October 2013

Volume 35, Issue 1 Page 2

Freshman Retreat: “He Told Them Another Parable”

Matthew 13:31-32 "He told them another para-

ble: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard

seed, which a man took and planted in his

field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it

grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a

tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.'"

Such was the theme of the Freshman retreat this year as

the fish got to spend a day at St. Pius X church learning

the ins and outs of their first year of high school while

also learning how to keep God their first priority.

Sometimes, as a freshman, you can feel as small as a

mustard seed, but with the help of the upperclassmen of

the Retreat Team, the freshman gained the nutrients and

help they need to grow beautifully throughout their

high school career. The day included student and guest

speakers, such as our own Charlie Sigur and Paige

Prevost, who discussed peer pressure and staying true

to yourself, and Michael Figueiras, who talked about

the confusing world of academics. Mrs. Figueiras and

Mr. Fitch were our wonderful guest speakers, talking

about the topics of Internet safety and giving the fresh-

man the unique perspective of a parent who watches his

child grow through high school. Ice breakers

were interspersed throughout the day, keeping

the excitement going as the boys and girls com-

peted to be first in the lunch line (Girls won!).

After the freshman wrote letters to their senior

selves, the day began to come to a conclusion

with a boys and girls Q&A with the upperclass-

men. Always a favorite activity, both sessions

included insightful advice from the juniors and

seniors about stresses from GPA’s to homecom-

ing dates. With a skit and a prayer service to end

the day, the freshman came back to school re-

freshed and enlightened, having had an amazing

day off campus of fellowship and fun. Many of

the retreat team members agree that this was one

of the best freshman retreats yet! All the partici-

pants thoroughly enjoyed it and came away with

this empowering message: no matter how small

you may feel sometimes, you have the ability to

make a great difference.

Lauren Powers, Guest Writer


Out with the old and in with the new! As we say goodbye to our out-

going seniors, we welcome in our new fish! The 2013-2014 Student Coun-

cil elections proved to be an exciting race. Elizabeth Figuerias emerged

victorious from the very close race for the office of Freshman Presidency

between her and the ever outgoing Zach Hinson. Concerning the seat for

Vice Presidency, Maddie McLemore narrowly beat Callie Roane. The rep-

resentatives for the freshman class are as follows: Zach Hinson, Callie

Roane, Bailey Heartsfield, Rebecca Wied, Cynthia Bean, Kendall Wheeler,

Sahiti Patibandla. New sponsor, Mrs. Suzanne Lewis, states “ the freshman

involved in student council this year are very excited and ready to be highly

active in participation.” Other class officers include, Sophomore President

Reid Jowers, Vice President Coco Bean. Representatives are Ric Funchess,

Madeleine Fuselier, Nathan Nangle, Michaela Guillory, Mourice Rissman,

Aman Panjwani, and Andrea Steward. Climbing up the ladder into upper-

classmen, junior officers are President Morgan Steward and Vice President

Caroline Meadows. Junior class representatives are as followed: Kristen

Batte, John Darling, Reagan Healey, Paige Hooper, Ryan Krishner, Mat-

thew Miller, Brooke Terrill, Caroline Wied, David Reese, and Makenzie

Rising. Finally, the senior officers are President Drew Dugger and Vice

President Emily Craft. Senior representatives include Mercedes Candiloro,

Claire Heartsfield, Sara Messina, Mary Margaret Roane, Mary Caroline Trevino, and Emily Lee. Student Body Officers consist of President Michael Figuerias,

VP Megan Peregrino, Secretary Lauren Olivia Powers, Treasure Alizeh Ahmad, and Parliamentarian Thomas Waddill. Upcoming student council events include

the October 9th visit to the Beaumont Civic Center! Here, student council members from all surrounding areas will gather to participate in a Leadership Seminar.

This event will include keynote speakers and a chance for various student councils to exchange ideas and traditions. Our student council committee will be pre-

senting our exciting tradition of Food Fest. This is a time during home-

coming week, usually Friday, when all lunches are combined into one

hour. All students frantically search for the best foods as each club sells

a unique treat. Certain activities also occur during Food Fest, such as the

washer board tournament sponsored by Pink Club. This event allows

our student council to mingle and explore new opportunities through

others. The obvious concern for student council is Homecoming. This

year’s theme is Fairytale, no not Disney, but story books such as Peter

Pan, Hansel and Gretel, and Little Red Riding Hood. These are all clas-

sic childhood favorites and can be enjoyed by the entire school. Home-

coming will be full of exciting events such as the Bonfire, the Parade,

Food Fest, Football Game, Presentation of Duchesses, Princesses, and

of course, our Queen. Get excited Kelly High School, and don’t forget

to thank Student Council for all their hard work and dedication!

Fish are Welcome!

The Kelly community saw Grover’s Corner, New Hampshire come

to life in the Randy Roane Theatre! Thanks to the Kelly Drama Depart-

ment, featuring both class and club thespians, and to Mrs. Darla Lawless,

the director of Our Town. An incredible range of emotions wound its way

through the hearts of theatre goers, from the snickers at the clever lines

and expressions of the supporting characters, to the sobs with the main

characters who shared their sorrows in this wonderful tale of town and

community life. Audience members were entertained and enlightened by

the superb handling of this literary and stage classic.

“…an evening full of talent and enjoyment!” Art McMakin

“…Emily learns and teaches the audience not to take the

everyday company of loved ones for granted. ‘You have to love life to have life’,

muses the stage manager.” Armando Ledet

“…how beautiful are our life and our planet, and we do not realize it! Mrs.

Lawless must know a thing or two about producing a play!” Hunter Comeaux

“…an early twentieth century reality show – two families living day-to-day

in a small town full of small-town gossip. You leave the theatre feeling a greater

appreciation for life, never to know when it’s going to be taken.” Bailee Graham

“…a wonderful play that will literally engulf you in the story.” Kat Reyes

Don’t miss the next chance to share an evening of drama and wit as the talented actors of Kelly High School open the doors of the black box

theatre to share with you a bevy of one-act-plays and an aMAZEing Haunted House, all in October, right here at Kelly High School!

Kelly Drama presents “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder

Stage Manager, Thomas Waddill maps out Grover’s Corners for the audience during the play. Many of

his fellow actors and actresses called him “God” because of the “all -knowing” demeanor of his role.

Angelica Doucet, Samantha Penning, and Olivia Austin pose backstage before the show.

They were not nervous at all!

Senior and Freshman members of this years Student Council pose for a group picture. These are our

future leaders.

Varsity Choir Singers

are Selling

Cheesecakes,

Pumpkin

Rolls, Cookies,

and other

Desserts!!

Mercedes Candiloro, Staff Writer

Hand delivered (frozen) the

Monday

before the Thanksgiving break.

Mrs. Debbie Prihoda, Guest Writer


Literary Club Hits the Books At the beginning of this school year, a new club was formed: the Kelly

Literary Club. There has never been a literary club at Kelly, and noticing this,

Thomas Waddill and Caroline Meadows decided that there should be a

change. They became the founders of the literary club, with Thomas as presi-

dent. Other officers of the club include Emily Lee, Morgan Steward, Ryan

Kirschner, David Reese, Matthew Miller, Merlyn Miller, Caroline Meadows,

and Anna Steinhagen.

When asked why he chose to start the club, Thomas responded, “I really

like English and literature, and there were no other clubs for anything like that,

so I decided to start one myself, with the help of Caroline and Mrs. Kelli Ma-

han (English teacher and sponsor of the club).” He expressed that his passion

for English and literature was sparked by all of the great English teachers that

he has had ever since middle school, and that he always loved reading; he then

laughed while further commenting that he was especially inspired by the Mag-

ic Tree House series.

The literary club currently consists of around twenty active members,

and this number is slowly but steadily increasing. Thomas states that he thinks

the rapid success of the club is “more than I expected. I didn’t think it was go-

ing to get so big, and I’m super excited that it has. It’s great that other people

are interested in this.”

In the way of activity inside of the club, every three weeks or so, a short

story is decided on for everyone in the club to read and discuss. After the story

has been examined thoroughly (or should I say…THOREAU-ly), the club votes on one prompt from a list of prompts proposed by the club officers. When the

prompt is decided, the club members are given about two weeks to respond to the prompt, if they choose to do so. In order to stay in the club, members must re-

spond to at least two of the prompts given within the course of the school year.

Although there has never been a literary club at Kelly High School, there used to be a yearly Kelly literary magazine, called The Zephyr. However, this

magazine was discontinued about five years ago, and the subject of it was left alone until this club was started. When asked how the literary club was planning to

participate in the school community this year, Thomas stated that at the end of the year, they will be releasing the first issue of the new Kelly literary magazine

since the other one was put to an end. He also added that throughout the year, in addition to the activity within the club’s members, the club may initiate some

school-wide functions such as essay challenges and charity events, hopefully including a book drive.

This year, Kelly has introduced the use of iPads and have switched over almost entirely to electronic textbooks. These Otter Box covered devices have been

given out to improve learning and to reduce students’ backpack weights. Loaded with various Apps and digital textbooks, how do the students feel about the de-

vice and what Apps are they using?

From a survey taken by the student body, it seems that the majority of the students

enjoy the switch from hardcover to electronic textbooks. The most common reason is that

e-textbooks take up less space and weigh less. Some students also enjoy not having to

switch backpacks every day and it can be more convenient in some cases. Plus, with all

the conveniences of the textbooks, students still enjoy playing games on the iPad.

Not everything goes as planned with the machines though as with anything, there is

always a problem or glitch to deal with. The most common complaint is the iPads battery

life followed by miscellaneous problems with the Apps and then availability of Wifi. For-

getting to charge the night before can be disastrous in class (especially if the class re-

quires extensive use of the E-textbook). Sometimes apps do not work because of minor

bugs or from updating the IOS of the iPad. Lack of Wifi can be annoying as it hinders

studying and homework because of how some of the books are online. Time is also an-

other complaint because the books can be tedious and time consuming to use.

While most students enjoy electronic books, some prefer the hard copies. The most

common reason is that it is easier and simpler to use. As one student said, “Hard copy,

because I feel like it’s easier to manage and you don’t have to worry about timing out. I

can get from page to page faster”

Apps on the iPad are a useful thing for studying and schoolwork. Common apps

used are iBooks (and by extension, Pearson E-Text and E-Bookshelf), Educreations,

Quizlet, Desmos, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and Dropbox. Less common (but nonetheless useful) apps include Hudl, Desmos (a free graphing calculator), Duo-

lingo (a helpful App for language classes), CloudOn (Microsoft Office utilities for the iPad), BeMojo, and Notability /Notes.

The iPads also help with learning in the classroom. The majority of students who took the survey said that the iPads make them feel more engaged in class.

Even some who prefer the hardcopy books over E-Textbooks agree with this.

While iPads are relatively new to Kelly, it can be said that they help improve learning and studying. With a variety of apps available in the App store, every

class has at least one useful app. Even if the iPad seems clunky and tedious now, it will only get better as everyone gains more experience using them.

Jennifer Do, Staff Writer

IPADS a PLUS for Students

Jillian Wenner, Student Life Editor

Kelly’s newest club gathers for a group picture. Their goal is to bring back the “Zephyr”, a

literary magazine that highlights students work.

Thank you Kelly High School for PurchasingThank you Kelly High School for PurchasingThank you Kelly High School for Purchasing

Pages, Keynote, Numbers, iPhoto, and iMovie for the Entire SchoolPages, Keynote, Numbers, iPhoto, and iMovie for the Entire SchoolPages, Keynote, Numbers, iPhoto, and iMovie for the Entire School


Anchors Away!

The Kelly Anchor Club is selling

beautiful, fragrant Christmas greenery to raise

funds to support its community service pro-

jects. Use it to decorate your home or to give

as gifts to friends or business associates. You

may also place a direct delivery gift order to

be shipped to your family or friends across

town or across the country. The items are

reasonably priced and will be delivered

after Thanksgiving. The sale lasts through

October 24. If you have any questions or if

you are interested in making a purchase,

please email Jan Butler at jbut-

[email protected] or Renee Lee at

rlee@mkchs or call Mrs. Butler at 866-

2351, ext. 101, and we will send an Anchor Club member to take your order.

It is That time of year again!

On Monday September 16, the Anchor Club installed its new officers for the year, and

inducted many brand new members. This traditional ceremony is extremely important

because it marks the beginning of the club's more serious volunteer projects for the year. Plus,

the installation carries on and imparts to the new members the legacy and spirit of the Anchor

Club. What could be more intrinsic to keeping an organization vibrant with life than this? The

ceremony itself was very tasteful and elegant. It was held in the IC at 5:30 p.m., and the dress

code was Sunday dress wear. The officers were given symbolic keys which signified their

duties and extra responsibility to nurture the organization into a kind, beneficiary commu-

nity force.

The Officers of the Anchor Club for 2013-2014 are as follows:

President: Kristen Humble Parliamentarian: Elyse Broussard

Vice President: Katrina Dunn Historian: Chelsea Martin

Secretary: Reagan Healey Historian: Juliane Nguyen

Treasurer: Hope Swain

The new members are: Shaina Escobedo, Emily Hall, Aledra Jacobs, Melanie Onuorah,

Sheena Pete, Hunter Comeaux, Theresa Figari, Makenzie Kibel, Angelica Doucet, Mar-

garet Fazio, Micki Jackson, Ellen Lane, Molly Nelson, Hannah Selman, Caroline Anawate,

Isabela Anawate, Lizzie Baldo, Cynthia Bean, Carrie Carlisle, Megan Duplissey, Betha-

ny Hall, Alexa Harp, Hadyn Ingram, Micaela Magdaleno, Maddie McLemore, Madeline Mor-

phew and Sahiti Patibandla. All of the new members were welcomed with beautiful yellow roses. After the function had been completed, pictures

were taken of the time honored club with its 2013-2014 members. You can expect the photos to be in the upcoming Kelly yearbook. Refreshments were addi-

tionally enjoyed after the installation (the peanut butter cookies were especially good). A special mention and thanks is extended to the Pilot Club for providing

the refreshments! The Pilot club is the organization that started the Anchor Club, and the Kelly Anchor Club simply wouldn't exist without the Pilots. So, thank

you! The school clubs are well on their way to conquering the year. On a parting note, be sure to congratulate the new Anchor officers and members when you

see them!

Katrina Dunn, Guest Writer

Anchor Club Officers pose for a picture with sponsor, Mrs. Cindy Giglio.

Please congratulate these ladies on their leadership roles.

Drama Club Presents Haunted House

Monday, Oct. 27, 3:30 - 5pm

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 5 - 7pm

Randy Roane Theatre

Jason Conley, News Editor

Same Service, Different Name In continuation of last year’s “Be Salt” theme, a new theme has been coined from

Matthew 5:14-16. The verse reads, “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a can-

dlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light shine before men,

that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” The verse

goes hand-in-hand with the golden rule – Do unto others what you would have them do

unto you. In, other words, “Be Light”.

We’re shining out to the world. The message is universal. It doesn’t matter what

religion you are or what religion they are. You should radiate out the message of kindness

to everyone. Overall, the expectation of the theme is to strengthen the values of the stu-

dents and help build a better community. “We just want to be the best we can be,” said

Mrs. Ann Melo. There’s a special mass being held October the 17th. Many of our students

will invite someone in their life that has had a significant role in their upbringing. After

the mass there will be a small reception for the students and faculty.

Mrs. Melo and Mrs. Debbie Minyard are the sponsors of our school-wide service

project. Last year, we placed over 450 students, faculty, and staff members in over

forty community service projects throughout Beaumont. Kelly definitely practices

what they preach!

This will be the new logo for the school’s “Be Light” campaign. Every student,

faculty member, and staff member will receive a t-shirt for the event.

t

Bulldogs

Bark for the


Kelly Bulldog Football is back and changes have been made! The

Bulldogs came out with new uniforms this year consisting of gold helmets,

gold pants, and great looking new jerseys! Also, a couple of new coaches

have been added to the staff. New members include defensive line coach

Nicholas Cook, defensive back coach Zach Bronson, wide receiver coach Jor-

dan Silva, and after a year at Kountz High School, coach Frank Middleton

returned to coach our offensive line. After a year of learning last year, the

Dawgs are ready to take on any challenge that comes forth. With more home

games this year, the whole school is excited. Kelly started off hosting the

West Sabine Tigers at Bulldog Stadium. The Tigers brought out the best they

had and came out on top. The final score was 27- 2. In the fourth quarter, the

Bulldogs managed to get a safety for two points.

After a hard week of practice, the Dawgs were hungry for their first

win, but so were the Bridge City Cardinals. That Friday, the Cardinals and

the Dawgs faced off in Bridge City for Kelly’s first away game of the season.

Bridge City has always been a big contender against the Bulldogs. The Bull-

dogs showed some strength in their offense when Allonte Wingate scrambled

for a touchdown to give them six points. After the point after attempt made

by Taylor Toups, the Bulldogs were only trailing by a touchdown. After the

Cardinals completed some deep passes, the final score was 31- 7. Kelly im-

mediately started focusing on their next opponent.

Orangefield was next up to face the Dawgs. With some adjustments

made to fit Orangefield’s power run offense, the Dawgs were ready. It was a

mudbath, but the rain and mud didn’t stop the teams from going at it. In the

second quarter the Dawgs caused a fumble that was recovered by Cornerback

John Landry who ran it all the way back for a touchdown. The score was 13-

7 with the bulldogs on their heels. The Bulldogs fought hard and managed to

make some big plays. After the half, the team came out fired up. After a

good drive down the field, Allonte Wingate connected with a pass to Jake Avanzato to put the Bulldogs up 14- 13. Later on in the game, the tailback John

Thomas took a blow to the head from an Orangefield linebacker and had to be taken off the field on a stretcher as a result of the concussion. With 11 minutes to

go in the fourth quarter, the Bobcats ran a quarterback sneak on 4th and 1 to score a touchdown to put them ahead 19- 14. With the Bulldogs not able to answer

back with a touchdown, they took a heartbreaking loss. As Kelly moves forward in the season, they are ready for all the district games ahead, and continue to

strive for their first win.

For those of you who do not know about Code Blue Crew, it is the rowdiest, most enthusiastic, and

most energetic student section in all of Southeast Texas! But common, who doesn’t? And as the soccer and

basketball seasons are approaching, we are getting ready to defend our name and our teams. It all started

last year when two seniors, Brentten Schwaab and Will Darling, had the ingenious idea of starting this wild

group to support our basketball and soccer teams. Needless to say, it was a hit! Before the games com-

mence, we get together in the school parking lot to tailgate, and we have a great time as we get together to

root on our Dawgs and start hecklin’! Then it’s game time! The opposing team better be ready ‘cause we

got our loyal mascot “Steve the Banana” and chants that will knock your socks off! And they better have

their bus warm before the game ends ‘cause it’s going to be a long ride home! So come and join us! We

only have one requirement to join, y’all best bring ya hecklin’ shoes. If you have any questions feel free to

ask our fearless and ever spirited sponsor Mr. Robert Reid or our student leaders Raymond Begnaud and

Matthew Duplissey.

It’s GAME TIME! Raymont Begnaud, Guest Writer

Mason Harris, Staff Writer

Bulldogs Fight To Win

Jake Avanzato goes up against the Orangefield defenders. Jon Thomas watches

to see if the balls is caught.

This year at Kelly High School, we are proud to announce that we have two male cheerleaders on the 2013-2014

Kelly Cheerleading Squad. The two male cheerleaders are Robert Breitenstein, junior, and Ram Diaz, sophomore. Ram

and Robert are the first male cheerleaders that Kelly High school has had in years!

Robert and Ram tried out and made the Kelly High School Varsity Cheerleading Squad this past March, after

much thought about trying out. This is both of the boy’s first years of cheerleading! Ram is not only a cheerleader, but

also a Kelly JV football player! Robert’s many hobbies include DJing, soccer, and break dancing, as well as cheerlead-

ing!

Ram and Robert, along with the rest of the cheerleading team, went to the UCA Cheer Camp at Moody Gardens

Resort this summer. The boys learned a lot from the instructors and brought a lot of new material back with them. They

are loving cheer.

Robert and Ram say “It is fun, new, and a cool experience to be Kelly High Schools’ first male cheerleaders in a

while!” Robert says that “Teachers, parents, and students are very supportive of us!” Varsity cheerleaders Catie Safar,

Caroline Meadows, Bailey Jones, and Erin Hester say “Having Ram and Robert on the team allows us to do more diffi-

cult stunts and tumbling passes. In addition to giving our team that extra something we’ve been wanting! We love hav-

ing the guys on the team!”

As male cheerleaders, the boys get to cheer at home and away Varsity Football games, pep rallies, basketball

games, and support school spirit. They attend everything that the rest of the girls do, including Cheerleading P.E. and

afterschool practices.

The Boy’s are Back! Bailey Jones, Staff Writer

Robert Breitenstein and Ram Diaz are ready to

cheer! They are full of spirit!


The Kelly Dance Force is our award winning dance team full of hard work and dedication. Dance Force preforms at every home and away game. This

summer they attended three camps to prepare for this year. In June, the officers went to officer camp in Houston, Texas, which 40 schools attended, and won

many awards. The line officers, Captain Regan Healy, Lieutenant Brooke Terril, and Lieutenant Caroline Wied, were awarded a superior rating along with two

special awards in technique and judges award, superior ratings for camp dance, choreography, and chosen routine. In addition, they received an elite award for

scoring 92 and above on all three of their routines. The social officers, President Mercedes Candiloro, Vice President Falon Penland, Secretary Elyse Broussard,

Historian Anna Rinando, and Spirit Leader Mickayla Herink, were also very successful at camp. They received the Outstanding Overall Achievement Award,

the W.O.W award, and Elite Achievement, which only a few schools were awarded. At dance camp in San Marcos, Texas, KDF welcomed the new members of

dance force which include Madelyn Batte, Mackenzie Cahill, Madison Davis, Alexandra Figari, Alexa Harp, Bailey Heartfield, Kathrine McClelland, Madalyn

McMakin, Madison Phelan, Lauren Powers, and Christin Roberts. Lastly, the girls participated in a home camp at Kelly High School in the beginning of August.

They learned three football game dances and had a technique class. In all the girls worked really hard and made many memories at the camps they attended.

On September 28, 2013 the Dance Force and Cheerleaders held a dance and cheer clinic for grades K-8th as a fundraiser for each team. The clinic began

at one in the afternoon and lasted until four p.m. . The girls were spilt up into age groups and learned a cheer and dance. K-1st graders learned a jazz dance to

“Shake it up” by Selena Gomez led by Caroline Wied and Anna Rinando, 2nd-4th graders learned a jazz dance to “The Best Song Ever” by One Direction, and

was led by Brooke Terrill, Falon Penland, and Mckayla Herink, 5th-8th graders learned a pom kick routine to “Right Now” by Rihanna and was led by Mercedes

Candiloro, Reagan Healy, and Elyse Broussard. Each participant was excited to learn as well as the cheer and dance force were excited to be there. “The clinic

was so fun! A great way to spend my Saturday.” says senior Mercedes Candiloro. The girls who were at the clinic will be performing pregame at the Kelly pink

out game on October 11, 2013.

KDF Takes the Stage

Here at Kelly High School we have three wonderful bulldog mascots, Zoe Karahouni, Jillian Wenner,

and Sarah Hale. I interviewed the bulldogs to find out the latest news and opinions. I also learned a lot of

information about the “Dawgs”.

Zoe Karahouni, a junior , who has 2 year’s experience of being a mascot at MKCHS, works the Varsi-

ty games. She portrays the male mascot “Vic”. Jillian Wenner, a sophomore, and freshman, Sarah Hale are

both “first timer” mascots at Kelly. Both girls take turns working the Junior Varsity games. Jillian and Sa-

rah both portray the female mascots…”Tory I” and “Tory II”. All of the mascots perform at the School’s Pep

Rally. Ironically, all three girls were Wildcat mascots for St. Anne’s School.

After learning these interesting facts about the dogs, I asked them questions regarding their role. When

asked, “Are you comfortable with the costume?” They replied “It is very hot inside of the costume. But once

you get inside, you become one with your “sweat”. You forget about your troubles and go on to cheer for

your school.” Simply they don’t care about the sweating; they’re down for the business.

I went on, asking them, “What is your favorite thing to do as a mascot?” Cheerfully, they answered, “I

like to make people laugh, and feel more confident. But I know that in the end, it is my job to do crazy things

to put a smile on someone’s face.”

I then asked them, “How does it feel to have the whole school watching you?” They responded saying

“It’s not so bad when everyone is looking at you as the mascot, but if I was to perform without the costume

on, I’d feel a bit out of place. I say that because I don’t make such huge gestures like that on a regular basis.”

Have you ever wondered who comes up with those amazing dog skits? Well, the three mascots come

up with it themselves. The three girls alternate creating the skits each week.

This summer the “Dawgs”, traveled with the cheerleaders to United Cheerleaders Association camp in

Galveston, Texas at Moody Gardens. Once they arrived the mascots were taught how to be better mascots,

and various other things. While they were in Galveston, all of the girls received “All-American Mascot”.

This is the highest honor a mascot can receive at camp!

What’s Up with Our “Dawgs”?

Meet our school Mascots “Tori I, Vic, and Tori II”!

AKA… Jillian Wenner, Zoe Karahouni, and Sarah Hale.

Olivia Lombardo, Staff Writer

Bethany Hall, Staff Writer

Volume 35, Issue 1

Bachelor and Bachelorette

Mary Margaret

Roane

If you could go back in time,

who would you like to meet?

Paul McCartney, oh wait…

What’s one of the scariest things

you’ve ever done? Been in Mrs.

Duesler’s presence.

What do you do for fun? Train

my cats for cat shows.

What is your favorite hobby?

Knitting.

What’s something you wish eve-

ryone knew about you? None of

these answers are sincere.

If you knew you would die to-

morrow, what would you do to-

day? Prevent myself from dying

tomorrow.

What was the worst punishment

you received at school? Partici-

pating in the school Christmas

Pageant.

How old were you when you had

your first kiss? Fresh outta the

womb - Five minutes old.

Do you have any hidden talents?

I have the voice of an angel. It is a

combination of Fergie and Jesus.

What is your bad habit? Using

God’s name in vain. “Finish that

prayer,” as Sister Emily would say.

If you could only eat one food for

the rest of your life, what would

it be? Why? Pizza. I don’t feel

like that needs to be justified.

Raymond

Begnaud

If you could go back in time,

who would you like to meet? J.

Calvin Jones and Huey P. Newton.

What’s one of the scariest things

you’ve ever done? Getting chased

by my own chicken.

What do you do for fun? Ping-

pong.

What is your favorite hobby? I

don’t have one because I’m too

busy feeding my chickens.

If you knew you would die to-

morrow, what would you do to-

day?

Skydive with Chandler Lawley.

What was the worst punishment

you received at school? School.

How old were you when you had

your first kiss? In the nursery af-

ter I was born.

Do you have any hidden talents?

I can balance a water bottle on my

nose and I can press all the buttons

on a elevator.

What is your bad habit? Talking

about the Browns and Indians too

much.

If you could only eat one food for

the rest of your life, what would

it be? Why? Cannolis or “cherry

hot dogs”- Zach Myrick.

What sense would you rather

lose? (sight, smell, hearing, tast-

ing) Why? Smell, because I would

rather not lose any other sense.

HOMCOMING 2013… It’s a Fairy Tale

Homecoming Activities

Monday, Oct. 21st Pajama Day and Game

Night

Tuesday, Oct. 22nd Homecoming T~Shirt

Day and Movie Night

Wednesday, Oct. 23rd Homecoming

Parade @ 2:30pm & Bonfire @ 6:30pm

Thursday, Oct. 24th Fairy Tale Dress Up

and Date Appreciation Night

Friday, Oct. 25th All-Out Spirit Dress,

Kelly vs St. Pius @ 7pm

Saturday, Oct. 26th Homecoming

Dance @ 8pm

Class Duchesses

9th: Rose Alincastre

10th: Erin Hester

11th : Margaret Coker

Senior Princesses

Mary Claire Benning

Shaina Escobedo

Nykeia Jones

Emily Lee

Hannah McMahan

Megan Peregrino

Paige Prevost

Mary Margaret Roane

Volume 35, Issue 1

Dear Alice, How should I ask the girl I like to home-coming?” Sincerely, Losing Precious Time Dear Losing Precious Time, WE’RE LOSING PRECIOUS TIME!! You have to hurry up and ask this chick. If she’s re-ally all that great, someone might beat you to the punch. That is, “the punch” as in “asking her to homecoming.” Not, like, actually punch-ing the girl. ‘Cause that’d be kind of horrible. You know what I mean. Anyways. Alright, let’s get right to it. Homecoming-date-asking 101. Here are the basics:

Be original. Be ridiculous. Be gentlemanly. DO NOT be nervous.

Now, about being original. You may not, under any circumstances—yes, I am the boss of you—just go up to her and ask her to home-coming without frills or anything. Absolutely none of that. Also, I assume you know better than this, but I’ll address it anyways: don’t ask her through a text, and don’t ask her over the phone, for goodness sakes. And all that stuff with spelling out “Homecoming?” with cookies or cupcakes is very, very overused. Although it’s cute, it may not guarantee that you get a yes. I mean, you’ll probably get a yes out of something like that, and I’m assuming that this girl you like is a nice, lovely per-son who wears flowers in her hair and things of that nature, and she wouldn’t just turn her nose up at a nice, lovely homecoming proposal such as that one. BUT. You have to ask yourself…are you only asking her in an unoriginal way because you’re too chicken to do anything out of the ordinary? Yes? Okay, I will tell you, girls do not like chickens. We like MEN. MANLY MEN. Don’t you want that girl to tell her children and her children’s children about the amazing, unbelievable, indescribable way she was asked to her freshman/sophomore/junior/senior homecoming? Also, I assume that since you like-like this girl (like with sweaters and everything) (that was an Adventure Time reference. Watch it sometime.), you’re asking her to be your date-date to homecoming, and not just a friend-date. Yes, that’s right. A date-date. Things just got real. Anyways, yeah—You’re gonna need to make it crazy-sick if the stakes are really that high. You will be a living legend. I am going to make sure of it. So, what are some original ways to ask a girl to homecoming, Alice? Well, I’ll tell you, person asking me a question. Things like wearing shorts that say “homecoming?” on the back and twerking in front of her are very good ways to ask. But YEAH, NO, DON’T DO THAT. This is Kelly High School. We only twerk when we ask people to prom. Ahhhhhhno that was a joke, too. Ugh, sorry. Getting way off topic here. It’s just that I saw a video one time of this guy asking a girl to prom by doing something like that. It was awesome. However, the girl was probably terrified to be in his presence for the rest of her life. Now, we don’t want that, do we? So, back to the subject. I’ve heard of people spelling out “Homecoming?” in tea candles across a girl’s driveway. That’s a good one. Oh, you could also do something like writing on her car. That one’s been done before, but I think it can still be made original. If you do the car thing, though, make sure you don’t use permanent stuff or anything. I trust you have the good sense to know that already. Also, since you probably have enough room on the car, don’t just spell out “homecoming?” Write it out like a whole sentence—“will you go to homecoming with me?”—just for the sake of not being pretentious. I promise it’s a lot sweeter that way, if you spell it all out. Another thing you could do with asking her to homecoming with her car is to post-it note her car (I can assume that you know what that prank is—if you don’t, then ask someone; they’ll probably know) and spell out “homecoming?” Another good idea is, if you play an instrument (or, ya know, even if you don’t play an instrument), you can learn a song on whatever instrument it is and rewrite the song so that it’s asking her to homecoming. Some people argue that this is unoriginal, but I don’t think it is, because it’s always different each time someone does it. Another good way to think of something original on your own is to consider things that she’s interested in. Maybe if she likes to dance, and you just so happen to be especially confident, you could make up a funny dance to ask her to homecoming. Or if she likes Pokémon, (a girl that I definite-ly approve of, if I do say so myself) then you can put a little note in a pokeball (I’m pretty sure they sell these somewhere on the planet) and when she opens the pokeball and takes out the note, it’ll say “(insert beautiful lady’s name here) I CHOOSE YOU!!!! To be my date to homecoming pretty please.” Secondly, ridiculousness. Every girl likes a guy that can make her laugh! If you make a fool of yourself while asking her to homecoming, don’t start getting scared. Just roll with it—Own the foolishness. Become one with the foolishness. Don’t take no for an answer—well, wait. I probably should-n’t say that. I mean, to some extent, you ought to take no for an answer if it gets to where you’re stalking her or something. I’m sure you can figure that out. But yes—act a fool. It makes it a lot easier to convince the girl to accept your homecoming proposal, because she won’t feel intimidated at all. Be gentlemanly. If she does say yes, you’d better open doors for that girl. She’s a work of art and you ought to treat her as such. And I mean ALL doors—if she starts to open a door for herself, push her out of the way and open it for her. WHATEVER IT TAKES. Also, don’t limit yourself to only opening doors for her, obviously. Anything you can possibly do to make her feel important is good. Even taking off your jacket and putting it on a puddle so she won’t get her shoes wet—you know, the usual. Once again: WHATEVER IT TAKES. Lastly, do not be nervous. Just…relaaaaaaaaaax. Usually, girls think it’s cute when guys are nervous, but if you’re having to convince this girl to go out with you, it might be a good idea to hide your nervousness. But you’d better know that that doesn’t mean you should be some pretentious jerk that thinks he’s all that. Then you’ll definitely get a no! So, there you have it. All of your basic opinionated rules for asking a girl to homecoming. If you still need some inspiration, try some of these websites (even though some of them are for prom, you can just tweak it a little so it’ll be for homecoming):

http://voices.yahoo.com/30-creative-ways-ask-date-prom-12013527.html?cat=7 http://www.wikihow.com/Ask-a-Girl-to-Prom-or-Homecoming-in-a-Cute-Way

Well, if none of that helped, then you’re crazy, man. I.e., that should’ve helped. Good luck! Sniff a seahorse! Lick a dog! Have a good time at home-coming, bro.

Sincerely, Alice

Ask Alice

Volume 35, Issue 1

As the Kelly community

have had iPads for a whole

quarter now, the student

body have spoken. Here’s

what you said….

Other Interesting Results

60% of Kelly students didn’t know that there are Technical Assistants working in the IC during re-

search blocks

36.6% of students believe that iPads are a problem in the classroom

The most recommended Application to download for other students is Quizlet

Honorable Anonymous Answers

“What is game?”

“Club penguin is my social media.”

“MOAR COWBELL”

“Yeah my iPad can't levitate. I thought that was part of the deal. “

“All good on the home front, captain”

October 2013

Documents

Transcript of October 2013