Vol. XV Issue II November 2014 St. Joseph High School Spirit Vol. XV Issue II November 2014 St. Joseph High School Shirt Designers Recognized Juniors Nathan Hambuchen Brianna Covington

Bulldog Spirit

Vol. XV Issue II November 2014 St. Joseph High School

Shirt Designers Recognized

Juniors Nathan Hambuchen Brianna Covington co-

designed the emblems on Bulldog t-shirts and

sweatshirts purchased for this school year. Nathan

created the front-side design and Brianna developed

the idea for the backs of the shirts. Both were spot-

lighted at the October 24th pep rally.

The selection process for choosing a design began

last Spring in Ms. Penny Bassham’s Art I classes.

The students first made four designs. Then they

took their best design and improved on it, experi-

menting with different colors and placement of

words. After this, they submitted their final designs

to the Booster Club whose members judged them.

The winners each received a free shirt.

“I was just thinking one day when I closed my

eyes and an image popped into my brain,” Nathan

said. “This image turned out to be the design that I

created for the Bulldog T-shirt. It was a paw print

with the words St. Joseph and Bulldogs above and

below a majestic paw. I then placed the school

years on the east and west sectors of the design.”

“One day I was golfing, someone forgot to say

fore.” Brianna said ”I was hit on the head with a

golf ball. (continued on page 13)

Nathan and Brianna with their designs.

Queen For A Day

Royalty was crowned at the

basketball season’s first pep rally

on October 24. See page 15.

Joe Batchelor was born March 18,

1995. He was only 19 years old

when he died in a car accident on

October 18. In those short years,

Joe made more of an impact on his

friends, peers and this parish than

many people do in an entire

lifetime.

Joe was a courageous, friendly,

compassionate and, most notably, a

hilarious person who could

always put a smile on anyone’s

face. He was more than just an

alumnus of this school. Joe was a

good model of what a St. Joseph

student should be. He was a hard

worker, and great friend, and he

always put others before himself.

Joe’s death will hopefully serve

as a reminder that life is a precious

gift and should be treated as such.

We must spend the time we have

doing things we love and surround-

ing ourselves with people who care

for us.

Even though this unfortunate ac-

cident is difficult to understand, we

have to face and accept it head

on. We must take it day by day

knowing that in time things will

get better because we all know Joe

would want us to be happy.

Remembering “The Bear” By Matthew Pruitt

Joe’s

Senior

Class of

2013

year-

book

photo.

Honor Society

Inductions Held

Freshman Abby McKenna

completes the candle lighting at the

National Honor Society meeting

October 27th. (continued on page 14)

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The Bulldog Spirit is written and

produced by St. Joseph’s journalism

classes.

Reporters/Photographers: Mollie Angel, Nicky Bello, Sam

Burgener, Gillian Creel, Sarah Downey,

Daniel Emerick, Brittany Evans, Nathan

Hambuchen, Tristin Harper, Connor

Harrell, Aaron Hoelzeman, Emma

Kordsmeier, Jacob Lampe, Tillar Lewis,

Clayton Mathews, Grant Merkel, Manuel

Oom, Matthew Pruitt, Micah Salvo, Kyle

Schaefers, Dylan Schrekenhofer, Trenton

Schrekenhofer, Britt Stroth, Jensen

Thielke, Austin Welter, Peter Woodson,

Will Zinno and Wyatt Zinno

Advisor: Mr. Ray Nielsen

Journalist Wyatt Zinno interviewed

sophomore Taeyun Ryu, who’s adopted

the nickname “Tyrone.” He arrived

here in late September and joins four

other exchange students on campus.

Bulldog Spirit: Where are you from?

Tyrone: I’m from Anyang, South

Korea. (a city of 600,000 near the

capital of Seoul)

Bulldog Spirit: Why did you come to

America?

Tyrone: I wanted to share our Korean

culture with Americans. I wanted to

study in an American school.

Bulldog Spirit: What’s South Korean

school like compared to American

school?

Tyrone: In South Korea, we start

school at 8 a.m. and go until 10 p.m.

We only study. There are no sports.

Bulldog Spirit: Yet we hear you’re

interested in soccer.

Tyrone: Back home, I can play on

weekends or whenever I have free time.

I would like to play here, but I broke

my collar bone and have to be careful

with it for several months. I want to

play, but I’ll have to see how things go.

Bulldog Spirit: Did you choose

Arkansas as your destination or was it

picked for you?

Tyrone: It was random.

Fifth International

Student Enrolls By Wyatt Zinno

Bulldog Spirit: Is your experience here

meeting your expectations?

Tyrone: I feel very free here. I can

study and enjoy life. Before I came here

I was fearful of being alone, speaking

English and talking with foreigners. But

it’s not as difficult as I thought. The

people here are kind, and everything is

better than I expected.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Rain had start-

ed to fall at Kauffman Stadium as the

echoing roars finally faded into the

night. It had been 29 years since the

Royals last reached the playoffs.

I had the amazing opportunity to at-

tend the Wild Card game against the

Oakland, Athletics. The Wild Card

game is a one game elimination contest,

the Wild Card is obtained by the teams

that do not win its division but have the

best record after the team that won its

bracket. This was my first time to attend

a playoff game, and it was the best pro-

fessional game I’d ever seen.

(Continued on page 3)

Royals Romp in K.C. By Britt Stroth

(Left to right) Jack, Scott, Sam, and

Britt Stroth

The F.C.C.L.A (Family Career

Community Leaders of America) held

its first meeting with sponsor Monica

Lieblong on October 8th.

The officers for the coming year in-

clude President Maddy Shamburger,

Vice President Mollie Angel,

Secretary/Treasurer Abigail

Covington, Public Relations Emily

Hambuchen, Community Service

Holly Rega, Member-at-Large

Katherine Covington, Member-at-

Large Natalie Ross and Operations

Manager Peter Woodson.

The 46 members of the organization

discussed their plans for the Fall.

These included a Parents Night Out, a

Leadership Workshop, and a Breakfast

-To-Go fundraiser.

FCCLA Agenda Set

FCCLA’s President, VP, & Sec/Treas.

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Science Night on March 18th attracted a variety of ex- hibits and interested spectators 3

GONE HUNTIN’

By Sam Burgener &

Nate Hambuchen

Awesome Automobiles By

Matty P. Welter and “The Legend of C-man” Mathews

Baseball Play-offs (from page 2)

The Royals never gave up, even when

they were down 7-3 after the 7th in-

ning. Despite giving up the lead, the

Royals fought back to tie the game

twice. Salvador Perez came through in

the clutch with a walk-off single in the

12th inning. It took a multitude of

bunts, but the Kansas City Royals' post-

season continues!

The Royals advanced past the A's

with 9-8 win in extra innings. The

Royals took on the Los Angeles Angels

of Anaheim and swept them to claim

the American League Divisional Series.

They played the San Francisco Giants

in the World Series but lost in back and

forth contests four games to three.

Q. How did

you get this bad boy?

A. Through kind-hearted souls at

the Triple J Ranch.

Q. What’s your favorite thing

about this Jeep?

A. No payments!

Q. How was it free?

A. Jeeps are easy to take when

they don’t have doors.

Q. What modifications have you

made to it?

A. Insane amounts of additional

swags.

Q. How fast 0 to hunna?

A. Real quick.

Q. How many people can fit in it?

A. Too many.

Q. Why do you like the Jeep

better than your girlfriend?

A. It came with an owner’s

On the days of October 11th-15th

there was a modern gun antlerless

deer only hunt for any ages.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Com-

mission wanted this hunt to try and

help the buck to doe ratio because

there are many more does than there

are bucks. This hunt has been going

on for a few years now and we’re

closer to the 50-50 ratio.

Fourth grader Caroline Snyder

killed her first deer during this doe

only hunt with her dad’s gun out

behind her house on a Sunday even-

ing. She told us that she’ll continue to

hunt deer because she really loves the

meat and the feeling she gets bringing

down a deer.

I’m Sam Burgener, and I had a very bad

weekend of hunting recently. When I

walked up to my stand one Saturday

morning our feeder was knocked over and

there were 60 photos of a big black bear

on our game camera. The bear laid out by

our feeder for about two hours and ate

most of our corn.

Caroline and her dad, Tony.

Austin Welter’s 200L8 Jeep Strangler

(JT Edition)

Displacement:3.8L Mileage: 16 city, 21 highway to the danger

zone Horsepower: 202

Swag level: 8/8 gr8 m8

This

bear was

caught

prowling

around

on

Sam’s

game

camera.

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Dan’s Games

“Destiny” by Daniel Emerick

“Destiny” is the newest game published by Bungie, the same people who made the Halo

franchise that is infinitely popular. While this game is still a sci-fi first person shooter, it has

very different gameplay than Halo, and plays more like a MMORPG (massive multiplayer

online role playing game). In “Destiny”, you and the other players are the survivors of a cata-

clysmic event that wiped out much of the population. After the dust settles, you find that al-

iens and other hostile creatures have inhabited the previous settlements of Earth. Not much of

the story is actually revealed in the game, and you have to read an e-book entitled the Gri-

moire on their website. Gameplay wise, the game is fun with eye-candy environments and

enjoyable, if arcade-y combat. However, to progress in level and acquire better items in the

game, you will have to combat grind enemies for hours, even possibly a day depending on

how much time you are willing to invest in the game. If you want to even have a chance in

player-versus-player you will need to get a high level and good items because people who

have been playing from launch already have. Beside the time investment requirement,

“Destiny” is still a very enjoyable game. It is available on the Xbox one and Playstation 4, and

is rumored to be coming to the PC at a later date.

Cheerleaders Will Spark School Spirit! By Sarah Downey and Brittney Evans

Our cheerleaders have returned after a year’s absence. Thanks to Ms. Amy Covington, they are now back up and going. “I

really wanted to see the cheerleading program come back to school,” Ms. Covington said. “My daughters, Abigail and Kath-

erine, were interested in becoming cheerleaders as well. I began searching for someone to become the cheer sponsor when I

was asked if I would be interested in taking the position.”

Ms. Covington agreed even though she had no cheerleading background. Over the summer, she took courses and became

an accredited cheer coach. She also got assistance from experienced cheerleaders. “Several of the former cheerleaders have

been supportive of me and the program,” she said. “Hannah Chamoun and Natalie Prall were a great help with tryouts. Geor-

gia Mulkerins and Taylor Perry are also currently helping me. It has been great having them show their support!”

The Senior Cheerleaders include Sarah Downey, Brianna Covington, Mollie Angel, Abigail Covington, Emily Flake,

Patricia Lambe, Madison Beck, Georgia Dayer, and Breanna Woodson. Anna Claire Bailey, Emily Hambuchen, Piper

Mullaney, Katherine Covington, Abbie Flake, Elizabeth Chandler, Lauren Berger, Autumn Davis, Grace Dunaway, and

Caitlyn Simon are the Junior Cheerleaders. (Continued on page 5)

Senior High Cheerleaders

Junior High Cheerleaders

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Cheerleaders (from page 4) The cheerleaders practice on Tuesdays

and Fridays of every week. They go

over cheers, work on dances and half-

time routines, and are working on

stunts.

“This year is very much a learning

year,” Ms. Covington said. “Some of

the 7th grade girls were PeeWee cheer-

leaders, but the rest are first year cheer-

leaders. Our goals for this year are to

learn as much as possible and to raise

school spirit. I have two great group of

girls who are working hard and who are

dedicated to the cheer program. We are

all excited and ready for the basketball

season to start.”

Student Photos Shown At ArtsFest By Connor Harrell

Mary Katherine Hartman-Sophomore Emma Davis-Senior

Wyatt Zinno-Senior Peter Woodson-Sophomore

The Eighth Annual Conway ArtFest ran from September 26-October 5. It was

sponsored by the Conway Alliance for the Arts. The theme this year was Art

Everywhere. An exhibition of student art from Conway area schools was dis-

played in the American Management Company lobby.

The pictures above are a small sampling of several artistically altered photo-

graphs created by our high school students.

By Wyatt Zinno There’s a common misconception that

society has put on people who longboard/

skateboard. It’s that people who board are

thug teenagers who spray paint buildings

and vandalize towns. The facts are, most

skateboarders are normal. I don’t know a

single boarder who does the reckless

things some people think they do.

I started to board about two years ago.

My friend Justin’s older brother, the late

Josh Ashley-Pauley, asked us if we want-

ed to go boarding with him? We agreed

and went around town on his boards for a

few hours. There was something so ap-

pealing about it that I went and got my

own board. (continued on page 8)

In Defense Of Skateboarding

Wyatt

Zinno

on his

board.

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High School Profiles By: Jacob Lampe

Zach Moore

Drew Lewis Aidan Lambe 1. What do you want to be

for Halloween?

2. What do you think

would be a good activity

at the next pep-rally?

3. Who will be the best

sports team at St. Jo-

seph this year?

4. If you could change one

thing about St. Joseph

what would it be?

Madeline ~

1. Aidan Lambe’s girlfriend

2. Jeremy bringing back the

Spaghetti Squad...alone.

3. The Bowldogs (Bowling

Team)

4. To have every class with

Aidan Lambe

Madeline Moix

Drew~

1. A police officer

2. Musical chairs

3. Boys basketball team

4. Everything

Chloe ~

1. A Pirate

2. Dylan Schrekenhofer

dressing up as a girl.

3. Senior Boys Basketball

4. Uniforms

Aidan ~

1. Derrick Rose

2. Ms. Lutes getting

dunked on by Jensen.

3. Boys golf team

4. Wear hoodies and

boys can wear skirts.

Chloe Lemley

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High School Profiles By Jacob Lampe

Amber Briggler

Zach Martins Carter Owen Echols

Matthew Pruitt

Zach ~

1. David Beck

2. Coach “B” dunking from

a trampoline

3. Senior boys basketball

4. Moving sidewalks

through out the hallways

Amber ~

1. A devil

2. Teachers dancing

(like the Spaghetti

Squad)

3. Boys basketball

4. Get rid of uniforms.

1. What do you want to be

for Halloween?

2. What do you think would

be a good activity at the

next pep-rally?

3. Who will be the best

sports team at St. Joseph

this year?

4. If you could change one

thing about St. Joseph

what would it be?

Matty P ~

1. Clayton Matthews in

“juggalo” form.

2. Mr. Nielsen vs. 100

puppies

3. Obviously bowling

4. Change month of April

to Raypril in honor of

Mr. Nielsen

Carter ~

1. Walter White from

“Breaking Bad.”

2. Foot race between Ms.

Bassham and Ms. Lutes.

3. Boys baseball with

Coach Davis leading the

pack

4. More food at lunch

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Bulldogs Spirit: How do you view the upcoming season as a whole?

Coach Jeremy Elsinger: The bowlers start their first practice on October 13th of this

year, and I know they are very excited. The first bowling match is in December, so

the months of October and November will need to be used wisely in order to properly

hone their skills. We don’t know who we are playing yet on our schedule, but it is

typical that we play some digger schools due to their proximity. Playing better teams

only makes us stronger as a unit, so we don’t mind.

Bulldog Spirit: Evaluate the girls’team for us, please.

Coach Elsinger: We lost five seniors from last year and senior Sarah Downey is the

only returning starter. Including Sarah, there are a total of four players returning. The

other three are Brianna Covington, Tillar Lewis, and Tia Massa, and I know they are

ready to step up and contribute. Georgia Dayer and Britteny Berumen will also be

joining the team for the first time. Thus we will be and inexperienced team relying

heavily on the starting power of Sarah Downey. Because of the vacancies, the new

members will get a chance to bowl right away. I am anxious to see how this team will

come together .

Bulldog Sprit:: What about the boys?

Coach Elsinger: The boys’ team lost only one senior from last year, Spencer

Freyaldenhoven. His experience will be missed. The five returning starters are sen-

iors Matthew Pruitt and Aaron Hoelzeman, juniors Grant Merkel and Nathan

Hambuchen and sophomore Andrew Marks. There are six bowlers returning from last

year that are not including last year’s starters. I am aware that some of the boys

bowled in leagues during the summer and really improved. Therefore, every bowler

will have to compete for the starting jobs. Nothing is set in stone from last season.

Last year was just that, last year. I am curious to see what these boys can accomplish

this year.

Bulldog Spirit: Is there anything else you’d like to say?

Coach Elsinger: Bowling will sometimes receive criticism as not being a true sport

due to its lack of physical involvement. It’s true you do not need to be in the best

shape of your life in order to bowl. This is a positive for some because you can stay

with bowling pretty much your whole life. However, strength and endurance do mat-

ter in bowling. In terms of physics, if you take two bowling balls and roll them at the

pins with equal speed and acceleration, the ball with more mass will provide more

force. This leads to greater “pin action” which is essentially a domino effect or explo-

sion of the pins away from the ball. This then obviously leads to more pins falling

down. In order to roll these types of bowling balls you must have strong wrists and

forearms and you must be able to throw them 30-50 times per match. In addition to

having a strong arm, a strong mind is even more crucial. The ability to shrug off a

bad shot emotionally and maintain composure is a far greater asset in bowling than

being able to bench press 200 pounds. Bowling could be compared to free throw

shooting in basketball or pitching in baseball. The person is going through the same

type of motions over and over again, but it’s the ability to do that with great con-

sistency that gets rewarded.

Bowlers Ready to Roll by Grant Merkel

Skateboarding (from page 5 )

There are really two kinds of people

who board, one of them is a casual

boarder. A “casual boarder” is some-

one who gets on their board every

now and then to go to the store or to

just cruise around town. Most casual

boarders ride longboards because

they’re built to go longer distances

with less effort. Another kind of

boarder is a “Core Skateboarder”.

Many people in this category use

skateboards rather than longboards

because of the ability to perform

tricks and aerial stunts.

As you can infer from this passage,

skateboarding is more of a sport or

leisurely activity than a means to get

around town or vandalize objects. If

we as a society stop stereotyping peo-

ple who ride boards, then we’ll be one

step closer to accepting them for who

they are as a people rather than how

they get from place to place.

FCCLA Breakfast Attracts Hundreds by Austin Welter & Micah Salvo

The Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) held their annual

fundraiser October 17. “Breakfast-to- Go” was served drive-thru style with patrons

receiving a sausage biscuit, a pastry, a muffin, a banana and coffee, chocolate or

juice. It sold for a mere $5.00. More than 600 of them were sold.

“The money is what our club and the Family and Consumer Science class runs off

of,” sponsor Monica Lieblong said. “It’s been used to spruce up ( more on page 12)

Senior

Matthew

Pruitt is

expected

to be one of

the top

bowlers

this year. He

was the

team’s MVP

last year and

was also All-

State and All-

Conference.

Senior Sarah

Downey was

also an MVP

last year and

made All-

Conference.

She’ll be

anchoring

the girls’

team.

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Mrs. Mary Joe Seiter

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Student Expresses Faith Through Art By Nicky Bello

Most students and teachers know that sophomore Gabby Hathaway is an

excellent artist. What many may not know is that she often leaves impressive

examples of her work for 6th grade teacher Steve Massa and his students to

enjoy. She’s been doing this for a year or more.

“Since she won’t brag on herself, I will,” Mr. Massa said. “She leaves me

something most Mondays.” Gabby helps her mother, Tania , with Sunday PRE

classes and frequently finds time to sketch something on Mr. Massa’s board

while she’s there.

Journalist Nicky Bello spoke with Gabby about this.

Q: What do you do in PRE?

A: We teach kids who don’t go to St. Joseph catechism.

Q: How did this get started?

A: It began when I started helping my mom teach. She asked me to draw a

picture on the board to help describe something to the kids. Ever since,

I’ve just been drawing on Mr. Massa’s board. I’d leave really big

pictures at the very end of class to show the kids something significant.

Q: Where do you get your inspiration?

A: It depends. Sometimes it’s something that my mom mentions during class.

Sometimes it’s just something I already knew how to draw.

Gabby and her most recent drawing in Mr. Massa’s class.

Bake Raffle Participants Win Big by Nathan Hambuchen

The St. Joseph PTO held its Semi-Annual Bake Raffle on October 8th. Faculty and parents provided baked goods and specialty items to

raise money for teachers’ needs. Ms. Alicia Yrle won a Bulldog Basket provided by Ms. Monica Lieblong. Ms. Karen Davis will receive

three hours of free yard work on her five acre property courtesy of Coach Brent Bruich and his Senior Basketball Boys. (Go to page 11)

FCCLA Plans Leadership

Workshop

By Peter Woodson

The FCCLA leadership workshop is

on November 7th. The purpose of the

workshop is to educate the club mem-

bers about the needs of the community

as well as the resources within its reach.

The morning sessions will focus on

leadership and a variety of programs the

group hopes to partner with. There will

also be a presentation done by the

Faulkner County Extension Service.

Some of the FCCLA projects to be

discussed include cut & tie blankets,

cards for shut-ins , Flea Market appreci-

ation posters, Meals for HAVEN, Santa

to a Senior Citizen, and basketball hospi-

tality rooms. Other committees will be

formed to help with ongoing school and

parish events.

Later in the day, FCCLA travels to

Little Rock to tour the Pulaski Tech

Culinary Institute and get chef demon-

strations and samplings. The night will

end with a formal dinner at the Bravo

Restaurant.

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The Cutest Friends By Mollie Angel & Tillar Lewis

Bulldog Spirit: How did you two meet?

Sam & Connor: We stumbled across

each other’s online profiles on

ChristianMingle.com. After that, we

knew we were meant to be friends.

Bulldog Spirit: What common interests

do you have?

Sam & Connor: Trucks, girls, and

dinosaurs.

Bulldog Spirit: How long have you been

friends?

Sam & Connor: Since we were in the

womb. We were like Jesus and John the

Baptist when one of them leapt for joy at

the news of a forever friend. (Luke 1:41).

Bulldog Spirit: What’s your favorite

memory of each other?

Connor: In second grade, Sam was too

nervous to take his spelling test so he

drank six cokes and vomited.

Sam: When I heard the news that

Connor’s brother shanked him in the

middle of the night and shaved off half of

his eyebrow.

Bulldog Spirit: How much would you

bet you two will still be friends in ten

years?

Sam: I would bet all my cows.

Connor: I would bet my dinosaur

collection.

Girls Basketball Previewed By Daniel Emerick

Bulldog Spirit: How are your teams

shaping up?

Coach Kordsmeier: We’re working

real hard in practice. We’re working on a

lot of fundamentals and conditioning.

We’re just really trying ourselves be-

cause every year there's a new team and

so far they're working real hard.

Bulldog Spirit: Talk about the senior

girls specifically.

Coach Kordsmeier: We’re replacing

five stars from last year. We’re just try-

ing to get in shape right now and while

learning our new offenses and defenses.

We’re also working on our fundamen-

tals.

Bulldog Spirit: What about the junior

girls?

Coach Kordsmeier: It’s pretty much

the same as the senior girls. We’re work-

ing on fundamentals, trying to get in

good shape, and working on shooting the

ball better. We’re also trying to find the

right combinations.

Bulldog Spirit: Can you assess your

teams’ strengths at this point?

Coach Kordsmeier: I think we can

shoot the ball pretty good. We’re looking

at some good signs for our team. We’ve

got some tall athletes, so we’re going to

maximize that and use it to our best abil-

ity for our team.

Bulldog Spirit: Have you spotted any

weaknesses?

Coach Kordsmeier: Lack of expe-

rience. We’re really a young team

this year. With all these younger

players coming in they're lack of

experience is our biggest weakness

right now.

Bulldog Spirit: What's the competi-

tion looking like?

Coach Kordsmeier: The competi-

tion is going to be really good this

year. Conway Christian is going to

have a really good team. So is Hec-

tor. The 2A-4 East is going to be

really good. It’s going to be a chal-

lenge for us. The kids are working

real hard. I know our goal is going to

be to accept the challenge and get

ready to go.

Bulldog Spirit: How about your

personal goals?

Coach Kordsmeier: Every year our

goal is to qualify for the State

Tournament. We also want to win

our Conference and District Tourna-

ments. Those are our goals.

Bulldog Spirit: How do you think the

boys are going to do this year game

wise?

Coach Bruich: I think all three

teams have a chance to be really good

this year. We’re still kind of early in

the process figuring stuff out, getting

used to each other, learning each oth-

er. But I think all three teams have

great potential to be really good.

Boys Basketball Preview By: Peter Woodson

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By: Sarah Downey &

Brittney Evans

As many of you know, this month’s

poll question was “What social media

could you not live without?” Sixty-six

per cent of the students who voted

chose Instagram. Nineteen per cent

chose Twitter, and 16% picked

Facebook.

The 7th Grade Boys have got some

size and speed. I’m expecting big things

out of them. The Junior Boys were

second in the Conference last year and

2nd in the District. Those guys are really

working hard. Our goal is to be Confer-

ence and District Champions. We lost

all five starters, but all the guys the 8th

and 9th grades are working really hard to

get better. To get the team better. The

Senior Boys have one starter back. Our

goal is to get to the State Tournament,

so that is what we’re really working

hard towards.

Bulldog Spirit: What would you say is

the hardest match up on the sched-

ule?

Coach Bruich: With 7th Grade and

Junior High you really don’t know.

The Falkner County Tournament will be

the hardest one. In Junior High, some of

the teams in the Conference, like Bige-

low, won the Conference and the Dis-

trict two years in a row. They might be

good. You really don’t know as far as

the Junior High is concerned except for

the County Tournament. With the Sen-

ior Boys, all the games are tough. The

Homecoming game against County Line

will be a hard game. Our first game

against Dermott will be really good. Our

St. Joseph Classic should be good too.

All the teams in there are high caliber

teams, the best teams in our

Conference. Bigelow has a lot of kids

back. They won the Conference in Jun-

ior High two years in a row, so they

might be really good. Hector has two

really great players, and they have a lot

of guys coming back. Quitman, Western

Yell and Lisa Academy have four or

five starters back. So they’re are a lot of

teams with experience competing with

us.

Bulldog Spirit: How have the boys

been working in practice?

Coach Bruich: We’ve had our good

days and our bad days, but they’ve been

working hard. They’ve just got to learn

what it takes in the pre-season. They

have to get their minds ready to play

some games. We’re still a month out

until we play, so this next month will be

hard to get through. Practice has been

going good. The Senior and Junior

High have a lot of experience. They’ve

got to keep learning things about how

to play with each other, develop chem-

istry, and learn our roles.

Bulldog Spirit: Do you thank the Sen-

ior Boys will be able to make it further

in State this year?

Coach Bruich: It’s too early to tell.

We’re going to have to do a lot better in

practice, and we’re going have to get a

lot better as the seasons goes. We made

it to quarter finals last year. If you make

it to the semi-finals we’d have had a

phenomenal year. We’re not to that

point yet, but I’m hoping we’ll im-

prove and progress to make it to that

point. .

Bulldog Spirit: What are the goals for

your boys this year?

Coach Bruich: For the 7th Grade, my

goal for them is to have a winning rec-

ord. I’d like to see them win about ten

games. They only play 12. I’d love to

see the Junior High win some trophies,

especially the District and Conference

Tournaments. We have a lot of goals

for the Senior High Team. Our main

one is to win the State Tournament.

We’d also love to win our Classic and

go undefeated at home.

Bake Raffle (From page 9)

Ms. Mary Joe Seiter received a St.

Joseph fleece jacket from the school’s

PTO. Registrar Margret Davis won

several items, including a bunt cake

provided by Coach Luke Davis.

About $4.000 was made at the Raffle

which will be evenly distributed among

the teachers for various classroom

needs.

Bulldog Spirit: How would you

assess the team?

Coach Joe Mallett: We’re not real

big, and I don’t know who’s playing.

The team is getting smaller and small-

er every year it seems like. They’re

working really hard, and I’m trying to

get to know them so I can try to have

some good chemistry. All in all, we’re

doing very well.

Bulldog Spirit: How is the team

preparing and getting ready?

Coach Mallett: We spend a lot of

time on fundamentals. They do want

to play more, but I’m trying to teach

them things that will help them later

in their high school seasons. We just

started practicing offense and defense

this past week. (go to page 12)

7th Grade Girls Basketball By Will Zinno

Bus Blessed

Father Robert Cigainero, Associate Pastor of

St. Joseph Church, blessed our new school

bus on Oct. 29. The blessing was intended to

protect it and those who ride it from all

danger.

Bulldog Spirit

Johnnie Watson said:

1. I had always wanted one, but it was a surprise when I got it because I still had six months before I turned 16. 12

Handball is back, back again, hand-

ball’s back, tell a friend. The graduat-

ing Class of 2015 decided to initiate

the return of this intense sport. It dis-

appeared from St Joseph for a few

years, but it’s now returned in style.

St. Joseph handball started with the

Class of 2010. Cash Schichtl, Andrew

Pruitt, Wade Beck, and Kenny Bur-

nett were some of the original found-

ers. This year will mark the third time

handball has dominated the lunch

period. .

Handball rules are basically the

same as they’ve been before with a

few tweaks. The biggest change is

the field of play. The driveway next to

Ms. Karen Davis’ room was used in

the past, but given the new lunch

schedule it’s now being played on

Front Street.

An official season and tournament

bracket have been assembled

with seven teams participating. These

include: “Team A-H” with Aaron

Hoelzeman and Austin Hofherr,

“Sting Ray Nielsens” with Wayne

Roland and Dylan Schrekenhofer,

“Who Was Phone?” with Matthew

Pruitt and Austin Welter, Messinaldo”

with Wyatt Zinno and Manuel Oom,

“Triple J Ranch Hands” with Clayton

Mathews and Jensen Thielke , “The

B’s Bumbling BB” with Britt Stroth

and William Fields, and “U” with

Kyle Schafers and Jacob Lampe .

Handball Heats Up By Aaron Hoelzeman

The season started Monday September

22nd and will take a few weeks to finish. A

total of 21 games will be played which will

determine the seeding for the tournament.

Jacob Lampe goes up for a return volley.

7th grade B Ball (from page 11)

Bulldog Spirit: How many games

do you have this season?

Coach Mallett: We usually play

around ten to 14 games in the season

depending on if we play in some of

the local jamborees. The junior high

is about twenty to twenty-five games

and the senior high is around thirty

games in a season. Hopefully, the

games will keep us progressive and

getting better.

Bulldog Spirit: What is your

competition like?

Coach Mallett: It’s other area

schools such as Vilonia, Greenbrier,

Mount Vernon, Nemo Vista, etc.

They played some of these teams in

Pee Wee basketball and they know

how they play. We also have a few

different teams as well. I think it will

be a good season for us. The coaches

in this area are doing a really good

job so it’s going to be a tough season.

Bulldog Spirit: What are your goals

for this season?

Coach Mallett: To give these girls a

good fundamental base and to have

some fun with what we are doing.

More or less, let them grow in what

we are doing. It is a sport and a

game, and I want them to have a

good time playing it.

Breakfast-to Go (continued from page 8 )

round the school such as providing curtains

for Ms. Gueringer’s and Ms. Lutes’ classes.

One time the proceeds were matched in

order to purchase a set of Chrome books.”

The funds have also been used to buy

Christmas gifts for disadvantaged families.

In previous years, the students made

cinnamon rolls and chocolate covered

strawberries. There was a lot of time taken

up with those projects, so it was felt that

the breakfast-to-go would easier and nearly

as profitable. “Every student had the

chance to sell five tickets,” Ms. Lieblong

said. “I thought we might sell 300, but we

did twice that much.”

FCCLA members cut breakfast biscuits.

Burping Babies

Ninth grade religion students

in Ms. Theresa Lute’s classes

recently learned the responsi-

bilities and consequences that

go with having children before

marriage.

Infant simulators provided by

Conway’s Choosing To Excel

“O Baby Think It Over!” pro-

gram and the Conway Regional

Health System were loaned to

each student. The simulators

replicate a baby’s needs such

as being fed, getting changed,

soothed, or burped. The stu-

dents’ reactions and response

(continued on page 13)

Wyatt Davis talks with Excel Baby Program

Director Sybil Schultz.

Bulldog Spirit

Brent Bruich, our new head boys basketball coach, says he’s very excited in his new role. “I’ve always dreamed of

coaching my Alma Mater,” he said. “ I want to keep the St. Joe basketball tradition.” 13

Aaron’s Knee Slappers By: Aaron Hoelzeman and Wayne Roland

Bulldog T-shirts (from page 1) While I was unconscious,

I saw a brilliant image of

a mighty, mighty bulldog.

That’s where I got my

idea. It’s a bulldog with

the words ‘We are the

mighty, mighty bulldogs.’

The spikes on the collar

of the bulldog have all of

the sports.”

Both Nathan and Brianna

were given candy at the

pep rally for their efforts.

Oral Communications Class

Tackles Controversial Issue By Mollie Angel and Tillar Lewis

Zach Moore is one of the lead

debaters against same sex

marriage.

Lauren Smith is tasked

with speaking in favor of

the issue.

Mr. Andy Jones’ two Oral Communication classes en-

gaged in a debate on October 7. The subject was “Should

Same Sex Marriage Be Legalized In Arkansas?” The

students had about a week to prepare for their

assignment, and then two pro and con teams were

formed,.

Each team researched its points of view and gathered

data to support its positions. The debate took place in the

Parish Hall with a panel of judges observing. They in-

cluded Mr. Jones, Ms. Teresa Lutes, Ms. Karen Davis,

and Ms. Monica Lieblong.

Those supporting legalization of gay marriage argued

homosexuals are born that way, and that no one would

choose to go through the hardships that come with openly

living the gay lifestyle. The opponents of same sex

marriage countered that if it was legalized, calls for the

legalization of polygamy and bestiality would follow.

Mr. Jones said the judges determined that the opposing

arguments were the strongest, given the sources used and

quality of their presentations.

Babies (from page 12 )

times were measured and

graded.

The simulators were kept for

a couple of nights. The

students’ experiences opened

many of their eyes regarding

the difficulties of child-

rearing. “They also learned

how much teen-aged parents

can miss out on if they’re

forced to stay at home with

their babies,” Ms. Lutes

said.

Remember Veterans On November 11

Bulldog Spirit

We’re four weeks into deer

season and two juniors from St. Joseph School have killed deer. Jesse Light and Garrett x hunted in Per- 14

The Needle Drops by Daniel Emerick and Nicky Bello

The album we are talking about

today is Elliott Smith’s fifth studio

album, “Figure 8.” It was recorded

from 1999 to 2000 and released on

April 18th, 2000. It peaked at num-

ber 99 on the Billboard 200. With

two successful singles, “Happiness,”

and “Son of Sam,” “Figure 8” was

Elliott’s second major release.

“Figure 8” was recorded in

Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Lon-

don. The cover photo was taken in

Los Angeles in front of Solutions

Audio-Video Repair, located at

4334 W. Sunset Boulevard. At

some stage it was covered with writ-

ten messages around the time Elliott

passed away. It’s regularly graffiti-

ed over and restored by fans.

Mask Making A Tedious Process By Nicky Bello and Daniel Emerick

Stage One: Hunter Trussell endures his face

being smeared with Vaseline and

covered with a plastic bag.

Stage Two: Gabby Hathaway has

plaster strips applied.

Stage Three: Madison Beck has her mask

smoothed out and left to dry. Stage Four: Amber Briggler’s mask is

carefully removed and can wash her

face at last.

The Sophomore Class recently engaged in an assignment for Ms. Penny Bassham’s

Art I Class in which each student made a plaster gauze mask shaped to their face.

First, they had to put the top of their faces in plastic bags to protect them from

getting plaster on them. A coat of Vaseline was then applied to the bottoms of their

faces to keep the masks from sticking.

Trash bags then covered their torsos to keep stuff from getting on their clothes. The

students then laid on tables immobilized while two others dipped the plaster gauze in

water and put the strips on their faces. Three layers of gauze were applied, and then it

had to be smoothed out. The students had to remain still for a while longer as the as the

masks warmed and hardened. Then the masks were carefully pulled off, allowing the

students to wash up. The masks would later be painted with individual designs.

NHS/NJHS Inductions (from pg. 1)

Each candle represents qualities

expected of Honor Society

members. There are five blue

candles and one gold. The latter

stands for knowledge. The others

signify scholarship, service, leader-

ship, character and citizenship.

Twenty members were

initiated into the National Honor

Society. These include Madison

Beck, Amber Briggler, Carlton

Brorman, Abigail Covington, Nick

Davanzo, Joanie Elsinger, Emily

Flake, Gabby Hathaway, Mary

Katherine Hartman, Daniel

Kordsmeier, Patricia Lambe, Zach

Martins, Rachel Prall, Dawson

Schrekenhofer, Erin Sterka, Hunter

Trussell, Brad Vandivere, Lauren Smith, Erin

Frost and Maddy Shamburger.

The National Junior Honor Society brought in

18 members. They are Madeline Barnello,

Jackson Briggler, Maria Casavechia,

Christian Charlton, Katherine Covington, Mason

Elsinger, Michael Frost, Kyle Hartman, Jacob

Hofherr, Aaryanna Janowiecki, Drew Lewis,

Katherine McWilliams, Mary Pham, Alexis

Roach, Natalie Ross, Lillie Tuttle, Anna Wade

and Carolyn Woodson. Nick Davanzo signs NHS book.

Bulldog Spirit

Dear St. Joseph students,

This past August I had the great blessing to make a pilgrimage to Cologne, Germany for the XX World

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Pep Rally Primes Basketball Fever By Emma Kordsmeier, Tristin Harper and Trenton Schrekenhofer

Jenny “Candybox” Thielke

flaunts her physique.

The Bulldog Band plays our National

Anthem.

The seniors celebrate their Spirit Stick win.

Escort Brittney Evans with Supreme

Queen Brittney Renee Stroth. The 2014 Homecoming Court and Beauty Queen. Banana Man Zach Tucker livens up

the pep rally.

Cheerleader Brianna Covington amps

up the crowd.

Timmy Coney and Lucas Welter wear

colorful head gear.

Supreme Queen judges Theresa Lutes,

Monica Lieblong, Kathleen Gueringer,

Jeremy Elsinger and Brent Bruich ponder

their choices.

This basketball season’s first pep rally was held October 24th. “My planning for the pep rally was based on past St. Joseph

pep rallies,” Cheerleader sponsor Amy Covington said. The hardest part of putting the pep rally together was the timing. I

wanted to make sure we finished on time for dismissal. I feel the pep rally was great! I love having the band involved! Our

cheerleaders were excited to perform! I can’t wait for the next pep rally for Homecoming!

Bulldog Spirit

The St. Joseph Bowling Teams began their second season with wins against Mt. Vernon on November

30th at Conway Bowl. High school civics teacher Mike Angel started the competition last year.

“We expect to improve on the girls State Runner-Up and the boy’s Third Place finish that were achieved 16

Portugal is my native country. My hometown is Lisbon, a city of more than two million people. I attend school at Escola

Secundaria do Restelo, a public school with about three-thousand students. My mother is employed by a computer company

and my father works in the insurance business. I have an older brother who lives in Canada.

Portugal is known for having a very good climate. The weather there is rarely extreme, even in the colder, rainier north.

The country is cooled off by the Atlantic Ocean and warmed by the winds of the south which makes it a year-round destina-

tion for many tourists. This is especially true in Lisbon and the southern coasts, which are the sunniest regions in Europe.

There are also 550 miles of splendid beaches along our coastline.

The food in Portugal is very good. It’s known for its freshness and simplicity. It’s more varied and better

prepared than typical meat-heavy dishes in neighboring areas. The prices in Portugal are often lower than in other Western

European countries. Because Portugal has long been a seafaring nation, fish and seafood are staples in the local diet. It has

Europe’s highest fish consumption per capita, and it’s one of the top four in the world. Cod is our most popular fish. It’s

said that there are 365 ways to cook it, one for each day of the year.

If you’re traveling in Europe and feel more comfortable going to a country where you can communicate in English, Portu-

gal might suit you because you’ll find more people speaking at least some basic English. It’s not just learned in school there.

Television programs and movies there are not dubbed. They’re subtitled. Throughout much of Europe everything is dubbed,

so it’s more difficult to develop a good accent and learn English.

My city of Lisbon is Europe’s oldest city after Athens, Greece, and it has one of the world’s greatest natural

harbors. It’s a great place to go if you’re a history buff. The Gulbenkian Museum contains ancient artifacts and paintings by

famous artists. Portugal’s main exports include olive oil and cork. It’s also known as the home of the world’s highest paid

soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo. He plays wing for the Real Madrid soccer team and captains the Portuguese International

Team.

PORTUGAL: So Much To Discover by Manel Oom

Ronaldo playing for the

Portuguese national team

Portuguese flag

The thing I like the most about my country is the

variety of landscapes and the natural beauty of it.

My city: Lisbon

Bulldog Spirit

The St. Joseph Bowling Teams began their second season with wins against Mt. Vernon on November

30th at Conway Bowl. High school civics teacher Mike Angel started the competition last year.

“We expect to improve on the girls State Runner-Up and the boy’s Third Place finish that were achieved 17

Bulldog Spirit

Bulldog Spirit

Bulldog Spirit

The St. Joseph Bowling Teams began their second season with wins against Mt. Vernon on November 30th

at Conway Bowl. High school civics teacher Mike Angel started the competition last year.

“We expect to improve on the girls State Runner-Up and the boy’s Third Place finish that were achieved last

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