See more boys JV/Varsity

basketball on page 10.

February 21st 2014 Audrey Rodriguez Page 2

Every sport has been pushing so hard for a win and each and every player has been so fun to watch. Find out a time and

date on this page and go watch and support Our Mustangs!

Varsity Boys Basketball

2/21/2014 at 7:30pm @ LCC

2/25/2014 at 7:30pm @ St. Mary’s VS. Parkway

JV Boys Basketball

2/21/2014 at 7:30 @ LCC

Varsity Girls Basketball

2/22/2014 at 6:15 @ Wapak VS Columbus Grove

Varsity Wrestling

2/21/2014 at 3:00pm @ Troy

2/22/2014 at 9:00am @ Troy

Cover ........................................................ Page 1

Upcoming Events...................................... Page 2

Agenda Book ............................................ Page 3

Editorial .................................................... Page 4

Art ............................................................. Page 5

Band ......................................................... Page 6

Choir ......................................................... Page 7

Varsity/JV Girls Basketball ........................ Page 8

Jr. High Girls Basketball ............................ Page 9

Varsity/JV Boys Basketball ..................... Page 10

Freshman/JH Boys Basketball ................ Page 11

Varsity Wrestling .................................... Page 12

JH Wrestling ........................................... Page 13

HS/JH Wrestling ...................................... Page 14

Winter Sports Collage ............................ Page 15

Where Are They Now ............................. Page 16

Meet A Teacher ...................................... Page 17

Meet A Senior ......................................... Page 18

Meet A Junior ......................................... Page 19

Meet A Sophmore .................................. Page 20

Meet A Freshman ................................... Page 21

S.A.D.D Party .......................................... Page 22

Meet A CAM Student ............................. Page 23

Polls ........................................................ Page 24

Our Favorites .......................................... Page 25

Kids In The Hall ....................................... Page 26

“Your words are the

bricks and mortar of the

dreams you want to

realize. Your words are

the greatest power you

have. The words you

choose and use establish

the life you experience.”

–Sonia Croquette

Sonia means that the

things you say shape your

future and who you

become. You should think

about what you say and

choose exactly what you

mean because this actually

plays a big role in your life.

These are very good words

to live by.

February 21, 2014 Amanda Baker Page 3

Let’s see what’s going on in this week’s Agenda Book, from study tips to historical facts!

Monday was

President’s Day!

Unfortunately

we could not

celebrate due to

school. President’s Day was

established in 1885 in

recognition of George

Washington’s Birthday, but is

now used to celebrate all United

States presidents. Isn’t it a great

idea to celebrate our

presidents?

Verb of the week

Disseminate – (v) spread Television helps disseminate

information through news

programs. This word also means to

circulate, disperse, or publicize.

Study Tip

“Study for the sake of

assimilating and applying

knowledge. It is much easier

than forcing yourself to learn.“

This is actually a very good tip to

use. What this is saying is that

you should really want to

understand and learn when you

start to study. If you are forcing

yourself to study your mind will

be elsewhere, and studying will

probably not help at all.

February 21, 2014 Alicianna Schmiedebusch Page 4

One of the many rules at Allen East says no eating in classrooms is allowed. Some teachers let

students eat but they are not allowed to eat it in the halls. Then there are other teachers that

won’t let us eat in the classroom.

The reason for this is to keep the school

clean and not have food everywhere. Some

students are responsible and clean up the

mess they make but others not so much.

Some students eat food but hide their trash

in places. Others will throw it away. Some

of the teachers are nice and let you eat in

their classrooms. The teachers will allow

you can eat in classrooms but it can be

chips snacks or candy.

But you can’t eat food

like fries, pizza or

wings.

If the teacher doesn’t allow eating in the

classroom then some kids will do it anyway.

Some kids get caught while eating in class.

You have to have the teacher’s permission

to eat in class before you can do it. During

class they might say “no” but like in a study

hall they might not care, depending on the

teacher. Some teachers even pass out

candy as an award or if you did a certain

thing then you deserve it. Some of the

teachers bring in breakfast in the mornings

like donuts, toast or little debbie cakes for

their homeroom to eat.

The point here is that there are good things and bad things about eating in classrooms. Eating

food when you’re not allowed can get you into trouble. But it’s fine if the teacher says its fine

for you to eat in their room. It all depends what’s going on at that time or if they are nice

enough to let you eat in the class but trusting you to throw away

your trash or pick up your own messes. If you don’t do that then the

teacher might let the students eat in their class anymore because

they students didn’t clean up after themselves. So just one kid or

two could ruin it for the rest of the students.

Editorial

February 21, 2014 Bren Emerson Page 5

There is a lot happening in the Allen East art world right now. Not only have a few

students been accepted into an art college, but the Art Club also has a lot of things stirring up

at the moment. So for this edition there will be some multi-tasking! Below you will be able to

discover an exclusive interview with Amanda Baker and how she

got accepted into a college all about art and advertising, but

it does not stop there! For the price of one edition you also

get an overview of what the Art Club is doing! It is an amazing

two in one deal! Enjoy.

Q: What college did you get accepted

into?

A: I got accepted into the School of

Advertising Art in Kettering, Ohio. I

picked it because it is a great school

and it is small. An added bonus is that it

has everything I need for the career I want.

Q: How was it finding out you had been accepted?

A: Well I was accepted right after the

interview and I was extremely happy. I

actually ended up crying and received a hug

from one of the instructors there.

Q: Are there any other schools you would prefer

to go to?

A: No, SAA is definitely the school for me. I

had planned to go to UNOH but after the visit

I knew SAA was the one.

Q: What career do you want to go into? Why do

you feel SAA is a good choice for that?

A: I want to go into photography and the

school has an amazing class with a great

instructor.

Q: Is there anything else you would like to add?

A: You had better get my autograph now

because I’ll be famous soon.

There are two major things

that the Art Club is doing at

this very moment. Not only

are they having exciting

meetings going on each week

where they plan their events and use of artistic

skills, but they are also planning great little

items for the club!

At the previous meeting that was held on

February 17, Amanda Baker was in charge. In her

meeting she got the group to start a great project.

They are teaming up with Mrs. Miller and creating

pretty and decorative signs to promote the

Junior/Senior Play that will be coming up soon.

Watch the halls for more information when the signs

are posted!

The club is also planning to sell t-shirts

very soon as a fundraiser for the club. The t-

shirts were designed by the club’s own members.

While there is not much information on the sale,

more should be coming soon. The founders of the

club and Mr. Rose, the teacher responsible for the

club, are working out all of the details in selling

the beautiful shirts that have been created!

February, 21st 2014 Andrew Kill Page.6

This week we are going to get you up-to-date on what is happening in

the Allen East Varsity Pep Band. You see and hear them at all of the

home games and if you enjoy listening to the songs they play, we are

here to let you in on all of them.

The Pep band has been at almost

every home boy’s basketball games

and a few of the girl’s home

basketball games and they really

add to all of the excitement on the

court. Now as you know since they

are a music

group they

will be

playing

music, but

they play many different songs that

you may not know, so we are here

to fill you in on what they are

playing. Their regular show consists

of “Cup of Life”, “We got the Beat”,

“Tequila”, “Land of a Thousand

Dances”, “Shout”, “In-A-Gadda-Da-

Vida”, ”19th Nervous Breakdown”,

”Hokey Tuba Pokey”, “At the Hop”.

But they also have added some

new songs to their disposal such as

“Paint it Black” and “Shout it out”.

Now that Basketball season is over

we won’t be seeing the Pep Band

until next year but the concert

band is coming on strong and you

can catch them at the spring

Jubilee. So come on out and

support the Allen East Mustang

Concert

Band.

February 21, 2014 Aubren Davis Page 7

The High School Choir has had a busy year. They have been singing their hearts out at concerts, contests and for people.

They just got done with contest two weeks ago, sang for the Senior Citizens and are focusing on the end of the year

concerts. Come out and support your High School Choir to finish out there year strong.

Contest

The High School Choir just got done

with Contest that was on February 1,

2014. They all did fantastic and had

a blast while they were there. They

all sang their hearts out and

performed well. The people that

went to contest were: Cheyenne

Clevenger, Tyler Tafe, Macey Roeder,

Jessica Copeland, Killian Brunswick,

Kasey Reneau, Julie Webster, Alicia Lawrence,

Hannah Hager, Leah Casey, Kierstin Prater,

Kassidy Reneau, Tevin Clum Kendra Webster, Sara

Plaugher, Katelyn Mattson, Jaci Thomas, Alyssa

Bowerman, Kayla Redman, Hayley Kirtland,

Chelsea Laycock, Audra Leffler, Abby Sunderland,

Zack Daniel, Nate Twining, Dylan Koehlinger, Ben

Thayer, Kyle Spees, Brock Spencer, Desiree

Howell, Tristin Clum, Carter Jarman, Brennen

Kersker, Hayley Fraunfelter, Jessica Copeland,

Megan Lotz, Sydney Delgado, Leah Casey, Dylan

Snider, James Hunt, Keaton Maehlman, Alec

Dershem, Mackenzie Kretzer, Amanda Lotz, Jillian

Plaugher and Hannah Kramer.

Scores

These were the solos that were

performed. Cheyanne Clevenger

sang The Lass from the Low

Countree and got a 2 on it. Tyler

Tafe sang Baloo Baleerie and got a

1, Macey Roeder sang Homeward

Bound and got a 3, Jessica

Copeland sang Homeward Bound

and got a 1, Killian Brunswick

sang The Vagabond and got a 1, Kasey Reneau got

a 1 singing Wayfaring Stranger, Julie Webster got

a 1 singing Sure on this Shining Night, Kendra

Webster sang Great Day scoring a 1 on it, Alicia

Lawrence sang Danny Boy getting a 1, Hannah

Hager got a 1 singing Who’ll Buy My Lavender,

Leah Casey got a 1 singing My Johann, Kierstin

Prater got a 1 singing Danny Boy, Kassidy Reneau

sang Danny Boy getting a 2 on it, Tevin Clum got a

1 singing The Blind Ploughman and Katelyn

Mattson got a 2 singing Silent Moon. Three people

did a Piano Solo and they all got a 1. Julie Webster

did the Peacherine Rag, Kendra Webster played a

Prelude and Sara Plaugher played Nocturne. The

ensembles that performed all did real well. The

girl’s ensemble got a three singing In Time of

Silver Rain. The boy’s ensemble got a 2 singing

Colorado Trail. The mixture ensemble with girl’s

and boy’s got a 2 singing Shenandoah. The other

girl’s ensemble scored a 1 singing the Violet. The

other girl’s got a 1 singing Psalm 67. The other

mixed group got a 2 singing Climbin’ Up the

Mountain. The other mixed group got a 2 singing

Winterscene. The Senior girl’s got a 2 singing

Three Mountain Ballads. They all did amazing and

had a blast while they were there. Now they are

focusing on their last concert and graduation.

February 21, 2014 Alicianna Schmiedebusch Page 10

As the season is coming to an end for the JV/V girls they had some great memories and some

really great or close games. They are always pushing and doing their hardest to a winning

season. They plan to come back stronger next year for more wins. Here is some information

about the last few games.

JV Girls

The JV played against Columbus Grove,

Shawnee, Crestview and Delphos Jefferson.

They lost against Columbus Grove 14-49,

Shawnee 11-31, Crestview 20-31 and

Delphos Jefferson 13-30. Kaitlyn McKeever

had 7 points during the Columbus Grove

game and Brandi Crist scored 3. At the

Crestview Game Kaitlyn McKeever scored

12 and Mackenzie Mann had 3. For the

Shawnee game Brandi Crist made 3 points

and Sarah Allen with 4. At the Delphos

game Kaitlyn McKeever

made 6 points and Abby

Burley

and

Alyssa

Young

both had

3.

V Girls

The varsity girls are had a great season. The

played against Columbus Grove, winning

50-44, Shawnee 61-57, but lost to Crestview

42-61 and Delphos Jefferson 48-51. Kaycee

Rowe scored 17 points during the Columbus

Grove game while London Richardson made

11 and Carly Clum had 10. At the Shawnee

game Kaycee Rowe scored 26 points along

with Carly Clum with 12 and Erin Conkle had

11. Kaycee Rowe made 10 points for Allen

East against Crestview, London Richardson

had 9 and Erin Conkle made 7 points.

Kaycee Rowe made 18 points at the

Delphos game and Carly Clum had 10 and

Lindsi Woods, Aubri Woods, and Erin Conkle

all made 6. The girls play sectionals at

Wapakoneta TBA tomorrow. Their record is

currently 14-6.

February 21, 2014 Abby Wright Page 9

The Junior High girls have just finished their season. The girls all did

really well. Even though they had a rough start they pulled through!

Seventh Grade The 7th grade ended their

season playing Bluffton. The

girls had a good game, but in

the end Bluffton game out on

top, Allen East losing by four

points. The final score was

22-26. In all, the 7th grade

girls think that they had a

really good season and they

all had a lot of fun. The team

thinks that throughout the

season they improved a lot

teamwork

and

shooting.

Eight Grade The 8th grade

also ended

their season

playing

Bluffton. The girls won by

one point with Chloe Lawrence

scoring a three pointer to win

the game 28-27. The girls

ended their season with 3

wins and 11 losses. The team

improved a lot from last year

and worked together more as

a team this year. All the girls

agree that they learned a lot

as individuals and as a team.

February 21, 2014 Konner Kranz page 10

The boys have worked hard to improve this year. This past weekend the boys played Delphos

Jefferson (Friday) and Waynesfield-Goshen (Saturday). The Boys are still trying their hardest

and persevering.

Delphos Jefferson

The J.V. boys came out and played hard. At

the end of the first quarter the Mustangs

were up 13-8. At the end of the half we

were up 23-19. At the end of the third

quarter we were up 31-29. Delphos

Jefferson came back to beat the Mustangs

by one point. The final score was 43-42.

Johnny Brinkman led with 17 points. Caleb

Smelcer was second with 11 points.

Waynesfield-Goshen

The Mustangs came out wanting the win.

The Mustangs were ahead 20-5 after the

first quarter. We were ahead 33-19 at the

half. After the third quarter the boys were

up 39-28. The final ended up being 50-40

Allen East. Caleb Smelcer led the team with

13 points. Johnny Brinkman was second

with 11 points. Travis Guthrie and Kaine

Foster both had 9 points.

Delphos Jefferson The Boys came out and tried their best but

could not keep up with Delphos. The final

was 33-77 Delphos. Senior Logan Rex led

the team with 13 points.

Waynesfield-Goshen

The Mustangs came out with the will to

win. At the end of the first quarter the boys

were up 18-14. At the end of the half the

Mustangs were up 42-31. At the end of the

third quarter we were up 54-38. The final

was 70-46 Allen East.

“I am incredibly happy for our

players, especially our seniors to

bounce back from a very difficult

and demoralizing loss on Friday to

Delphos Jefferson. To see them

play so hard and so well on senior

night, and in front of our 1989

team was a very gratifying feeling”

-Coach Cook

February 21st, 2014 Taylor Clum Page 11

Hello Mustangs. This week is a wrap up of the freshman and Junior High boys basketball teams. They worked

hard all season and fought hard in every single game they played. Here is a wrap up of the end of their seasons!

The Freshman boys basketball team played Crestview

on February 6th. They were down 13-11 at halftime. The

team fought hard but couldn’t come up with a win.

They lost 31-20. Leading scorers were Kain Foster with

9, and Caleb Smelcer with 5. Their record stood at 4-3.

They went to Spencerville for the

Quarter finals for the NWC tournament

playing Crestview yet again on February

8th. The Mustangs showed up ready to

play. In the first quarter the team was up

3-2. At halftime they were up 19-7. In the

3rd quarter the team kept fighting hard

and entering the 4th quarter they were

up 19-15. The Mustangs fought hard to

keep the lead throughout the 4th quarter

and beat the Knights 25-20. Leading

scorers were Johnny Brinkman with 13,

and Shane Gibson with 6. Their record

stood at 5-3. On February 10th, the Mustangs traveled

back to Spencerville to play in the finals against

Paulding. At the end of the first quarter, the team was

down 15-7. In the second quarter the team cut down

the deficit to 6 and went into halftime down 21-15. The

Mustangs came out fighting hard in the second half, but

couldn’t cut down the deficit anymore ending the 3rd

quarter down 30-24. They came out

in the 4th quarter hoping to develop

a comeback, but the team ended

the game losing 38-31. Leading

scorers were Johnny Brinkman with

13, Kain Foster with 9, both Shane

Gibson and Caleb Smelcer with 4.

They finished 2nd in the Freshman

Boys NWC tournament. They

finished their season 5-4. They play

LCC on February 20th and we will

cover that game next edition of the

Mustanger. The team hopes to

finish out their season with a win.

This will finish their season.

The 7th grade team played

Bluffton on Feb 12th. They

lost 38-31. The leading

scorer was Zach Pinks with

7. They played Ada on Feb 13th. They lost a tough

fought game 39-36. The leading scorers were

Dalton Clum with 7 and Zach Pinks with 7 also.

They had a great season this year! They hope to

continue to improve into next year as 8th graders.

The 8th grade team played

Bluffton on Feb. 12th. They lost 43-

22. The leading scorer was Ryan

Snyder with 7. They played Ada

the 13th and they won 26-25. Leading scorer was

Robert Lutes with 9. It was a great game to wrap

of their year. They had a great season this year

and are looking to improve as freshman.

February 24, 2014 Kenzie Conrad Page 12

Hey there Mustangs! As you all know, our wrestlers have had a great season and we’re going to cover the end of their

season.

The Varsity Wrestling boys did a great job and had a

great season this year. They wrestled at districts this

past weekend at Troy and they had three wrestlers who

did an awesome job, Schuyler Caprella finished 2-2 at

113 lbs., Lee Dues finished 1-2 at 120 lbs., Brandon

Soules finished 1-2 at 138 lbs. Unfortunately, there was

no state qualifiers this year, and the wrestling season is

now over.

Schuyler Caprella finished his whole season with 32

wins, 12 losses and 14 pins. Lee Dues finished with 26

wins, 14 losses, and 19 pins. Brandon Soules finished

with 27 wins, 16 losses and 16 pins. These three boys

were NWC Champs and District Qualifiers. Austin Tafe

wrestled in the 145 lb. weight group and finished 16

wins, 15 losses, and 5 pins. Logan Emerick wrestled in

the 160 lb. weight group and he finished with 18 wins,

18 losses, and 9 pins. Race King wrestled in the 170 lb.

and finished with 18 wins, 15 losses and 15 pins. Jesse

Erevia wrestled in the 195 lb. weight group and he

finished 7 wins, 23 losses, and 5 pins. The AEHS Team

record for 2013/2014 was 4-4.

February 24, 2014 Kenzie Conrad Page 13

Hey there Mustangs! Our Junior High Wrestling team had an awesome season this year, and brought more pride to our

school while they fought alongside the high school team to bring home a trophy. This week we’re going to do a wrap-up

of their season and their final matches.

On the Junior High Wrestling team was Josh Cox, Lucas

Freeman, Cody Kretzer, Sam Morrison, Sean Agler, Luke

Brown, Ethan Grant, and Michael House. The coaches

for the Junior High team were Coach Abbey, Coach

Evans, Coach Hutchison, and Coach Clum. The Junior

High team finished with 7 of their 9 wrestlers as NWC

champs. The seven that came out on top as champions

were Lucas Freeman, Cody Kretzer, Sam Morrison, Luke

Brown, Scott Neu, Michael House, and Sean Agler.

These boys wrestled their hearts out to bring home a

big win for Allen East and they succeeded.

February 21st, 2014 Destiney Goble Page 14

The High school Cheerleaders are still working very hard as well as our Junior High Cheerleaders. They have

been cheering on our boys at every basketball game, hoping to help them achieve a great victory. They are also getting

ready for the upcoming cheerleading tryouts held in March. We had a Chance to snap a few pictures of the High school

and Junior High Cheerleaders this year.

February 21, 2014 Konner Kranz page 15

February 21st 2014 Audrey Rodriguez page 16

Today we are interviewing Ben Rodriguez about what he has accomplished since he has graduated. Ben is a

graduate of 2013 and has been roughing it with his buddies and having fun.

Q. What have you been up to since you graduated?

A.I have been working at Speedco in Beaverdam as

a LubeTech and the reason I didn’t go to college

right away is because I wanted to build up my

credit and save up money so I wasn’t in such a

massive debt when I graduate from college, and I

wanted to see what a job that didn’t require a

college diploma was like, so I would have

motivation to stay in college.

Q. Have you

made any

long lasting

friendships

since you

have

graduated?

A. Yes, Lucas

Moaning and I have been very good friends since I

graduated and I’ve become friends with some

people at work.

Q. What are your plans for the next 5 years?

A. I plan on attending ONU or Ohio University for

Mechanical

Engineering in the

fall, and then

graduate after 4

years and then

hopefully I will have a

solid job in my 5th

year.

Q. Why do you want to go to those colleges?

A. I want to go to those schools because they are

the two top rated schools in Ohio for Mechanical

Engineering.

Q. What have you been doing on your free time?

A. In my free time I work on my trucks, ride snow

mobiles, ride four wheelers, go mudding, go to

truck pulls, shoot guns, go to bon fires, and hang

out with my friends.

Q. What are your plans for the summer?

A. I plan on working and having my pull truck

finished, and my mud truck finished, so I can have

more free time to hang out with my friends.

Q. What’s the one thing you miss about High

School?

A. The only thing I miss about high school is the

people.

Q. Is there anyone that you’d like to give a shout

out to that is still attending Allen East?

A. I’d like to give a shout out to Mr. Delifield. I hope

you have a great rest of the year and I wish you

luck for the next years in brass season!

February 21st, 2014 Destiney Goble Page 17

There are a lot of Teachers at this school and some of them you may have not even had yet or maybe you

already had them and forget who they really are. We had an opportunity to interview a Wonderful Teacher about their

life and how they got where they are today. His name is Mr. Viola and she is going to answer some questions about her

life.

Q: How long have you been a

teacher?

A: I have been a teacher for 15 years.

Q: What is your favorite thing about

teaching?

A: My favorite thing is watching the

creativity the kids have.

Q: What college did you attend?

A: I attended Kent State for my bachelor’s

and Bowling Green for my master’s degree.

Q: What do you like to do when you are not

teaching?

A: I love to play on the computer in my free

time.

Q: What High school did you attend?

A: I attended Indian Valley North.

Q: What made you decide

to be a teacher?

A: I love science and

math so I wanted to be a

teacher to teach other

kids about it.

Q: Was Allen East the only

school you taught at?

A: No, I taught at Cuyahoga Falls and

SpringField Akron.

Q: Do you have any advice for someone

who might want to be a teacher in the

future?

A: You need to have a lot of patience.

Q: Is there anything else you would like to

add?

A: I love my students like my own

neighbor’s kids.

February 21, 2014 Andrew Kill Page 18

This senior is one of the star students that attend Allen East. He is the top of his class he is the president of the Brass and he is overall just a great student/president and this could be none other than the great and fearless Bobby Dotson. We actually got a chance to get a hold of him in his busy schedule and this is what he had to say.

Q: How has your last and final year gone so far?

A: It’s going absolutely fantastic!

Q: Is there any big goals that you would like to accomplish?

A: I would like to cure cancer.

Q: What would you like to do after high school?

A: I would like to go to college and I am probably going to be taking a staff job here for the Mustang Brass.

Q: Where do plan on going to college?

A: I plan on going to OSU

Q: What do you want to go to college for?

A: I want to go for engineering.

Q: If you had a dream job what would it be?

A: I guess I wouldn’t mind being a conductor or something along those lines.

Q: Is there anything else that you would like to add?

A: Go Brass and go Blue!!!!!

February 21st, 2014 Taylor Clum Page 19

Hello Mustangs. This week we got a chance to interview one of the funniest juniors that go to Allen East. He is

a 4.0 student, and works very hard during football and track season. He is none other than Izak Ackerman.

Q: How has your junior year been

so far?

A: It’s been pretty good.

Q: What sports do

you play?

A: I throw disc and

shot put and I play

football.

Q: What do you

enjoy most about

sports?

A: I really enjoy the

competition.

Q: Do you have any

goals for track?

A: M y goal is to get

past sectionals.

Q: Do you

have any

goals for

football?

A: My goal for

football is

to keep

winning games.

Q: Are you looking forward to your

Senior year of football?

A: Yes I am but it is going to be

emotional at the end of the

year.

Q: Is there

anything

else you

would like

to add?

A: Don’t miss

school; it

will RUIN

YOUR LIFE.

February 21, 2014 Alicianna Schmiedebusch Page 20

As the year is close to ending maybe there’s still someone you wanted to get to know better or

never really talked to them and wanted to know about that person. Well we had a chance to

interview a sophomore and get some information from them and what they are about. Let’s

go meet Karlie Helms.

Q: How is your school year going so far?

A: It’s going pretty good so far.

Q: Do you play any sports?

A: Yes, I really love playing softball.

Q: what is your favorite spot to play on Softball?

A: I love to play as catcher and sometimes at 3rd base.

Q: What do you like to do on your free time?

A: I really like going to rodeo’s and hanging out with

friends.

Q: What do you want to be when you’re older?

A: I want to go to college and get my RN.

Q: What do you like most about school?

A: It would have to be Mr. Schelb’s class because I

understand things and getting good grades in his class

Q: Is there anything else you would like to add?

A: No, I really don’t think there is anything else.

February 21, 2014 Aubren Davis Page 21

There’s a lot of kid’s at our school and you may not know this one. He is really funny and fun to be around. He

is also new here at Allen East; I think it would be good to get to know him. People say High School is scary

coming into well let’s ask this freshman and see how he is doing for his first year of High school. Let’s take it

to…

Q: How is your freshman year going so

far?

A: It’s going good; I’ve made a lot of

new friends.

Q: Were you scared to come into high

school? Why or why not?

A: Yeah I was a little bit just because

there’s a lot of new faces and older people.

Q: What is your favorite class and why?

A: English, because Mrs. Kidwell is the teacher and

she’s amazing.

Q: What sports are you

involved in?

A: I am involved in basketball.

Q: What things are you

involved in?

A: I am involved in SADD, FCA

and TFC.

Q: What do you like to do for fun?

A: I like to hang out with my friends and

play sports.

Q: Who is someone you look up to and

why?

A: I look up to Lindsi Woods, because of her

hard work and attitude toward anything; she’s

always positive and knows

how to cheer anyone up.

Q: What is your favorite

memory from this year?

A: My favorite memory

would have to be the SADD Reality Party. We had a

great outcome and it was a lot of fun.

Q: Do you like High School so far?

A: Yes, I love High School, its new and a lot of fun.

Q: Is there anything else you would like to add?

A: Come out and support our Allen East Mustangs

to finish out there year strong!

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On Monday, February 17, the SADD team had a successful event for the parents of the community. It was an event they performed last year dubbed the Reality Party. It is a staged party where the students of SADD as well as a few other volunteers show parents what really goes on during a teenage party when alcohol and drugs are involved. The set-up of the party is simple with different scenes playing out as parents are led through the house by two hostesses. The scenes depict a variety of events that would or could happen at an average party when parents are not around. At the end of the tour, parents are taken to an empty room where they can ask a few of the teenagers questions as well as emergency personal who deal with the aftermath of parties on occasion.

Most of the parents are curious as to the events that really go on at a party. They ask things about how they can prevent such events and so on. There was even a tour set aside for teachers to come and view the reality party directly after school. The overall crowd of the reality party was a very good crowd. There were hardly any empty slots by the time the SADD team actually started performing. Even with the icy, terrible weather many of the parents came out to view the spectacular acting of the team. Below you can read about some of the events that happened

during the fake party as well as some of the people who were a part of the staged party.

When the party began parents were led in, seeing a scene that depicted how easily children could lie to their parents. Immediately after that a “cool mom” took the teenagers keys to keep them safe. After all, if they were going to do it anyways, they might as well do it under supervision. Facts were read off by some of the nearby students about how that was a dangerous thought process and could result in multiple fines.

The next couple of scenes moved quickly, from someone saying they were not going and then getting pressured into playing beer pong. The scene then moved into a large dance party

where the students encouraged a girl to lift her shirt. It was to be understood the nearby students where sending the picture out to all of their friends. Next there was an argument between a boyfriend and girlfriend which resulted in the boy leaving with his spare keys even though he was visibly drunk. After that attention was directed to another boy carrying off a girl who was too drunk to function while the rest of the party cheered him on.

Parents were then directed

down the hall to where one girl was suffering from alcohol poisoning

while a group was smoking pot in the same bathroom. The parents were then returned to the main section of the house where they revisited the girl who had been carried off and watched her

reaction to waking up. Afterwards the girl from the bathroom emerged to drink more before passing out on the floor. The students around called 911 before a fight broke out between two of the

girls. Eventually emergency medical arrived and the party dis-banned.

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This girl may seem like a regular girl in the hall, but she is way more than that. She is a junior

this year. She is involved in many things. The sports she plays are softball and volleyball. She

can’t wait to continue her sports throughout her high years and she also wants to continue to

play when she reaches the college levels.

Q: What is your favorite thing about

volleyball?

A: My favorite thing about playing volley

ball is becoming closer with my friends.

Q: How long have you been playing volley

ball?

A: I have been playing since 6th grade.

Q: How is your junior year of volleyball

going?

A: Good, we started off slow but now were

starting to work as a team and get some

big wins.

Q: What is your team’s record for this year?

A: We are 8 and 5.

Q: Do you wish to continue playing

volleyball after you graduate?

A: I would like to, but it depends on how

college is going.

Q: What is your

pre game ritual?

A: My team all

gets in a circle and

we sing “The

Pump It Up” song.

Q: who is your favorite person to play

volleyball with?

A: I like playing with everyone on my team.

We all get along and have a great time

together.

Q: What do you do to get ready for games?

A: I usually just hit volleyball around and

get warmed up but mostly get pumped up.

Q: What position do you play?

A: I play middle hitter.

Q: Is there anything else you would to add?

A: Yes, Come out and support us and help

us get some great wins.

The polls question this week, in honor of the 2014 Winter Olympics, is “If you could create a new Olympic sport, what is one you think you could take gold in?”

Bren Emerson-

If staying up for days was

an Olympic Sport I would

get on the podium.

Mr. Mattevi-I’d

win gold in being

tired, and getting

a second wind to

face the day.

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Cody Stout- I would win gold in eating Oreos.

Madison Rex- I would get

gold in talking fast and

loud. Mrs. Miller says I’m

really good at that.

Mrs. Miller- I would win

gold in walking across a

slippery parking lot in

heels.

Mr. Rose- I would win

gold in being awesome.

Audra Dray- I

could

definitely win

gold if loving

John Stamos

was an

Olympic sport.

Jillian Plaugher- I would win gold in

doing people’s nails really amazingly.

Rachel Ernest- I’m really good at Tic-Tac-Toe. I cheat.

Sydney Delgado- Parking

too close to Breanna

Nestor is something I

would win gold in.

Andy Kill- I would

eat Tabasco

cheez-its for the win.

Taylor Clum-

I would beat

Cody Stout in

dunking Oreos

in milk.

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My favorite song at the moment is Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus. Granted, this song has been through many controversies because of the music video, but I really really like the lyrics of this song. I feel like the song is filled with a ton of emotion. It’s a good song to listen to whenever you’re having a good or bad day.

My favorite person in the whole planet is my mom, but I’m going to write about my second favorite person. (My first favorite in the school) It’s Ms. Downey!! It all started with the jolly ranchers. She bought my love. Then, the purple hair got me. I want to be Ms. Downey when I grow up. Have you seen what she wears? She has better style

than any one of these kids walking around. I can name countless reasons why I love her, but I just have this tiny little square. She’s the best!!!

There are so many different kinds of food to choose from. Out of all the food my favorite is Italian. My mom is full blood Italian therefore all our meals are Cajun, or Italian food. I have some Italian in me and that’s why I love to eat it. I love pasta and spaghetti the most and pretty much all kinds of Italian food. I could live off of pasta for the rest of my life and be ok with it. Olive garden is one of my favorite restaurants just because it’s all Italian food. You give me some Italian food I will be the happiest girl on this earth. There is so many restaurants and food to choose from and every day I will choose Italian and Olive Garden over all of them any day.

My favorite truck would definitely have to be my grandpas ’52 Chevy long bed. This is my favorite because it’s all-around just awesome. I have also had some very good

memories with my grandparents at car shows and just riding around. My grandpa and I also spent a lot more time together fixing it up and cleaning it for car shows.

Amanda Baker Konner Kranz

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