eureka high school 4525 highway 109 eureka, mo 63025 636.733.3100 www.ehsbugle.com bugle the volume 76 • issue 2 september 15, 2010 Rachel Krumrey, varsity, follows through at a home game, Aug. 26. “I was excited because it was the first time my sister [Madeline] and I were both pitching in a game,” Rachel Krumrey said. EHS shutout Washington, 9-0. 3 7 melissa reed A hand-painted banner hangs in the Commons honoring 9/11, Sept. 9. “It saddens me that all of those innocent people died,” Chris Pyle (12) said. “It’s important to pay tribute to those who lost their lives.” melissa reed melissa reed melissa reed Students walk in both directions, ignoring posted signs, Sept. 9. “The signs are not reducing congestion,” Eric Gould (12) said. “Kids now walk the opposite way on purpose to be funny.” melissa reed 2 4-5 6 8 3 2 obadiah booker courtesy of the Roman family
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Rachel Krumrey, varsity, follows through at a home game, Aug. 26. “I was excited because it was the first time my sister [Madeline] and I were both pitching in a game,” Rachel Krumrey said. EHS shutout Washington, 9-0.
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A hand-painted banner hangs in the Commons honoring 9/11, Sept. 9. “It saddens me that all of those innocent people died,” Chris Pyle (12) said. “It’s important to pay tribute to those who lost their lives.”
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Following the example of the British and
Australians who were also in Iraq, President Barack Obama issued the withdrawal of troops from the country, Aug. 31.
While some 50,000 troops will remain in Iraq to help train the new Iraqi soldiers, they will not be used for combat purposes.
Roman and her family know what it is like to have a loved one gone. Her mom, Denice Roman, spent last year in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
“It was so hard last year without my mom at home,” Roman said.
While Mrs. Roman was not stationed in Iraq, the withdrawal will protect her from deployment in the future.
“Since she’s in the reserves
she has to wait a year before she can go back,” Roman said. “[The withdrawal] is going to make it harder for her to get the opportunity to go back, which is kind of nice.”
Adding to the difficulty of having her mom gone was the lack of communication that the family had to deal with.
“I couldn’t really talk to her because the time zones were different, and I couldn’t talk on the phone,” Roman said. “I had to use Skype, and it didn’t always work. I only talked to her every two months,”
Life at the Roman household runs much smoother with Mrs. Roman back.
“I get home [now] and my room is clean, my bed’s made and I’m like ‘Who did that?” Then my mom says, “I did that for you,’” Roman said. “It’s so much nicer to have my mom around.”
Knowing her mom is safe, the family is more at ease.
The withdrawal will prevent more troops from being deployed to Iraq.
The country’s resources and focus can be shifted to the war in Afghanistan, where 94,000 soldiers remain.
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Though Turnabout has been glamorized by pop culture through songs like Relient K’s “Sadie Hawkins Dance,” EHS’s own Turnabout hasn’t been so popular.
In the past, this dance was a huge hit, but in recent years attendance has been steadily declining.
“Whenever we talk to people they always say that Turnabout was lame,” Erin Meyer, StuCo executive, said. “The student body doesn’t enjoy it.”
At a Student Council meeting last year, the majority was in favor of getting rid of Turnabout, but more voting will be necessary before any changes.
“First, we’re going to bring it to Council in our next meeting we’re going to see if there are any ideas of what to do and when,” Meghan Menchella, StuCo executive, said. “We pick chairs in January, and then we’ll decide the theme, what it is and what it’s going to be like.”
Deciding on what will make the dance this year more interesting is StuCo’s biggest obstacle by far.
“We’re trying to decide what the student body would rather have: dress it up a little more formal and classy, or do a clubbier dance that is very, very casual,” Taylor Schulz, StuCo representative, said. “We’re trying to decide what would [be most appealing].
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Welcoming home her mom, Nicole Roman (11) and her family rest easy now that Mrs. Denice Roman has returned after a year of service in Afghanistan as a nurse, May 7. “She would help out with local people that came in as well as soldiers and detainees,” Roman said. Because of the withdrawal from Iraq, Mrs. Roman’s chances of being deployed again are slim. “It’s so nice to have my mom around because I don’t have to worry so much,” Nicole Roman said.
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Turning on TurnaboutPlans to discontinue the annual non-traditional dance get discussed
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Last year’s Turnabout theme was inspired by the movie “Grease” and had students like former seniors, Chelsea Reed and Mary Susan Smith, dressing in Pink Lady jackets and 1950s apparel, Feb. 20. “I think that Turnabout is a nice thing to have, but it seemed like people didn’t get into it as much as the other dances,” Christine Gooch (11) said. “I like that we’re getting rid of it. It relieves a lot of pressure for girls.”
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American History is the study of the past and its effects on the nation’s present.
“If we don’t know our own history we can’t understand our own future,” Alex Lee (11) said.
The District will receive a grant of $735,017 from the federal government, which aims to aid teachers of the American History courses.
The money will fund hands-on learning for the teachers. The teachers will have the opportunity to analyze actual historical documents, attend political speeches and rallies and learn first-hand from national monuments and presidential libraries. This new information can then be brought into the classroom.
“[The teachers] will become more knowledgeable about the actual insights and what people thought about their decisions,” Mr. Bryan Clar, Social Studies Department head, said. “It will allow us to present [this new information] to the classroom so the students will understand that history isn’t just what ended up happening, it’s a lot of what could have happened, may have happened.”
This grant is just one of many from the Teaching American History Grants Program, which will give 124 school districts nationwide $115.3 million over the next year, helping millions of students and teachers across the country grow.
This grant is aimed at helping students understand their roots and learn from the past.
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A grant to grow onDistrict awarded money to expand teaching of American History
The first day of school, teachers faced computer problems which affected the majority of their teaching methods and, therefore, student learning.
“My computer wasn’t projecting on the SMARTboard,” Mrs. Laura Medrala, Language Arts teacher, said. “My computer wasn’t allowing the projector to project anything, and my SMARTboard wasn’t reactive.”
After the Technology Help Desk received dozens of workorder tickets about SMARTboards not working, the scope of the problem escalated and persisted for weeks.
“I made lesson plans where we would spend time viewing PowerPoints, or I planned lessons where students interact with the SMARTboard,” Mrs. Medrala said. “Since those weren’t working we had to resort to more traditional things like reading rather than using interactive technology.”
With SMARTboards in every classroom, everyday learning
strategies became unavailable to teachers.
“[The virus] didn’t get me behind schedule but it was definitely a source of frustration,” Mrs. Medrala said. “I spent a lot of time planning things that ended up not working.”
Students noticed. “The PowerPoints weren’t working
and we had to write everything on the board,” Danielle Jasenowski (11) said. “It didn’t really cause any problems with my learning, but it definitely took more time.”
District technology personnel only were able to pinpoint the problem after its rapid spread.
“Files kept replicating themselves in a short amount of time, affecting a lot of computers, which is a characteristic of a virus,” Mrs. Debbie Ketring, coordinator of support services, said.
The source of the problem came down to an individual flash drive.
“The way that it actually travels is flash drives and server shared drives,
Mrs. Ketring said. “It finds and puts shortcuts out there that look legitimate. Somebody else opens those shortcuts thinking they are opening up their folder or file, and it activates the virus again.”
Students may not have been aware of the virus, but they felt the effects.
“I didn’t know there was a virus,” Jasenowski said. “It delayed a lot of our learning.”
Eureka was not the only school to face the ramificatiosn of the virus. It struck Lafayette, Aug. 18.
“It was fortunate that we were the first ones to get an outbreak,” Mrs. Ketring said. “Now that it has shown up in other places, we knew what to expect, and we were proactive in preventing it in other locations.”
Into the third week of school, technology staff resolved the problem by replacing the infected computers with freshly imaged ones.
“Things seemed to be working,” Medrala said.
The virus leaves teachers cautious.
Computer virus spreads throughout District, throwing a wrench in teachers’ instruction
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“I like the uniforms more,” Seth Pratt, quarterback, said. “After so many years, they get loose and don’t fit, which makes
it easier to grab. Any step we can take to get better, we’ll take. The new jerseys
and new logos are something to be excited for.” Fans first got a glimpse of
the uniforms in action at the game against Lafayette, Aug. 27. Since EHS won 28-0,
the new uniforms may be a symbol of a promising season. The helmets have also
received a makeover. The power cat is now a more fierce design. But for now, the Wildcats will be sporting their new
look at home games only. White uniforms for away games will be purchased next
season.
1One defining characteristic of the new uniforms is the peculiar fit. “The first thing I noticed about them was how tight they are,” Zoey Zlatnik (12) said. The new jerseys are body-hugging and fitted to a T. While the snug fit may look strange when the players wear them to school on game days, they work to the team’s advantage on the field. As there is less hanging material, it is much more difficult for opponents to get a firm grip on the jerseys. This allows players to escape tackles, which, in turn, can win games. This advantage is well worth the struggle of getting the jersey in place.
2New helmets will lower the risk of concussions. “More helmets are now specified to prevent concussions so a lot of the helmets are starting to move in that direction,” Mr. Justin Morris, lineman coach, said. “That seems to be the big push with safety now, to prevent concussions and to keep kids on the field.” Players were offered the option to buy their helmet, provided from a brand that takes head safety to the next level. Another aspect of the new helmets is the lighter weight. This makes the fit more comfortable for players. EHS has not suffered any concussions so far.
3Because of the new, sleek fit, the sleeves had to be cut shorter than the standard. This modification allows players more freedom to move their arms. Close inspection reveals unusual construction; the sleeve is curved on the underside to conform to the player’s padding. The tailored fit is sport specific. Players no longer have to roll up or tape down their sleeves to keep their pads securely in place. Although the jerseys can be difficult to put on, once correctly situated, the jerseys are molded perfectly to the shape of the pads. This is not only functional but also comfortable for players.
4 The new jersey design was inspired by the University of Miami Hurricane football team’s uniforms. “My favorite part is how they have the Miami-style gold coming down the side. It makes them look a lot cooler,” Kyle Friedman, wide-receiver/cornerback, said. “Also, [I like] the way they look when you have all of your pads on because the pads just set out the design of the jersey.” The gold stripes along the chest and sides are almost a direct copy from Miami’s jerseys. The numbering font is also very similar with the white accents along the border. This modernized style is a more professional look.
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Everyone in Catpound holds their hands high in the air as anticipation builds for a punt at the Eureka v. Lafayette football game, Aug. 27. Standing tall the entire game, as always, Catpound made sure they were heard by not just the players, but
also by Lafayette’s Superfans. “Catpound was definitely excited, you could feel the energy, and you could tell that the football players were into it,” Abby Schmidt (11) said. “They were just ready to beat Lafayette and Catpound definitely helps the
“I really like Catpound,” Rebecca Joubert (12) said. “I think they’re a good way to help the school get involved and really raise team spirit. They help the cheerleaders a lot by getting involved [with the cheers]. Freshmen and sophomore year I got to be with them, and that was a lot of fun, like being in there with everyone and being rowdy.”
“It’s a blast, I mean everyone cheering for one team, everyone going crazy for the Wildcats,” Nick Hoeflinger (9) said. “It gets the players pumped up and hyped. When they look in the stands and see everyone screaming for them, I think that gets them ready for the game. My favorite part is chanting “EUR-EKA,” even though they stole that from Mizzou.”
Stars on and off the field Football players succeed on the field and in the classroom
The average college athlete’s GPA is 2.93, but the average EHS player’s GPA is 3.08, and coaches take pride in playing a role in their players’ successes both on and off the field.
“Playing football is a privilege, not a right,” Mr. Farrell Shelton, varsity football coach, said. “If [players] can’t keep their grades, they can’t play football.”
Since playing football is a privilege, players must achieve academic success to remain eligible.
“[We] have to sit at the front because [that’s where] we pay attention more,’’ DeMarco Williams, wide-receiver,
said.Sitting in the front ensures that they pay closer
attention to the teacher’s instructions and act as the leaders of the class.
“We want the teachers to use them as an example,” Mr. Greg Cleveland, varsity football coach, said.
Emphasis on academic success is important to the coaches because of the media’s stereotype of disengaged football players. Overcoming this label allows players to be stars both on and off the field by proving they have more to offer than just their athletic talent.
“We are the leaders,” Marcus Makovicka, jv left tackle, said. “We are leading each class by setting an example by being at the front of the classroom. We answer the questions, and we pay attention better.” Although he plays JV football, his coach, Mr. Peter Grace, holds his players to the same standards to which varsity players are held. Sitting in the front of Mr. Eric Turley’s 10th Grade Language Arts class helps him focus on his academic success.
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Golden Line performs at the Eureka-Lafayette
football game, Aug. 27. Golden Line and
cheerleading have similar responsibilities, and there is a definite sense of camaraderie and respect from one
team to another. “I fully support cheerleading
and all that they do for school spirit. I love what they’re doing so
far,” Taylor Black, Varsity Golden Line, said. “We all like each
other and there’s never been a rivalry what-so-
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Cheerleading: • Uses acrobatics, such as tossing each other in the air, doing flips and making pyramids.
• Is starting its competing career this year as a form of fund raising for breast cancer awareness.
• Cheerleading has 44 members; 16 freshmen, 14 JV and 14 varsity.
• Cheerleading chose not to compete in competitions up until this year because they felt it took away from the school spirit aspect.
Golden Line:• Performs high energy, choreographed dance routines.
• Comprised of 22 dancers.
• Varsity team won 1st and 2nd place at State this year.
• Girls dance a routine set to music during the half-time show.
• Varsity and JV perform as one team during the football season, and split into divisions for competition later on.
Similarities: • Pep at the start of the game.
• Girls must follow a rigorous set of guidelines involving their attire, attitude, academics and ability.
• Both groups support other athletic teams, represent EHS and bring pride to the community.
• Both groups will be representing EHS in competitions this year.
• Host a camp for younger girls each summer.
also by Lafayette’s Superfans. “Catpound was definitely excited, you could feel the energy, and you could tell that the football players were into it,” Abby Schmidt (11) said. “They were just ready to beat Lafayette and Catpound definitely helps the
players, because you can tell when the players turn around with their hands in the air, getting us to cheer louder and louder, definitely pumps them up. I like the feeling in Catpound; like being in a big group, all wanting to dominate in the game.”
“It helps the players. I know when I’m playing a sport and a bunch of people come out to support me, it makes me want to do better and kind of show off for people.” Jenny High (11) said. “I like just being around people that are supporting the same thing as you, and getting to see people you normally wouldn’t see outside of school.”
“Catpound helps our team get so pumped up,” Larrye Minner, right tackle, said. “Sometimes if we need a good energy boost to put away a team our Catpound will be there, and they will get us motivated for the next play. They even try to pick us up when we’re down. Catpound really does help out a lot on the football field.”
“I really like Catpound,” Rebecca Joubert (12) said. “I think they’re a good way to help the school get involved and really raise team spirit. They help the cheerleaders a lot by getting involved [with the cheers]. Freshmen and sophomore year I got to be with them, and that was a lot of fun, like being in there with everyone and being rowdy.”
“It’s a blast, I mean everyone cheering for one team, everyone going crazy for the Wildcats,” Nick Hoeflinger (9) said. “It gets the players pumped up and hyped. When they look in the stands and see everyone screaming for them, I think that gets them ready for the game. My favorite part is chanting “EUR-EKA,” even though they stole that from Mizzou.”
While the majority of students spend their summer relaxing, band members are up at school breaking a sweat just like the football team.
Keeping rythym throughout the game, they ensure a lively spirit by playing music at key moments of the game including touchdowns and tackles, running signs that motivate
the crowd to do the wave and putting on a halftime show.
“When we are losing we play songs to cheer up the fans,” Andy Cox (10).
The band is the largest single group of attendees after Catpound.
“They are a big part of the game,” Kelsey Ashman, Golden Line, said. “They get the fans motivated.”
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Girls field hockey team proves itself despite lack of experience, incomplete uniforms and a missing goal.
Thirty-six girls. Two coaches. One big family. Field hockey is a brand new, unfamiliar sport to EHS. The object of the game: 11 teammates with no fixed position other than goalie
play the ball in the opponents attacking circle and score a goal from there by hitting, pushing or flicking the ball. The game ends after two 30-minute halves. The win is awarded to the team with the most goals.
Although there was enough interest from students to start a field hockey team, many know nothing about the sport.
Field hockey isn’t as foreign as one might think.“I decided to play because I heard if you played soccer then you can pick up field
hockey really easily,” Gabi Seim (11) said. “Field hockey is basically a mix of soccer and lacrosse.”
The girls will be playing 10 games total, including against ongoing and more-experienced rivals LHS, whom they managed to hold to a 1-0 loss.
The team includes girls who have no experience to girls who have been playing for years.
They are not only becoming familiar with the skills of the sport but each other, as well.
“I didn’t really know much about field hockey here because the field hockey I played in England was much different,” Emily Muggleton (9) said. “I chose this sport because I have history with it and because I thought I’d make good friends, as well, and I did.”
Mrs. Kaite Schulze, head coach, struggles to work out the details of starting a new team.
“We don’t have two goals yet,” Coach Schulze said. “We borrowed one from Rockwood Summit while we wait for our second goal to come in.”
She looks to the future while sorting out the present.“My hope is that we have a varsity and a jv team next year,” Coach Schulze said.
“I think it would definitely be a successful sport here.”
Field hockey termsAttackers: all players on the team in possession of the ball.Bully: restarts the play when umpires are uncertain whose side the ball belongs to; ball is placed in between two opposing players, and they must tap sticks above the ball before they strike it to continue play.Clearing: hitting the ball away from goal.Corners: awarded to the attacking team and involves a free hit on the sideline closest to where the ball went out of play.Defenders: those on the team without the ball.Drive: extremely hard hit.Green Card: first warning.Marking: guarding an opponentObstruction: penalty for using stick or body to stop opponents from pursuing the ball.Red Card: permanent banning of a team member playing for the rest of the gameStick: usually 36-37 inches long with a rounded handle, flattened on the left side and a hook on the bottom.Striker: player who shoots the ball.Yellow Card: temporary suspension.
In a fierce match against Lafayette, Alicia Kilpatrick, attacker, fights for the ball, trying to move it up the field, Sept. 8. “You have to know how to get the ball from the defense up to the forwards,” Kilpatrick said. “If you can’t do that, you have no chance of winning the match.” LHS won, 1-0.
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Most students by the end of their high school career have the opportunity to vote in U.S. elections.
A good portion of these students act upon this opportunity without being fully informed about the possible impact of their vote.
The truth is the average student isn’t going to be nearly as educated about current events as he or she is about U.S. history when current events are the things that actually have the potential to affect their lives and future.
As Congress shifts their focus from Iraq to Afghanistan, students need to be aware of the war.
In Afghanistan, the military has been practicing a new counterinsurgency strategy. Counterinsurgency is the act of securing crucial areas and building local
governments. We tried this first in Marja, Afghanistan, when American
Marines drove the Taliban from Marja’s center. This attempt was unsuccessful; the local government
didn’t prevail, and Taliban fighters responded immediately with intimidation and assassination.
With a low number of Afghan securities, the Marines were unable to move past Marja.
If these strategies are all that the marines have to offer, then our attempts will be unsuccessful.
The death toll for this July was 66, which was the highest number of casualties in one month since the beginning of the war.
Sixty-six sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, fathers and
mothers, yet students are more likely to remember numbers like the Cardinals score from last night’s game.
The problem isn’t all in the fact that students aren’t educated enough in school about the war, it’s also the little information the general public is given.
The Obama administration has failed to disclose enough information to the public and hasn’t done the greatest job in measuring our progress in Afghanistan.
This type of information needs to reach everyone’s ears, if not in a mandatory current events course, then in morning announcements or something else of that sort.
As of Aug. 31, Operation Iraqi Freedom is over and has been replaced by Operation New Dawn.
Even after all of the troops that President Obama has recently removed from Iraq, another 50,000 remain to support the Iraqi military.
These troops must leave the country by Dec. 31, 2011. Until that day, it remains unclear whether or not our
relationship with Iraq will continue to drag on with no end in sight.
But at least we’re finally making some progress.
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Rumors of weapons of mass destruction and the threat of a terrorist dictator led President George W. Bush to deploy thousands of troops into Iraq, leading to bloody fighting and nearly one trillion dollars in expenses. After seven years, the loss of 4,400 US troops and 100,000 Iraqi civilians, it’s over.
Well, sort of. In his address to the nation
Aug. 31, President Barack Obama officially declared the end to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
This means that nearly all of the US troops are out of Iraq. Only about 50,000 remain, and they are scheduled to be out next year.
We have helped the Iraqi people by birthing a new form of government for their country. From this point on, President Obama
wants our military personnel to focus on Afghanistan and fighting the Taliban.
I’m glad that we are moving out of the Iraq conflict, and I hope that with our full attention on al Queda in Afghanistan, we will win the War on Terror.
But that might be a pipe dream. Just because we’ve pulled out
our combat battalion does not mean we are finished babysitting Iraq. It still needs our help.
Our troops have fought long and hard, never giving up in Iraq or on its people. We helped bring about the demise of a ruthless ruler and have given the country new hope for its future.
However, I worry that they are not ready for this responsibility.
In the midst of the president’s addresses concerning the end of
this conflict, he continued to stress the point that the violence in Iraq is not over after all. I fear that a fledgling democratic government, even with our training and help, will not be able to control the still very present hostility of some of its people.
Civil war and violence, especially in the Middle East, dates to the beginning of time, and our country’s lofty ambitions don’t mean that we are going to be able to change this course of action, even within a seven year span.
Our troops are helping the Iraqi government implement a democracy, but owing to its infancy they’ve got a ways to go.
They’re not even crawling yet. They need time to learn how to walk so they can run toward democracy.
Growing up, or so we hopeRaising a new democracy to stand independently
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An educated electorate staff editorial
Informed citizens shape current events and government through their vote
“Easy A” is one of the most recent movies to hit the big screen. Emma Stone plays Olive, a girl who builds a reputation for herself as being easy after a little white lie about her losing her virginity gets out.
Even though it’s 2010, old stereotypes still have a hold on society. If a girl, like Olive, engages in sexual activity, her reputation suffers. However, just like in the movie, if a boy sleeps around, he gets praised by his peers and his manhood is affirmed.
The idea of a girl being promiscuous in a world where everything is everybody’s business is reality.
Girls engaged in questionable acitvities make the argument that their choices—like having sex with a random guy or to hooking up with a different guy every weekend—are their own and people shouldn’t discuss their actions.
The reality is people are going to talk.Girls like Olive are judged by their perceived actions and endure
those judgments today as they did 160 years ago in the day of Nathaniel Hawthorne and “Scarlett Letter’s” Hester Prynne.
Girls who don’t want to hear the gossip that echoes throughout the halls shouldn’t be running around with boys.
If a girl is ready to make decisions that others view as loose then they have to be prepared to hear about it.
Living life among people is never private. Negotiating those relationships is never easy.
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Adding to the long list of new items at school this year, the music mural heightens draws attention to the musical arts. “It makes people aware and gives them a visual of what we do,” Nate Shryock, band student, said. “If someone does not know what music is all about, they could think, ‘This is cool, this is something I could get into.’”
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The goal of the mural was to uniquely portray all of the forms of music that is offered at EHS, and Kronmiller chose an abstract concept for her creation. “I designed the woman with the music coming off of her hands,” Kronmiller said.“Because I thought that it expressed musicians in general.”
The mural located in the music wing was painted this summer by Jeanie Myer, the artist of the history and the game murals, as she combined the designs of both Rachel Mydlo (12) and Danielle Kronmiller (10). “There were three students who submitted their ideas to the music teacher, [Mrs.] Patti Fleer,” Ms. Myer said. “And out of those three, Patti and I picked the two that we thought would make a good combination.”
When asked to do a sketch that portrays all of the types of musicians, Mydlo included actual instruments in her design rather than abstract elements. “I started out with the base of the guitar,” Mydlo said. “And tried to blend in all four classes: choir, orchestra, guitar and band.”
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