travel quite a few miles, so it is a cost required in the business,” Hinshaw said. The $50 athletic fee for each individual that participates in MHSAA activities is necessary to help, in a small way, circulate the money back into the activities program for equipment costs. “$15 is considered a gate receipt for the year, and the rest goes into the general operating budget for the school district, so indirectly it helps fund athletics. In participation fees last year we brought in around $18,000. If we did not take in that amount, the school dis-trict might not give us that amount back in our budget,” Hinshaw said. The budget required each year can vary in result of the differing equipment and uniform

needs every new year. “In each year in February or March, we meet with Dr. Giger to make requests for increases in the budget or other needs and work through that. I am trying to get us on a rotation for uniforms, and we are getting closer,” Hinshaw said. In addition to the activities budget, RHS has been adding develop-ments to the activities program, such as the Bray Complex. “The community has donated a lot to the athletic program. About two weeks ago, we had a dinner to thank the people that had made contributions to the Bray Complex to this point, and there were prob-ably 35 different groups or individuals that were honored. Right now, including the money the school has put in, the cost is about 1.7 million and about 930,000 has been donated, so that is great support from the community,” Hinshaw said.

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The best minds of my genera-tion are pouring out onto classroom floors. Oct. 10, 2007 marks yet another school shooting. What is it that makes people in my age bracket feel the need to ‘bust a cap’ in someone? Living in Cleveland, Ohio can’t possibly be so bad that someone would want to unload a hand gun into a hallway filled with students. Reading interviews and watching news reports about this gunman, this fourteen year old kid, makes me angry. Words like ‘loner’,’ trench coat’, and ‘crazy’ come up. I wish I knew why these people, who probably barely knew him, think that being a loner and wearing a trench coat had anything to do with being crazy. Obviously the kid had issues. One student admitted that the shooter was beaten up only days before this incident, but I can hardly believe that ONE incident like this would bring on attempted murder and suicide. Don’t get me wrong, he was wrong, in every imaginable way this guy was wrong. Aside from the near deaths and moral atrocity of the situation, what scares me the most about this school shooting is that some of my classmates weren’t even phased by

the situa-tion. At 1:30 pm sitting in the waiting room of my orthodontist my stomach turned at the thought of one more act of sense-less violence like this. Still when I came back to school and informed my fellow students of the school shooting most of them thought that it was ‘just a little one’. How in the world any school shooting could ever be considered little? No one is dead. So it must be unimportant, right? I’m the seventeen year-old who was shot in the arm doesn’t think this was a big deal, nor do the families of the two teachers in the intensive care unit. This is all, of course, excluding the gunman. The fourteen year-old kid who commit-ted suicide doesn’t matter because he attempted murder. Society is going to forget for a moment that he was a son, and possibly a broth-er, just long enough for the media

to be appalled by him and the gen-eral populace to feel for him with unabashed hatred. I feel that as humans we should know better than to hate when we need to change. One isolated incident would leave the shooter solely responsible, but there have been many school shootings in our countries history with many fingers pointing blame in all directions. During Columbine they blamed the music, and others have even blamed religion. Those are all just excuses. My favorite excuse is insanity, but right now I’m starting to believe that maybe it isn’t just random cases of the crazies.

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Dear Students, To all of those who play sports, the next few paragraphs might interest you. Recently, we’ve heard stories about how sports players are verbally abused by their coaches. Now we would really like to say that this happens at the collegiate or high school level, but unfortunately, that’s not what we’re talking about. Players are being verbally abused while playing recreational and competitive football, soccer, and other sports at young ages. At the high school level, players should expect to get yelled at when they are doing poorly. We believe that it is the coach-es’ job to tell the players when they are playing badly, but also to motivate them when they play well. We play high school sports, and have heard our share of positive and negative reinforcement. With that said, we don’t believe a coach should call his players “losers” or “idiots”. A coach should simply say what they are doing right or wrong. Unfortunately, many young athletes who are being ver-bally abused are only playing recreational sports. Let’s be real: when some of us at the ECHO played recreational sports in elementary and middle school we played for fun, not to be professionals. We strived to do well at the sports we competed in, but we still had fun while doing so. What does this have to do with our high school in Rolla, Missouri? Well, it’s simple. Younger generations are becoming more and more serious about the sports they play, when it is supposed to be for fun. So what do we do about this growing problem of verbal abuse at young ages? Parents could talk to the coaches, but no player wants that. The athlete could talk to the coach, except that they would be deathly afraid to do so. Or, one final solu-tion is that we, as a student body, could take a stand and start getting involved with recreational sports. Help out a soccer team, referee a basketball game, or help coach a football team. All of these things could help players at young ages realize that we, as athletes, play for the love of the game, the team, and our school.

Sincerely,

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As I open the thick glossy pages I learn that skin surrounding eyes is thin, fragile, has fine lines, a crinkly texture, and complete with puffiness. I’m not exactly sure the beautiful model right next to the product suffers from these horrify-ing eye problems. Beauty Evolution or Revolution? The page reads in a bold headline questioning if plastic surgery will become the “new mon-arch of past eras.” The page goes on to explain how new techniques and technology in liposuction as well as facelifting lead to produce more natural beautiful results. I picture that crazy mom (with the fake chin) from the movie Night

at the Roxbury reading this part of the magazine wondering if there is hope at last. The magazine goes on to describe solutions to the absolute imperfection of ones body: nose shaping, lip augmentation, skin resurfacing, fat injections, facial implants, browlifts, eyelid surgery, and oh yes, buttock implants. Don’t forget thigh lifts and arm lifts and breast lifts…oh my! My one question I want to scream to these magazine writers: has our culture seriously lost all desire to value any kind of authen-tic beauty? One good example is Audrey Hepburn. She was not known in Hollywood for the

sole reason that she was a beauti-ful movie star. People loved her around the world because she maintained a true, confident, hon-est nature in a society that valued appearance much more. Taking a look at our celebrities today, our culture has not proved otherwise. Stars like Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton seem to be miss-ing…a personality, possibly even a soul. This doesn’t stop the paparazzi from taking gobs of pic-tures and the customers from buy-ing the tabloids. There is no need to question why there are diseases like bulimia and anorexia going around in a world where body per-fection is the definition of beauty.

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Belinda Choi Belinda Choi

ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Name: Ridge Burrell- Football

5’9’’ 165 lbs, # 53Position: Offensive Guard,

Inside LinebackerWhen did you start playing?“I first played football in 5th

grade because my dad thought it would be fun for me and I tried it and liked it.”

What motivates you to keep playing your sport?

“The fact that someday my team will need me, and I’ll have to step up to the chal-lenge and be an impact.”

What’s your favorite part of your sport?

“The thrill. The thrill of the hit, battling someone. There is no where else you can hit someone as hard as you can without repercussions.

Ridge Burrell has been cho-sen as this months Athlete of the Month because he is an exceptional model of dedica-tion to his sport. Ridge has been playing football for 7 years and attending weight training since 8th grade. Ridge strongly believes that victory cannot be achieved without the kind of dedication he has put in to his sport, and sets an example for his teammates around him.

Ridge BurrellRidge Burrell

What Athlete of the Month soph-omore Belinda Choi has to say:

*Choi recently made it to the state golf tournament after placing in districts at Endsbrook Resort Golf Course in St. Louis.

INFLUENCES, MOTIVATIONS: My Parents are a strong encourage-ment. They encourage me before each match. They provide whatever I need to improve my game.

EXPERIENCE: This is my 3rd season (of playing golf.) I also play during the summer with my sister. Last year, I didn’t make it to State only by a few points. At the begin-ning of this season, I started out

badly. After about a week I got back to normal. Now I made it to #2 on varsity

FAVORITE THING ABOUT GOLF: Golf involves a lot of social-izing. You meet many new people and make new friends. The people are usually very friendly.

TEAM: I love the team, they are like a family. Plus, after some tourna-ments we get to go shopping.

COLLEGE: Yeah, I would like to play in college. I’m thinking about Wash-U but they don’t have a golf program. I’m also looking at some Ivy League schools.

GOALS: For state I want to shoot in the low 80’s.

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Erika LewisEditor-in- Chief((

Lunch has never been pleasant. The lines, the grease, and the cafeteria politics all lead to a less than satisfactory dining experience. Considering it is a public school lunchroom, one would expect these faults. However, this year several changes have occurred leaving us extremely disappointed with the quality of the food and service. These disappointing changes include the lack of food, the increase in prices, and the new organization of the lunchroom. Last year, one might be satisfied upon leav-ing the lunchroom; one would devour a ham-burger, some French fries, corn, pudding, and top it off with some orange juice. 3:08 would roll around, and one would still be satisfied. This year, it was a different story. Due to the school’s interpretation of federal regulations, students were only allowed to have five food groups in a lunch. This means if students hap-pened to grab a cheeseburger, they consumed three groups, leaving only a side and drink to fill the gaps of their grumbling tummies. For the average student, this is barely enough. However, the student athlete suffered under this new system. Athletes move more, thus they need more calories. In order to get the same amount of calories they could consume in the school lunches of yesteryear, they had to buy an extra lunch. This would not be too horrible, except that the change in prices made it unreasonable for some athletes to get enough to eat. If the aforementioned student athlete were to get their needed two lunches, it would cost

over three dollars; if that same athlete were able to go to McDonalds or Burger King, they could have enough to eat for under two. The school’s defense to the raise in prices is infla-tion; the prices have been wrong all along, they say, and are just now being corrected. The

question is, why now? The lunchroom’s organization this year has left students baffled. We question what the person in charge was thinking when they organized the lunchroom in such an inefficient manner. What little extras we have left are now shunned to the side hallway. This may prevent theft, however this system seriously hinders the lunch system due to congestion obvious to the naked eye. Since the only thing students can get in the scramble area is the main entrée, it is severely congested with ravenous, cranky students battling to grab a tray. Students now sacrifice their dignity and lunch hour to receive a tray. The biggest issue with lunch this year is the lack of communication; there was not an announcement explaining the new system until days after it was implemented. Students felt belittled, as if the administration simply saw students as their little automatons. Because of this, the students united as peers banded together to hold a lunch boycott. The admin-istration felt threatened, and changed the rules before the boycott could even take place. Yet, once again, there was not an announcement stating that the changes had been made. The administration needs to realize that in order for students to trust them, they need to have an open line of communication. Perhaps an apol-ogy is in order. Free slushy day anyone?

Mylhan MyersStaff Writer((

Every year on October 31 little kids flood the streets dressed up as elegant Disney princesses and Power Rangers with unimaginable powers. The kids run around screaming and giggling half the night, eager to bang on every door within reach. When the kids return home they’re carrying enough candy to keep any child on a sugar rush for a week straight. What kind of person wouldn’t love this holiday? I surely do. I’m going to willingly take any chance to earn free candy just for looking silly. Two years ago, when a friend and I chose to dress up and go trick or treating, my mom nearly didn’t let me out the door. She stopped me asking why I thought I was going out to trick or treat. She said I was too old for that nonsense. My mom wanted me to sit down at home and help hand out the candy. My friend’s parents had similar views. Since when is candy for little kids and little kids only?

My friends and I adore candy. It’s delicious and sugary. Even my parents enjoy the occasional chocolate. People of all ages eat candy; it’s not purely a gift for children who earn it. One of my friend’s parents told her that by trick or treating, she was taking candy that rightfully belonged to little children. I didn’t feel this way, I felt like it was all harmless fun. Isn’t that what Halloween really is? It’s supposed to be harmless fun. If parents truly feel that strongly about not handing out candy to older kids, then they can choose to politely turn away teens at the door. But that should be a personal choice. Just because I’m over the age of ten doesn’t mean that I’m forced to give up candy. My friend’s parents also told us it was childish to dress up and that we were supposed to be more mature than that. I’m not planning on dressing this way every day. I’m not planning on bringing my tiara and wand to

school. It’s for one day of the year. Shouldn’t I be given the opportunity to be silly and childish for one night of the year? Half of the school chooses to paint his/her body for home football games at least once a month until November. If I’m allowed to be covered in paint in spirit of football, then I think I should be able to carry a wand in spirit of Halloween, especially if it only comes around once a year. There isn’t an age limit on Halloween. I don’t see any “You must be this tall to trick or treat” signs any-where. Halloween is a national holiday. I should be able to celebrate it whether I’m seven or twenty-seven. When I choose to stop dressing up is my decision. Whether or not I devour three pounds worth of candy on October 31 is also my decision. Now, the only decision left to make is what I’m going to be for Halloween.

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I hate being a teenager. Caught between two age groups, I’m not sure how I’m expected to act. If I act like an adult, nobody takes me seriously. If I decide to goof off, I get the evil eye. Seriously, being a teenager blows. My lack of a place to belong is no more evident than when shop-ping in lovely Rolla, MO. At a consignment shop, I walked in with a bag of clothes to sell. The clerk looked at me like I was insane, and told me to come back on a differ-ent day. My mother walked in with a bag of clothes, and a clerk gladly took them. This made me a little upset, but I just blew it off, until

last month. I was getting my homecom-ing dress altered at a local shop. I walked in, and the clerk hardly paid me any attention. She made me wait for five minutes while she checked her e-mail, and then reluctantly assisted me. She put one pin in my dress, got my name, and told me to come back in a week. I did, and my dress hadn’t been touched. They said I failed to give them my phone number (I had asked what informa-tion they needed from me and they said they only needed my name) and that they needed to make more alterations. I felt a little attacked, put on my dress, and let them fix their mistake. I continued to be blamed for the clerk’s mistake, but decided that I didn’t have any other options for alterations, and took the harassment. While giving the clerk my information, a sophomore and her mother came in last minute with a dress. They were treated promptly and politely, the same way I was treated in the previous years when my grandmother accompanied me. I just want to know- Why, as a teenager, am I treated so badly? I paid just as much for the same

services as the sophomore and her mom, yet was not treated nearly as well. Out of all of the businesses in the area, I chose theirs to give my money to. Shouldn’t they be flat-tered? As an older generation, they should realize that I’m not some hooligan: I am a responsible young adult with money, and a future repeat customer. I deserve to be treated with respect. This rant isn’t aimed at my peers, but at the adults who raised them. When you look at your chil-dren, you see all of their potential. You treat them with respect and trust them. Yet, when somebody else’s child comes along, you auto-matically suspect that they’re up to no good. I’m here to tell you that not all kids are irresponsible and rude. In fact, only a small major-ity of us are. Yes, we do goof off now and then, but so do you. You should look at us, all of us, for the potential we bear. Treat us with respect, for we’ll be in charge in the years to come. We’ll be in control of the economy, in control of the government. If you expect us to treat you with respect in the future, start by respecting us now.

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In your lifetime you will play many roles: child, student, parent, spouse, friend, etc. But how often to get you get to be a twenties gangster, a crossed lover, a booze runner, a hit man, or a detective? That is why this month ‘Get into character,’ made my list. Early this month I had the opportunity to not only step outside my decade, but my gender at a dinner and a murder, hosted by senior Aaron Holt. I spent my night as Jack ‘Greasy Thumbs’ Giuseppi, the accoun-tant of Big Jim Ravioli the local mob boss (Holt). My evening started when I picked up my wife Guilda (junior Natalie Frank) and headed for The Four Deuces. We arrived to a shady bouncer named Al Capone (junior Andrew Gehrlein) lurking in front of the door. Just as Big Jim stood up to give an announcement everything with dark and I guess you could say the event started off with a bang, because when the lights came back on Big Jim had been shot! My evening was spent trying to gather clues and figure out who his mur-der was. Through out the night I had the chance to see my friends show off their improvisation skills. It was amazing, and now I can say I went to a speak easy during the Roaring Twenties. I’m not going to tell you who the killer was, but I do suggest hosting a dinner and murder party. When I’m sitting in my dorm room next year thinking about the places I have been and the things I have done, I won’t for-get my time spent at The Four Deuces. Thinking back now I remember plenty of times where I dressed up and went out on the town in character. My friends and I got plen-ty of laughs, but we didn’t care because we were having fun. Some people have even made a career out of being someone else. In cities like New York and London street performers act like robots, mimes, and even Victorian Era life sized puppets. Spending an evening as someone else gives you time to clear your head. For those of you, who think drama is for dorks and dress up is for girls, keep in mind even the most macho of men have been in character when trying to pick up chicks. Take a night off from reality. You don’t have to go to a diner and a murder. Just go out, have fun, and leave yourself at the door. The characters we chose to portray show the world a little bit about us that we are afraid of letting out. If you’re shy play the part of a brash flapper, and if you don’t think you’re the brightest bulb in the box then play the witty inspector. Go ahead get in to character, but more importantly get

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Staff Writer((Lindsay CrutcherLindsay Crutcher – “My highlights before districts so far are the Licking and Joplin games because we won. St. James because of the inten-sity and Waynesville was a good game. My favorite part of the season would be growing as a team and getting to know the players better. We stretch, dance, warm-up, goof-off, and play games to focus for the game. We expected to at least make it to the 2nd round.”

Amy LunaAmy Luna – “We had a really good opportunity against Waynesville. It was a really close game, we definitely had a possibil-ity of winning; we played really well. In practice we do a warm-up to get their shoulders ready, and then we have a variety of serving drills. We might play a game or we will serve in certain spots. For the hitting and blocking drills we use boxes to take out the fatigue and just use the arm portion, than we take the boxes away and play from there. Then we have passing drills and we have a scrimmage towards the end. Helias won our districts then got beat out of the quarter-final round. We have a very competitive district; we lost to Helias by two at their place, so our record does not reflect our team in any way.”

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Connor BarnesConnor Barnes – “My highlight game so far would have to be the Lebanon game, we won in over time. Our whole defense has stepped up, so I’d have to say that they are a definite factor. I’m definitely hoping to win another district championship, and when we (the team) say the Lord’s Prayer, that gets me focused for the game.

Brock RowetonBrock Roweton – – “We have an hour of offense and an hour of defense. Special teams are before, middle and after. The entire team has to raise level of play to give us a shot to win our district. I doubt there is a district in the state that will have a better combined record than ours in any class. We have the toughest district, so I think it’ll be something like last year. The winner will have a 2-1 record. The team from last year and the team from this year are different, but they have similar play; they’re intelligent, they also play hard and physical. We hang our hats on that for a big reason for our success.

SOFTBALL

GOLF

Hillary Nelson – “The Sedalia Tournament was my highlight match because I shot the best round of 18 this year, which was a 96. Before games I test the greens to see how similar they are to the greens here and I go to the driving range and swing to get focused for the match. We had a lot of hard competition and we knew that we had to play the best we could to place really well, we were expecting to place with Camdenton whom placed third and we placed sixth. Bus rides to and from tournaments were the best only because Brooke Giddens makes the trip fun.”Zack NixonZack Nixon – “I expected that we would do fairly well in districts. Going into districts everyone knew that Helias was the dominant team that would probably win. We had a lot of talent this year, but or team was still young. As a team, that is out of the question for this year. Belinda will do well in the state competition but she is only a sophomore. She has two more years after this to improve upon her game and become a better player. Next year we will be a much stronger team. I am currently working with Mr. Hinshaw on developing a fitness program for the golfers. I am also encouraging everyone to go to junior lake area tournaments next summer. Everyone made a difference this year. Since I have been here, this is the first year I have seen the girls really come together as a team. One of the hardest things about golf is the fact that the season is only two months long. If people want to improve a lot, they have to do most of it in those other ten months. So a lot of our practice time is spent determining who are the best players to go to matches.”

Brittney LaneyBrittney Laney – “My highlight game would have to be when we beat Salem 21-4.” The seniors definitely made the difference in games this year. Before the games I listen to music to get focused and we expected to stay with Parkway South, the defending state cham-pions, but we weren’t expecting a win. Other than that the bus rides were the best part of the season mainly because of the Super Secret Circle.”

Tim DunnTim Dunn – “Expectations for our district were low, since we were the bottom seed. It is a very tough district (last year’s state champs came out of it). We had nothing to lose, and were able to play without any pressure. As a result, we played a very good game against Parkway South, staying in it until the last inning, when they finally pulled away. (2) The main goals of this team, as all of our teams, was to play as well as we could, continually do our best to improve, and if we did that we felt the winning and losing would take care of itself. Our measure of success could not be put merely into wins and losses. (3) I don’t think I can single out any particular person. Obviously, being a team sport, all are important, and all have and impact from time to time. (4) I would like to reiterate to them how much I appreci-ated their hard work, how much they improved, how important it was for time to stay positive even through difficult time, and often how it was necessary to not look at the overall picture, but to see the small successes that we built on through the season. I want them to know how truly proud of them I am."

Richard McNulty

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Too much stuff? Not enough space? Is your locker cluttered from bottom to top with more disorder than you can handle? Then maybe you should call up the RHS Locker Clean Sweep Crew. Many of the students at RHS have unimaginably messy, disorganized lockers. This can lead to los-ing important assignments, forgetting things, and stress. On our quest to find one of the messier lockers at RHS we were successful. It doesn’t take very long to clean, and not only does it look better afterwards, but it will make your school day easier to handle. Here are the steps you should follow:

1. Take everything out of your locker com-pletely.

2. Throw away all trash and unnecessary papers.

3. Decide on how you want your locker organized, books all together and folders all together, or by class.

4. Use shelves, magnetic clips, and even a white board to write assignments on.

5. Put your books and folders/binders in your locker organized in the way you think would work best.

6. Use the hook for your backpack; don’t just lay it on top.

7. Keep your locker this way! Put your things back from where they belong!

The Task

After

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Clean Sweep: Locker Style“Come on Dogs! Pump it up,

pump it up! Let’s go Dogs!” One of the familiar cheers football fans chime in on with the cheerleaders on a crisp Friday night, cramped inside the glowing stadium.

Football cheerleading at Rolla High School is much more than just stand-ing in front of fans, yelling loudly, and looking pretty. Like all other athletics, cheering is all about practice, practice, practice.

“We practice just as much as all the other sports. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, we have to be here at 7:30 a.m. and Thursday we practice after school until about 5:00 p.m.” Senior Paige Giesler said.

“A typical practice consists of running laps, perfecting our dance routines, and practicing stunts.” Sophomore Amy Licklider said.

Along with regular practices, the RHS football cheerleading squad attended several other camps to improve their skills and to learn to work as a team.

“We went to a four day UCA camp in Warrensburg at the beginning of the summer where we learned two or three dances and a few cheers and chants. We had to learn to really work as a team because on the last day we had to put together a dance we had learned and add stunts to it. Working together to perform the routine really helped us bond.” Sophomore Jessie Grant said.

Unity is key and this season’s squad was unlike many of those in the pre-vious years. In the past, seniors have dominated the team while a couple of underclassmen lingered throughout. This year, however, the underclass-men have emerged to victors in num-ber count.

“It’s definitely different [not having as many seniors] because there’s an odd number of them. So when we have to make decisions and seniors have to vote, it’s always two against one. It just doesn’t allow for as much leadership as I think there should be on the squad.” Licklider said.

“I think that a lot more would get done if we had more seniors because they know what they’re doing and would be able to teach us more and do it more quickly.” Grant said.

Although the overall age of the 2007 squad is much different than in previous seasons, they have managed to harbor an amazing year.

“I think we are much more orga-nized this year and the dances we’ve come up with our really creative.” Junior Shayla Crall said.

With their hearts beating faster with every stride they take, and sweat profusely running down their heated bodies as they endure to cross the finish line, they are filled with all kinds of adrenaline. This is the feeling a cross country runner might receive during the last moments of a meet. The feel-ing that comes after you know you have finished the previous three miles, with only two tenths ahead.

At RHS the cross country team works hard to improve everyday by running twice a day during season. But there are two runners who stand out from the rest. Senior sMatt Duncan and Aimee Warnke, have put a lot of effort into receiv-ing this title. And at times they need a little motivation to keep them going.

“Usually I just either want to pass the guy in front of me or I

really just want to get the run over with so I can go home” Duncan said.

Along with motivation you need to have some sort of passion for the sport to be able to run close to 6 miles a day, either that or a lot of determination.

“I have always enjoyed running. I feel better about myself and more alert throughout the day when I run. I guess I get runner’s high.” Warnke said.

Being the top runners on the team does not guarantee them that spot for the rest of the season. They have competitors on and off the team to worry about.

“My biggest competition on the team is Ryan Peterson. While off the team it is just the people in front of me.” Duncan said.

While Duncan is worried about his own teammate, Warnke is more

worried about a bigger rivalry.“I always strive to beat Melanie

McVay from Waynesville.” Warnke said.

With districts coming up the team hopes to qualify in the top four to go on to sectionals, but individually they need to be in the top 30 to advance. With these two big goals in mind they are hoping to stay focused and be mentally and physical prepared.

“Coach Knapp is an awesome coach, and he has us do a vari-ety of work-outs. Before the big meets, we normally do more speed work-outs, such as mile repeats and middle school repeats.” Warnke said.

With the season going success-fully well so far, and runners quali-fying in top numbers, the majority of their team is based on younger athletes. But they are still convinced

this won’t hold them down.“We have a lot of new runners

that have done really well this year that will make a good future for the team.” Warnke said.

Along with the hope of making it to sectionals, Duncan has an even bigger goal in mind.

“I hope to be all-state this year.” Duncan said.

Duncan works hard year-round to have a shot at possibly receiving this award.

“I have to run all year long and during my seasons I have to run twice a day. The harder I train the better I will race.” Duncan said.

Duncan and Warnke both agree that this is the main focus and mindset for the 2007 cross country team.

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Four long, hard, sweaty, and sometimes painful fall sport seasons lead up to the big night. It only comes once in a lifetime. It’s the final time the senior players will play on their home turf, their home court, their home field. This final curtain call for these senior athletes is called “Senior Night”. It’s usually an emotional night for the senior players, fans, team-mates, parents, and coaches.

“Senior night is always an emotional night for the softball team. I mean, come on, we are a bunch of girls...of course we are going to get emo-tional over stuff like this,” senior softball player Kristi Curtis said.

It is customary on senior night for the seniors to be recognized and announced in front of their home crowd.

“The seniors get recognized before the game with their parents and they go onto the field when their name is called,” junior football player Kaleb Kordes said.

“Before the varsity game, the seniors get with their parents and then the announcer calls them down to the court where the underclassmen give them a gift bag and roses,” junior volleyball player Amanda Rogers said.

“We were announced between junior varsity and varsity games. We wrote a small essay about our plans for after high school and we wrote funny goodbyes to the underclassmen,” Curtis said.

“All the seniors were announced and (senior) Selin Acars’s mom gave them a collage from all the tennis newspaper clippings,” junior tennis player Ashley Cox said.

“Our senior night is during the Fall Sports Banquet because our only home meet is towards the beginning of the season. But we get recognized during the banquet and the underclassmen give us gifts,” senior cross country runner Aimee Warnke said.

“All the seniors go out on the field and they write a little paper about their accomplishments and that paper is read to the crowd,” sophomore soccer player Blayne Shockley said.

“The seniors usually just play golf and we made shirts for them and then after the match we had a party,” sophomore golfer Kayse Jordan said.

“Senior Night is just a good way for all the senior athletes to say good-bye to their final sports seasons,” Curtis said.

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Cheerleaders show spirit Cross country runners making good time to the finish line

Seniors honored at last home game of the season

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Watching “Law and Order” might be entertaining but don’t base your career choice on it. Hank Griffin reveals that real lawyer life isn’t always murder cases and life threatening situa-tions. Although being a lawyer you can help people in many different ways.

Q: What type of law do you practice?

A: It’s a combination of areas. My main areas are municipal, entertainment, and

Business Corporation.Q: What other types of law

practice interest you?A: Employment law is sur-

prisingly interesting but the cases are very time consuming.

Q: What is the sequence of education you followed to become a lawyer?

A: Law school was actu-ally my second choice. I first became a ski instructor for 5 years then went back to school in Iowa for Grad. School.

Q: What is the most inter-esting or rewarding aspect of your job?

A: The rewards would be when you right an injustice and when you get paid.

Q: What is the most stress-ful or demanding part of your job?

A: Deadlines and managing your time.

Q: What are your working conditions(hours, travel, etc.)?

A: I average 60 hours a week

not including the 10 hours a week for travel.

Q: What advise would you give someone interested in becoming a lawyer?

A: I think the best advice to give is to talk to a current lawyer and try to find a sum-mer or part time internship at a firm. The TV shows aren’t very realist and working around the realistic atmosphere can be and eye opener. Filing is a good way to get experience because

it is really important to law-yers to know where things are. Make sure to get good grades. Large firms only take around top 10% of the class.

Q: Do you have any regrets through the duration of your career so far?

A: There are many things that could have taken a better course of action but you can’t have regrets in this business.

This year was no different for the Renaissance Festival crew. The chamber choir worked very hard, and in the end, it all paid off.

The Renaissance Festival is this big festival that comes to Kansas City each year, and the chamber choir puts together an act to per-form there.

“The Renaissance Festival is basically what it sounds like. It’s a festival where people come and experience what it is like to live in the Renaissance time period,” senior Brittney Passini said.

Each year this festival takes place, and several of the same activities also take place. There are performances by several different people and lots of other activities to partake in.

“Everyone there dresses in Renaissance clothes: Queens, Kings, jesters, knights, etc. There are games like archery and sword fighting, and there is tons of food- turkey legs, roasted almonds, etc,” senior Maggie Priesmeyer said.

Besides those things, there are also several other activities to par-ticipate in.

"They have stores there that you can buy clothes, jewlery, and other things. They have different performances that you can watch. They have games like throwing axes or shoot-ing arrows," senior Bobbi Davis said.

Preparing for the fes-tival is a lot of hard work. There are roles to cast and lines to learn.

“We start-ed singing our Renaissance songs during the first week of school. Ever since then everyday, we’ve been learning Latin, Italian, and English songs. It was only three weeks before we performed we got our scripts to memorize and worked on the show everyday in Chamber,” Passini said.

At the perfor-mance and festival, there are several other things to do other than sing. There are differ-ent activities the

group can partake in, and they each have their favorite part of the trip.

“My favorite part about going is dressing up in the Renaissance time period clothes and seeing other peo-ple dressed up and acting out things for people. It’s like a big stage and everyone is acting it out for the audi-ence who is act-ing among them,”

Passini said.People other than those in

Chamber choir are invited to go to the festival as well.

“Well, I am in womens chorus, and I went to watch the chamber choir to perform and see what it was,” Davis said.

This year, just like all the oth-ers, the seniors made their last performance. For all it was a bitter-sweet memory. The performance demands a lot of hard work, but in the end it all pays off.

“[It’s] relieving. The trip is fun, but it’s a lot of work,” Priesmeyer said about her last Renaissance Festival performance.

Brittney Passini has a different feeling towards the last perfor-mance.

“It doesn’t feel any different. I’m sure when the last week of school comes, then it’ll hit me, but it really wasn’t as heartbreaking as I thought it would be,” Passini said.

This bitter-sweet festival has been a tradition at the Rolla high school for about 19 years now, and it is going to con-tinue being a tra-dition for several years to come.

Center: Paden Long and Center: Paden Long and Katie Johnson; Lower Left: Katie Johnson; Lower Left: Josh Bennet and Janelle Josh Bennet and Janelle Cottrell; Lower Right: Cottrell; Lower Right: Maggie Priesmeyer and Maggie Priesmeyer and Corey Fraine. Photos con-Corey Fraine. Photos con-tributed by Bobbi Davistributed by Bobbi Davis

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Chamber choir makes their annual performance at Renaissance Fest

With new opportunities arising for students each year, it’s no sur-prise that high school students are earning college credit through dual credit classes, AP classes, and col-lege classes.

Some RHS students take full advantage the AP opportunities.

“Over the past four years, I’ve earned 48 credit hours,” senior Raeed Chowdhury said.

This opportunity is supported by school faculty.

“I think it’s a good idea because generally they [the classes] are a very reasonable price, they’re with an instructor you know, so you’re already comfortable with the instruction,” counselor Nancy Helton said.

Dual credit classes provided in our building have many benefits.

“Generally, if you do a dual credit here at school, you don’t have to buy a book. You pay less, and I believe you get just as good, if not better, instruction because you do know the instruc-tor,” Helton said.

Students also take advantage of AP classes offered in the high

school.“I have taken AP Calculus,

AP Java, AP US, and AP Euro,” Chowdhury said.

Drury University also provides classes for high school students at the Rolla Drury campus at a dis-counted rate.

“I think it’s good that it allows them at a time in their life when they’re a little more settled to get credits where they have more sup-port at home. Plus it’s cheaper, and that’s money they don’t have to spend later on,” chemistry teacher Karen Hammond said.

Drury classes also help students gain extra high school credits.

“I’ve taken two Drury classes which transfer to school credit. I get ½ high school credits for a 3 credit hour course,” senior Joelle Fronzaglio said.

UMR courses are also available for students to take.

“I’ve taken physics, psychol-ogy, and biology at UMR,” senior Yamini Krishnamurthy said.

Taking extra classes or much more challenging classes can be stressful to students.

“I quit my job at the end of summer because I knew I was going to be really busy first semes-ter, so I don’t have a job anymore,” Fronzaglio said.

Extra curricular activities and school work can be an obstacle.

“It generally balances itself out, I just do my work when I can, and sometimes I just procrastinate and stay up late,” Chowdhury said.

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Junkies go to extremes to get their next fix; science fanatics wait up late at night to watch meteor showers, while gamers wait outside of Wal-Mart for seven hours to get Halo 3. The newest Halo game came out on October 25th, and X-Box 360 own-ers everywhere flocked to stores the night before to buy it.

“I went up the night before and waited for 12:01 am (when the game was released) for seven hours,” junior Sean Bowers said.

The people who were unable to go to such measures to get the game asked others to do it for them.

“[My cousin] had a friend of his wait in line for him,” senior Aaron Holt said.

The third game, the resolution to the Halo trilogy, comes with some added features.

“It was really good. It finishes up the story line, and there’s a lot more weapons and newer stuff,” Bowers said.

The people who have gotten into Halo 3 are usually avid gamers.

“I play every night I would say,” senior Katlyn Lewis said.

The final Halo game is only com-patible with the X-Box 360.

“Halo 3 is worth buying a 360 to play,” senior Mike Haug said.

The last installment of the series is the favorite of the three among RHS gamers.

“Halo 3 is my favorite because I no longer have a face. It was so cool that it melted off. It’s really cool when a game can melt your face,” Holt said.

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“I would prob-ably go swim-ming in the chocolate river even though it’s forbid-den.” - Brittany Passini

Most people outside of these hallowed halls Most people outside of these hallowed halls know the social world of Rolla High School is bus-know the social world of Rolla High School is bus-tling with clubs, teams, dances, and countless tling with clubs, teams, dances, and countless other events. What they do not know is that these other events. What they do not know is that these things come with numerous fees. Being a student things come with numerous fees. Being a student can get pretty costly. Use the charts below to get can get pretty costly. Use the charts below to get an estimate for your fiscal year at RHS. You might an estimate for your fiscal year at RHS. You might be surprised at how much you really spend.be surprised at how much you really spend.

Fiscal Year (Fiscal Year (nn))- an accounting term for the period of - an accounting term for the period of

365 days that is established for a business’s annual 365 days that is established for a business’s annual

financial records to commence and conclude.*financial records to commence and conclude.* Here it means from the first to last day of school. Here it means from the first to last day of school.

Homecoming Dance Ticket $10Homecoming Dance Ticket $10Homecoming T-Shirt $10Homecoming T-Shirt $10Homecoming Dress (Homecoming Dress (girls) $20-250girls) $20-250HomecomingHomecoming Attire (boys) $20-200 Attire (boys) $20-200Fall Ball Ticket $5Fall Ball Ticket $5Fall Ball Shirt $10Fall Ball Shirt $10Prom ticket $20Prom ticket $20Prom shirt $10Prom shirt $10Prom Dress (girls) $20-800Prom Dress (girls) $20-800Prom Attire (boys) $80-250Prom Attire (boys) $80-250Sweetheart Ticket $10Sweetheart Ticket $10Sweetheart Shirt $10Sweetheart Shirt $10Sweetheart Dress (girls) Sweetheart Dress (girls) $20-250$20-250Sweetheart Attire (boys) $20-200Sweetheart Attire (boys) $20-200Shamrock 'n Roll ticket $5Shamrock 'n Roll ticket $5Christmas Dance $5Christmas Dance $5

DANCESDANCES

$275+$275+

PPLAN Test

$9

LAN Test

$9

PSAT

PSAT

$13$13

ACT

$30

ACT

$30

ACT Plus WACT Plus Wrriting

$44.50

iting $44.50

SAT

$43

SAT

$43

School Pictures $28

School Pictures $28++

Activities Pass $15

Activities Pass $15

Yearbook

$40

Yearbook

$40

Spirit T-shirts

$10

Spirit T-shirts

$10

Lunch

$30 per month

Lunch

$30 per month

Student LifeStudent Life

$532.50$532.50

World Foods

$20-30

World Foods

$20-30

Fashion Design supplies $50 per semester

Fashion Design supplies $50 per semester

AP Art fee

$30 per semester

AP Art fee

$30 per semester

Exploring Art fee

$15 per semester

Exploring Art fee

$15 per semester

Regular Art fee

$20 per semester

Regular Art fee

$20 per semester

Upper level math calculator $50-200

Upper level math calculator $50-200

Child Development supplies $0-10

Child Development supplies $0-10

AP English Book Fee $7

AP English Book Fee $7

AP Tests

$75 per test

AP Tests

$75 per test

dramadrama- fall and spring play tckt. $10

- fall and spring play tckt. $10

ap chemistry book $21

ap chemistry book $21

ClassesClasses

$$418418++

CLUBSCLUBS

Key Club

$20

Key Club

$20

Art Club Dues

$12

Art Club Dues

$12

Yearbook T-shirt

$32

Yearbook T-shirt

$32

Art Club Trips

$10

Art Club Trips

$10 each each

Science Olympiad Trips

$10

Science Olympiad Trips

$10

Science OlympiadT-Shirt

$10

Science OlympiadT-Shirt

$10

FCCLA dues & T-Shirt

$23

FCCLA dues & T-Shirt

$23

StuCo Shirts

$10

StuCo Shirts

$10

StuCo Districts

$10

StuCo Districts

$10

French Club Dues

$5

French Club Dues

$5

French Club T-Shirts

$11

French Club T-Shirts

$11

French Club Play

$25

French Club Play

$25

German Club Dues

$5

German Club Dues

$5

German Club T-Shirts

$10

German Club T-Shirts

$10

Latin Club Dues

$10

Latin Club Dues

$10

Latin Club Shirt

$8

Latin Club Shirt

$8

Latn CLatn Club Fall Classics Festival

$12

lub Fall Classics Festival

$12

Latin CLatin Club MOJCL (S

lub MOJCL (State Conv.)

$35

tate Conv.)

$35

Latin Club NJCL (National Conv.)

$800

Latin Club NJCL (National Conv.)

$800

Latin Club National Latin Exam

$3

Latin Club National Latin Exam

$3

Latin & Art trip to Italy

$3,500+

Latin & Art trip to Italy

$3,500+

FAC Shows

$20+ Each trip

FAC Shows

$20+ Each trip

FAC Dues

$10

FAC Dues

$10

FFA First Year Dues

$10

FFA First Year Dues

$10

FFA Dues (after first year)

$15

FFA Dues (after first year)

$15

FFA Jacket

$45

FFA Jacket

$45

FFA Ties/Scarf

$12

FFA Ties/Scarf

$12

FFA Trap Shooting

$8 plus shells

FFA Trap Shooting

$8 plus shells

FFA Officers Shirt

$19

FFA Officers Shirt

$19

DECA Dues & Shirt

$25

DECA Dues & Shirt

$25

Spanish Club Dues

$10

Spanish Club Dues

$10

Spanish Club Shirt

$10

Spanish Club Shirt

$10

Spanish Club Play

$25+

Spanish Club Play

$25+

Spanish Club Trip

$25+

Spanish Club Trip

$25+

$$4,795+4,795+

SportsSports

Wrestling Shirt $20Wrestling Shirt $20Wrestling Jacket $45Wrestling Jacket $45Wrestling Away Games Lodging Wrestling Away Games Lodging $15+ $15+ Letterman Jacket $100+Letterman Jacket $100+Cheerleading Uniforms $50Cheerleading Uniforms $50Cheerleading Pom-Poms $25Cheerleading Pom-Poms $25Cheerleading Camp $270Cheerleading Camp $270Cheerleading Turlte Cheerleading Turlte Necks $20Necks $20Cheerleading Jacket Cheerleading Jacket && Pants $70 Pants $70Cheerleading Shoes $45Cheerleading Shoes $45Cheerleading Kickpants $12Cheerleading Kickpants $12Cheerleading VarCheerleading Varsity Shsity Shorts $orts $3232CheerCheerleading Tank Top $15leading Tank Top $15Cheerleading Bags $35Cheerleading Bags $35Cheerleading TCheerleading Team Shirts $15eam Shirts $15Cheerleading Polo $20Cheerleading Polo $20Cheerleading LondCheerleading London Trip (optional) $2500on Trip (optional) $2500Athletic Fee $50Athletic Fee $50Team PhotoTeam Photos $10+s $10+Volleyball T-shirts $22Volleyball T-shirts $22Volleybal Knee Pads $15+Volleybal Knee Pads $15+Soccer Socks $10Soccer Socks $10Soccer Shirt $21Soccer Shirt $21

$$3.417+3.417+

Ren. Festival for Chamber Choir $85+

Ren. Festival for Chamber Choir $85+

Ren. Festival for Everyone Else $100+

Ren. Festival for Everyone Else $100+

Choir Uniform & T-shirt $35

Choir Uniform & T-shirt $35

Choir District Auditions $8

Choir District Auditions $8

Choir All State

$10

Choir All State

$10

Drum Line Shirt

$10

Drum Line Shirt

$10

Drum Line Sticks $20+

Drum Line Sticks $20+

Band Shoes

$25

Band Shoes

$25

Band Hoodie

$30

Band Hoodie

$30

Band T-Shirts

$15

Band T-Shirts

$15

Band Jacket

$50

Band Jacket

$50

Band Uniform

$35

Band Uniform

$35

Band Gloves

$5

Band Gloves

$5

Color Guard Uniforms $40

Color Guard Uniforms $40

Color Guard Gloves $14

Color Guard Gloves $14

Missouri Ambassadors to Musictrip $5,500+

Missouri Ambassadors to Musictrip $5,500+

Band, Color Guard, Band, Color Guard,

and Choir and Choir

$5,982+$5,982+

Class Photo

$15

Class Photo

$15

Cap and Gown (packages)

Cap and Gown (packages)

$36.50 or

$36.50 or

$51.00 or

$51.00 or

$81.00 or

$81.00 or

$106.00

$106.00

Graduation Packages

Graduation Packages

$143.60 or

$143.60 or

$184.85 or

$184.85 or

$

$247.20

247.20

Senior Shirt Package

$25

Senior Shirt Package

$25

Single Yellow Shirt

$10

Single Yellow Shirt

$10

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Fundraising Fundraising Bummer:Bummer:“Most of the time DECA “Most of the time DECA events are paid for by events are paid for by your fundraising, but your fundraising, but I just don’t do it so I I just don’t do it so I end up writing lots of end up writing lots of checks.” – senior Corey checks.” – senior Corey SteinbargerSteinbarger

HOW IT ADDS UP Story by Jessi Wood

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Don't forget the incidentals. on most of these trips you will Don't forget the incidentals. on most of these trips you will have to pay for a few meals. atheletes and band memebers have to pay for a few meals. atheletes and band memebers know this all too well.know this all too well.

Your TotalYour Total Here it is Here it is in black in black and white. and white. Add up your Add up your total to see total to see just how just how much your much your cost of cost of living at living at RHS RHS really is.really is.

Freaking out at this list of fees?Freaking out at this list of fees? Here are a few activities that Here are a few activities that don't cost you a dime:don't cost you a dime:

National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyFellowship of Christian AthletesFellowship of Christian AthletesChess ClubChess ClubMath ClubMath ClubRandom Acts of KindnessRandom Acts of KindnessDrama KidsDrama KidsPrincipal Student Advisory Principal Student Advisory Science OlScience Olympiympiad Clubad ClubOctagon ClubOctagon ClubFuture Teachers of AmericaFuture Teachers of AmericaMedia ClubMedia ClubBook ClubBook Club

$$230.10+230.10+

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