In 2008, a nine year old boy was in a

hotel room when he first allowed this little voice in his head to tell him what to do. Unfortunately, he didn’t know that simply while walking up the stairs, touching both feet on every step, would lead to an outbreak of a severe case of obsessive compul-sive disorder (OCD). Day by day this little naïve boy would allow his head to tell him what to do, which happened to be a vari-ety of OCD tendencies. Eventually the voice in this little boy’s head con-trolled him, and changed the way he lived his life. At his roughest point, it took 30 minutes to tend to his OCD habits before he could go to bed. He was so afraid of people find-ing out about his OCD, and the judgment that he would receive; he shut himself out from the entire world. It was a whole year before his family even noticed his OCD, he was that self conscious about it, and in the spring of 2009 he finally spoke to his mom about his OCD. It turns out a high level of anxiety led to his severe case of OCD. In the sum-mer of 2011, the young boy was now in middle school, and after suffering

bullying, he became de-pressed. He thought there was no reason to enjoy life. Somehow, he found a light, and today the nine year old boy has recov-ered from OCD, but is still working on his problems and the root cause of his OCD. To this day it still haunts him, and is his big-gest fear, but he is here to tell you his story in hopes of raising mental illness awareness, because that nine year old boy is me. “You are just doing that for attention,” is just one of the many stigmas about mental illnesses. Most times people over-look mental illness and as-sume people suffering any type of mental illness are just being dramatic, but I’m here to tell the dirty truth about mental illness, and help raise aware-ness. According to the NIMH, National Institute of Mental Health, 46.3 percent of teenagers suffer from a mental illness. As someone who has person-ally suffered from anxiety, depression, and obses-sive compulsive disorder, mental illness IS real, in fact it is real as any other illness. It is not something that can just be faked, it can control a person’s life. RHS school psychologist Shannon Glancy, is trying to encourage kids to speak

up about mental illness awareness. If people avoid help at a young age, their mental illness will follow them into their adult life, according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness, 14.8 million American adults live with major depression, while a whop-ping 42 million American adults live with an anxiety disorder. “The more knowledge that gets out, the more it helps people. Depression hides, people can eas-ily fake it with a smile,”

Glancy said. And faking it with a smile is exactly what people can, and will do. I’m not the only one that is willing to stand up, and open up about my mental disorders. An RHS sophomore who was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and depression in 2013, is still learning how to cope with her illnesses. Fearing seeking help, it wasn’t until her mom con-vinced her to get help that she began the long, rough road to recovery. She was

afraid of people knowing what she was struggling with, and thought people would judge her. She agrees that mental illness-es such as depression and eating disorders are over-looked, because people think it is a choice that can easily be corrected. She hopes people would do what she was afraid of, seeking help. Www.psychcentral.com said that over half of adolescents with psychiatric disorder receive no treatment of any sort. Avoiding help leads to your problem get-ting worse, which can lead to thoughts about suicide. According to the NAMI suicide is the third leading cause of death in ages 15 – 24, with 90 percent having a mental disorder. “Any mental illness is not your fault, and even though you may not want to seek help, you should. You may think you have it under control but you don’t, and it can spiral out of control quickly,” this sophomore said. Support systems are a big fac-tor in recovering from a mental illness. To her, and many others, just hear-ing the words “it will be okay” would have meant the world. Thankfully, with help from profes-sionals, friends, family, and medication, she has grasped some control on her anxiety. Sophomore at the

University of Mary Wash-ington, Rebecca Dzieci-olowski decided to study psychology after suffering from anxiety and depres-sion herself. “I had no prior knowl-edge about mental dis-orders when I was go-ing through depression undiagnosed, so I finally did some research and got the courage to talk to my mom about what was wrong, and that was all it took to get me on the right path and so I want to help people in that posi-tion know that it’s okay to need help before it’s too late. It is estimated that 20 percent of teens experi-ence serious mental illness in a year,” Dzieciolowski said. The bottom line is that there is a stigma about mental illnesses, and it needs to be crushed. Roseville High School teachers and counselors encourage students to not be afraid of speak-ing up if they are going through a hard time with a mental illness. Especially during this time of year symptoms of anxiety and depression are exacerbated due to Christmas and the weather. For more infor-mation on help resources go to www.macombre-sources.info. Mental illness is real, but I am here to tell you, it does get better.

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Scrooge puts ghosts on trial“ He’s a person that is known for loving money and hating Christmas.”

The auditorium lights began to fade and the stage lit up. The jury scampered to their seats. Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and Jacob Marley’s lawyer, Roth-schild, walked into the court room with a smile on his face. Everyone’s eyes gazed towards the door and stared at someone walking in the room. It’s an old beast that is cranky, roars, and is not at the zoo. This animal is not in a cage but should be. Its name is Ebenezer Scrooge and he’s a person known for loving money and hating Christmas. “All rise for the honorable Judge Pearson,” The bailiff, played by sophomore Madison Kurtz, said. Once everyone sat the debate was on. Opening speeches were given. Rothschild, played by senior Justin Blackford, gave a compelling argument. Scrooge, played by a convincing Joshua Rolder, dropped his papers and only mut-tered his most famous words: Bah Humbug. Witnesses were called to the stand left and right. Objection sustained and overruled were yelled a crossed the floor many times during the event. Scrooge’s nephew Fred, played by a cheery Noah Haderer, was called to the stand. He claimed he went to Scrooges house every Christmas Eve for ten years to invite him to a Christmas part. Scrooge rejected the invitation every year. Supposedly Fred had his Christmas spirit year round, but only visited his uncle ten times in ten years. So the question is, why didn’t he visit more often if he always had his spirit? Scrooge’s sister, Fan, played by Abi Preston, spoke about Scrooges childhood Christmases on the stand. He was not allowed home for Christmas for 11 years. Is this why this old man hates Christmas? Scrooge continued to apply the accusation that the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future kidnapped and murdered him and Rothschild defended them to the end. Past, Present, and Jacob Marley all gave their side of the story and Scroog-es evidence was brought on the floor: his cold dead body. Judge Pearson, played by Katie Potbury, demanded Scrooge rip back the sheet and reveal the evidence. Scrooge couldn’t face his fear to do it. The judge had her bailiff rip back the sheet to reveal Marley. Marley, played by a sneaky Zach Mroz, made the other ghosts break the rules by faking Scrooge’s future. Scrooge faked being mean the entire court event and being the nice man he is, decided to drop all charges if the ghosts agreed to work all year long instead of just one night. Scrooge also (Cont. on pg. 2)

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Karli Obriecht Kathryn Potbury is tired of Josh Rolder and Justin Blackford fighting and sends Maddie Kurtz to handle it.

Winter break Dec. 22 -Jan. 2

January 12 Late Start

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Happy holidays from the panther prowl

Jenna Stanley

Melissa Anderson is our new teacher in the math depart-ment filling in for David Kaynor. Anderson previ-ously taught eighth grade math at Roseville Middle school before coming to the high school. Anderson later

became a long term substitute for Lori Hodge, as well as a math coach. Formerly being a Roseville High School student, teaching here is a great op-portunity for Ms. Anderson to express her love, gratitude, and loyalty to the school.

Q&A Q: What college did you attend? A: Western Michigan University.

Q: What do you have degrees in? A: I have a degree in Secondary education and I’m able to teach math and chemistry, I also have a minor dance.

Q: Do have any hobbies or leisure time activities? A: I read a lot, watch T.V., dance, and hang out with friends and family.

Q: Do you have a favorite sports team? A: Yes I do, the Detroit Red Wings.

Q: What are your favorite T.V. shows? A: Well I have a lot; some of them are Dexter, How I Met Your Mother, and Game of Thrones.

Q: What is your favorite food? A: Lasagna.

Q: What is your favorite holiday? A: Christmas is my favorite holiday.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do during the winter? A: I love ice skating.

demanded money to fund a charity

for the homeless. In the end, the ghosts kept their prom-ise and moved onto their next subject: Judge Pearson. The Drama Society put on an amazing winter production of “The trial of Ebenezer Scrooge.” The drama on stage was funny and intense between the characters. “It was my first time ever doing a play and I thought, why not try out for a main role and get my hopes up. It was a surprise I got Scrooge. I really en-joyed the play and all the people that are in the play and I hope to see them all

within the next play cause I’m really excited for it,” Rolder said when asked what was his favorite part about the play. The ending of the play is something you’d never see coming. It’s a very shocking ending because you would never suspect Scrooge to drop the charges and ex-press his Christmas spirit. “I didn’t suspect the end-ing at all. I saw the movie version of it and I thought it was a good twist,” junior A’Mari Traylor said. Overall, it was an amazing play and I am looking for-ward to the next production produced by The Drama Society.

I bet you are won-dering

what the new trend is that is going around the school. You have seen it on the an-nouncements, you have seen it in the hallway, and you have seen it out in public. It is rapidly growing in the USA, but it does not origi-nate from here; it originated from Japan in the eighteenth century as anextremely ad-dictive, wooden skill toy. From Japan to the streets of

America, this skill toy has become very popular with the youth around the globe. In 2006, a group named Kendama USA brought the first kendama back to Amer-ica, since then it has spread like wild fire all over the world. They can be found at toy stores and online. There is a wide range of tricks you can do with a kendama. There are ladders of kendama tricks beginning with the begin-ner tier which consists of

mainly basic tricks such as cups, spikes, and flips. Then it moves on to much harder tricks in the Intermediate tier consisting of advanced flip tricks, string tricks, and combos. Finally the ad-vanced tier which consists of combinations of tricks from all the tiers put togeth-er to make some extremely hard combos. All these tiers can be found at competi-tions all around the world. Many competitions are held right here in the U.S. mainly

in states such as New York, Hawaii, and Los Angeles. “Fun, aggravating, and ad-dicting,” juniors Tom Sze-dely and Joshua Kurka said Kendama is an all-around fun and addicting game to play. Whether it’s with friends or a stranger you will always have some-thing in common with another kendama player and that would be the love for the game. “It changed my life. I lost my friends but gained a hobby,” junior John Mitch-ell said

As gradu-ation advanc-

es for high school stu-dents in Michigan, there has been a noticed ef-fort for recruitment in manufacturing careers. Aiming more specifically towards 11th grade stu-dents, manufacturers have teamed up with colleges and local high schools to attract young people in this forgotten trade. Why? The current workforce in manufacturing will be reaching their age of retirement,because of this, they will need competent employees to fill the open-ings. The MAT² program (Michigan Advanced Technical Training) was set into place in order to fulfill that request.

The MAT² program is an innovative system of learning, directed in a more hands-on environ-ment relating to appren-ticeship careers. The Michigan government, present in the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, works with industries, such as Volk-swagon, Detroit Diesel, and Borgwarner, to enlist students into a three year commitment of training. The training can take place in many methods. The prime method being alternating blocks of eight weeks of class study then eight weeks of on-the-floor training. Another arrangement, promoted by Jackson College, is to of-fer a co-op class to juniors so that in their thirteenth

year of school they will graduate with an associ-ate's degree and a job that can pay from $25 to $45 an hour. Career camps such as these have been regarded as full proof as they are still a common process in European states

as well. Unlike other careers where the student must pay for their own school-ing, this program allows future manufacturers to completely benefit from this program. Schooling is paid for from the partner

manufacturing company and almost always guaran-tees a job after graduation. Students are paid whilst in training and receive real experience as an appren-tice or pre-journeyman. All of this ties in with Roseville High School’s newest machine in the tech wing. The CNC machine, or computer numerical cutting machine, is the lat-est addition to our school’s collection. It is a larger unit which holds multiple smaller machines, varying from laser cutters, drills, grinders, and even water jet cutters, all of which work together to complete one task assigned by the programmer. Capable of cutting a range of mate-rials from wood, steel, plastic, and more, this machine is used heavily in the manufacturing field. It can be programmed through code or controlled

manually by levers and pulls. Students in drafting can create a blueprint via 3-D programming and the CNC machine can cre-ate a physical copy. The machine wields three axes, XYZ, which may seem complicated initially, but not when compared to more advanced five axes models. It’s great for nov-ices to work hands-on with this machine now rather than later. The new CNC machine can be found in Komarowski’s room. So for students not quite sure what's left after high school or just so happen to be interested in vocational education, a job in manufacturing may be for you. For more information on job oppor-tunities or how to apply to MAT², visit www.mitalent.org or contact the com-pany at 1.888.522.0103 or MAT2@michigan.org.

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Karli Obriecht Staff Reporter

Teacher Matthew Komarowski and students demon-strate proper safety procedures with the new CNC machine.

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Students (cont. from p.1)

Manufacturing Mania

Kendama drama hits RHSJosh Johnston Staff Reporter

Junior Tom Szedley is one of many who have been hit with Kendama drama. Josh Johnson

Cast members Josh Rolder and Justin Blackford fight over the court decision.

Karli Obriecht

Bethany Allen is RHS’s newest member of the science depart-ment, replacing Astronomy teacher Steve Sabo. She went to high school in Oklahoma, later going to college in Texas. Allen then earned her teaching degree at Eastern Michigan University. Looking for a new job, Allen

was intrigued by the job opportunity here, and as this is her first year teaching, her goal is to make an impact on young adults.

Q&A: Q: What college did you attend? A: Eastern Michigan University.

Q: What do you have degrees in? A: I have degrees in Earth Science and Integrat-ed Science.

Q: Do have any hobbies or leisure time activities? A: I enjoy reading and sewing.

Q: Do you have a favorite sports team? A: As far as college sports, Michigan state foot-ball team.

Q: What are your favorite T.V. shows? A: I really enjoy Red Band Society.

Q: What is your favorite food? A: I love the pizza from a restaurant called, To-matoes on Pizza.

Q: What is your favorite holiday? A: The Fourth of July.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do during the winter? A: I like to go sledding

Curtis MackStaff Reporter

New teachers on the block

Usually you’re look-ing for a fun

game to distract you in math class, a way connect to your friends, or an-swers to a science work-sheet. You could be doing a millions things online or with a web connection, you might even be expect-ing to come across a web crash failure due to no signal, a bug in an app, or maybe even a slow load-ing time, but chances are you might not be expect-ing your provider of your technology services to sell your information to the highest bidder. However, one could argue if it is really stealing if you will-ingly “hand over” your information by using their products or accessing their network. But, let’s not point fingers at the obvious culprits. Instead, let’s discuss the highly power-ful, yet unknown compa-nies with a pretty much open range on data. Their anonymity is particularly ironic because of how much they know about ev-eryone else. Data broker-ing/marketing (the selling of your “private” infor-mation) is a 300 billion industry. They make their money by preying upon your information and us-ing it to basically manipu-

late you into buying what THEY think you’ll like. Their refusal to share their sources and their love for privacy is particularly hypocritical. They know where you’re at any given time, what you eat, medical history, religion, charity history, travel history, and the times where you’re ei-ther at home or at school. Even social media isn’t exempt. They know how many followers you have and your screen names. If that isn’t enough to freak you out, they even have personalized identifi-able profiles about nearly every person who uses the internet. One com-pany, Axicom, brags that they have information on nearly 500 million people worldwide, and after 9/11, CNN reported that 11 out of the 19 hijackers were in the company Axicom database. I guess terrorists have use for Google after all. According to CNN, every Google search since you signed up for Gmail is stored. Even if you use incognito, the searches are still stored and data brokers are still able to track your web path using website cookies (most of the time, it’s is not as simple as turning them off, especially since some websites don’t function

without them). So those searches that you probably made when you thought no one was watching, and those that will make you red in the face if ever said out loud, are now up for grabs. That, my friends is how data brokers get to know you better than anyone else. In recent years, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have part-nered with data brokers companies to give you more “relevant” ads. These days it seems it is all about relevant ads. Combining information found with social media and public information, is pretty much a goldmine to data brokers. According to Eff.org, Facebook partners with data brokering companies

Axicom, Datalogix, Epsi-lon, and BlueKai. These company compares their list of people in their data-base and tries to link them by email addresses and phone numbers. Facebook says that no information exchange takes place, and that old information is gathered to get more ads. Instagram has a similar policy to Facebook , but instead is in league with a company called Omnicom on a $100 million deal, according to adexchanger.com. Some may actually feel that a social media and data broking com-pany partnership is too invasive. Recently, it was found out, according to Busi-ness.time.com, that Twit-ter was selling tweets to data brokering companies

such as Oracle, which in turn resells it to compa-nies like Dell. Last year, in the beginning of 2013, it was estimated that Twitter made $32 mil-lion from licensing their data- or its archive of tweets of 350,000 tweets per day provided by from 232 million users. Some-times, the tweets sold are so old that they’re not even accessible by the user, but they are saleable. Tweets, no matter how short, reveal behavioral and social trends. In this case, it is way more than random data. While it is unclear the extent of what is traveling to the hands of data brokers (ahem, secret hypocritical companies) from app favorite such as Candy Crush and Snap-chat, it is assumed that companies responsible for these apps will eventu-ally have to partner with data brokers. In more recent news, according to Venturebeat.com, Snap-chat has said that ads are imminent for the app. The ads are said to be brokered through ad agen-cies. If you’re ever won-dering how data brokering companies know you’re single and taunt you with “meet local singles in your area”, it is because you give them access to it. While it’s illegal to comb through people social media accounts

(though recently, FTC warned 11 companies to cease doing this), it is not illegal to create apps just for the sole purpose of this. According to Digi-taltrends.com, compa-nies such as MyLife and Intelliu, create apps with little profit margins just to gain access to social media newsfeeds. If you ever registered a different account using Facebook, or twitter, then well, you just played right into their hands. You probably know the paranoid saying “they’re watching us”, but it seems it is a thinly veiled joke cloaked in truth. In this case, the “they” are companies who your “data” is no more than a mere commod-ity. A commodity to be sold to the government, to advertisers, to each other, and they just sell it with pretty much no input from the govern-ment. The government actually joins in on the fun and buys your infor-mation- but that’s another story for a different day. According to Time, While President Obama pro-posed a consumer privacy bill of rights; changes will probably not be made to include marketing data, because it seems to be less sensitive than other types of data. Just what-ever you do, remember “they’re” watching.

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Alana CarlStaff Reporter

Sophomore Nia Johnson avidly uses technology like everyone else.

The price of technology

Alana Carl

Genera-tion Y or Millen-

nials were people born between the years of 1980 and 2000, we are the children of parents who were born in either the GenX or the Baby Boom generation. Our generation is the most ethnically and racially diverse cohort of youth in the nation’s his-tory. 18.5 percent are Hispanic; 14.2 percent are African American; 4.3 percent are Asian; 3.2 percent are mixed race or other; and 59.8 percent, a record low,

are white, according to raysaleer.com. Our ages range from 13 to 29 and we are the first genera-tion in human history who regard behaviors such as tweeting, tex-ting, using websites like Facebook, Google, and YouTube and because of this behavior, technol-ogy is around us every day. We are the least religiously observant youths, but we are also the most politically progressive age group in modern history. Our generation has been characterized in a num-

ber of different ways. On the negative side, we have been described as lazy, narcissistic and prone to jump from job to job. We want flexible work schedules, more ‘me time’ on the job,

and nearly nonstop feed-back and career advice from managers. Our generation is said to be more civically and politically disen-gaged, more focused on materialistic values, and

less concerned about helping the larger com-munity than were GenX (born 1962-1981) and Baby Boomers (born 1946 to about 1961) at the same ages. We have a trend that is based on an emphasis of extrinsic values such as money, fame, image, and less emphasis on intrinsic values such as self-ac-ceptance, group affili-ation and community. They have also been described in positive ways. They are generally regarded as being more open-minded, and more supportive of gay rights and equal rights for mi-norities. Other positive

adjectives to describe them include: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and receptive to new ideas and ways of living. There is a spirited, if not tiresome, debate about whether Millen-nials are self-entitled narcissists or open-minded do-gooders; surely the truth lies somewhere in-between. Generally, however, there does seem to be more of an emphasis on the self than in previous generations, one reason why this group has been called “Generation Me.”

Who is Generation Y?Brandon WalkerStaff Reporter

Social media and tachnology are what make Generation Ywhat it is today.

Quiz Bowl underdogs prevail victorious On Dec. 3, the RHS Quiz Bowl team competed in a tournament at Stevenson High School. After defeat-

ing notable schools such as Dakota, Fraser, and L’Anse Creuse North, the Panthers then faced what seemed to be a challenging opponent in the International Acad-emy of Macomb, a school that Roseville never defeated before. The underdog Panthers were not intimidated and went into the match with fighting arms. Eventually, Roseville came out victorious with a 545 to 230 win.Brian King, the head coach for the team, was very im-pressed with his team’s effort. “We went into the match underdogs to a magnet school” King said. “It was a very tough match but we were able to pull through. The match was not even close!” Senior Nathan Richendollar had the top score with 270. Following him was junior Sam Heaton with 260.

“We are going down the right track,” Richendollar said. “We have never beaten them before so it meant a lot to win by as much as we did. I am very happy that we can work together and become better as a team.” Most recently, the Panthers competed in a match at Stevenson High School on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The Panthers faced L’Anse Creuse North and Clintondale High Schools. The Panthers won both matches by scores of 550-190 and 455-105. Richendollar and Heaton led the scoring for the Panthers with close scores. “We knew it would be a blowout. Both matches were not even close!” King added. Overall, the Panthers are having a winning season so far with a record of 10 wins and two losses. King is having his team practice every day to help them improve. You can catch the Panthers Quiz Bowl team on Wednesdays usually at Stevenson High School in Sterling Heights.

Tony DombrowskiStaff Reporter

Julianna TribuQuizbowl coach Brian King and senior team memnber Nathan Richendollar look proud after their win.

The holiday

season is a time of giving and unity. We reminisce the year and show grati-tude towards the ones we love. All of this is accom-panied by many religious traditions. All in all the season is accompanied by the basis of love, peace, and joy. Unbeknownst to the majority, there just so happens to be an underly-ing tone of fright during the holidays. If Santa’s 24/7 gaze wasn’t already unsettling, his demonic entourage will be. Beware of the Christmas cat! Accord-ing to Icelandic legends, Jólakötturinn is the Yule Cat who has been used

as a reminder for children to do their chores. Chil-dren who complete all their work are usually re-warded with new clothes, as old, worn clothes are a sign to Jólakötturinn that the child is lazy and will proceed to devour the child! The poem, Jólaköt-turinn, by Jóhannes úr Kötlum, also mentions how the community must assist the unfortunate as they can’t receive new clothing to ward off Jólakötturinn. Another nefari-ous creature is Perchta who originated among Germanic folklore. Re-ported to either appear as a beautiful woman

in white, or a haggard witch, she is said to cut into and stuff the bellies of people who forgot the traditional meal of her feast day. In Bavar-ia and Austria during the 12 Days of Christ-mas, and especially on the final night, she would determine the fate of children. If good and hardworking all year, she would reward them with a silver coin. If naughty, she would slit their stomach, re-move the innards, and replace them with straw and pebbles. By far the most notorious of all holi-day villains, Krampus serves as the ultimate

encouragement for good behavior. Rooted in ancient German ic lore, his reigns have spread to most of Eu-rope, striking fear on the Eve of St. Nicho-las Day. He would threaten children with the sights of chains and bells. Purely as a form of negative reinforce-ment for children to act accordingly during the season, Krampus is said to abduct the bad eggs and take them to his lair in Hell. So rather than complain of the gifts you did not receive, be grateful you avoided seasons beatings from these anti-Santas!

Christmas is celebrated all over the world, whether it is here in the US or on the other side of the globe in a tiny country like Denmark. Just like differ-ent families have different Christmas traditions, differ-ent countries celebrate this holiday in different ways. Of course we all have the food, the presents and Mr. Santa Claus, but I never realized how weird some of the smaller traditions sound if you are not used to them. Imagine if you did not know anything about Christmas, and someone told you it is a night where a complete stranger dumps down your chimney and leaves packages for you. It may sound completely rational to people who are used to it, but if you have never heard of it before it just sounds a bit creepy. Christmas in Denmark, where I am from, is in many ways just like here in the US. We decorate a Christmas tree, eat lots of food and of course, we open a lot of presents. However, there are some things that we do differently that seem to be very unique for European countries. First of all, our entire Christmas takes place on Dec. 24, on what we all know as Christmas Eve. On this night Danes usually go to either sides of their families and have a big traditional Christmas dinner consisting either of duck, goose or pork, with potatoes and brown sauce. All this is usually followed by a traditional desert called Risalamande.This is a rice pudding desert, filled with chopped almonds. Hidden somewhere in the des-ert is one whole almond, and whoever gets the almond receives the so called “almond present.” After the long dinner, we finally make it to what we have all been waiting for. The entire family leaves the room, while one person stays behind and lights liv-ing candles on the Christmas tree. While artificial trees are really popular here in the US, it is almost impos-sible to get a artificial tree in a proper size in Denmark. Therefore, everybody has to get real trees for Christmas. When all the lights are burning, we all come back into the room. Once we are all back, we all join hands around the tree and then each person gets to pick a traditional Christmas song that we have to sing. Before I came here, I never thought about how weird this tradition sounds if you do not know it. The concept of dancing around the Christmas tree should not be completely foreign to you, considering you probably all know the song “Rocking around the Christmas tree.” That said, I get how this part might sound like a strange religious act, if you have never heard of it before. Luckily that is not the case, and it is a really important part of the Danish Christmas Eve. In the US, Christmas morning the 25th is one of the most significant parts of the Christmas celebration. While in Denmark we open our presents right after we have danced around the Christmas tree, here you wait until the next morning to open your gifts. In the dead of night Santa Clause supposedly slides down through the chimney, land in your living room, eats the food and beverage that is put out for him and in the end leaves presents for you to open the following morning. Santa technically has the same job in Denmark, but instead of coming during the night, he is supposed to come while we are all gathered and hand the presents to us in person.When you think about it, it is really strange that we are supposed to be okay with a complete strange just barging into our houses. Besides the actual Christmas Eve, the Danes also have a lot of other traditions throughout the month of December. This includes presents and candle-lighting the last four Sundays before Christmas Eve, and a special candle with numbers on it that we light every night to countdown for Christmas. Even though it is going to be strange not to do all the little things I am so used to dur-ing this time, I could not be more exited to experience a real American Christmas. For better or for worse, Christ-mas is the most beautiful time of the year.

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Ho-Ho-Horror

Although both Krampus and Perchta have varying appearances, their most mainstream aspects are depicted in the picture as illustrated by copy editor, Taylor Campbell. Both have popular demon-like characteristics, shown in their horns. But Perchta has always been described as a beautiful woman who transforms into a hag. Krampus is covered in a dark fur and a pointed tongue.

Home or away for the holidays?

Chris HamiltonFreshman“I just go to my grandma’s house.”

Autumn VanDammeSophomore“I go to my cousin’s house and get together with my whole family.”

Alicia FreschTech parapro“On Christmas Eve, I stay at my house, all my mom’s brothers and sis-ters and grandma come over because we all still gift exchange because we’re really close. On Christmas, I go away to my nana’s, who is my dad’s side of the family, but I wish I went to Fiji.”

Ashley ObodzinskiJunior“Going to Florida over Christmas break to visit my family.

Emilie Windelin After the candles are lit, we are getting ready to dance around the Christmas tree.

Andrew PatonSenior“Usually I go to my relative’s house for Christmas and everyone eats a big potluck dinner.”

Christmas brings the

overwhelming emotions of total joy all the way to the dread of Christmas and everything it brings. Many people have no in between, either they are one of Santa’s personal helpers, or they are the Christmas scrooge. The tradition of Christmas started over a thousand years ago, and ever since has slightly lost its meaning. It started as a celebration which everyone gathered into a space with loved ones and played games, drank, and baked delectable foods. Maybe the loss of mean-ing is what has done me in “Going to my fam-

ily’s house is my favorite part of Christmas,” Senior Trevor Gornicz said. Family has always been an important part of the Christmas holiday, and today it is slowly loos-ing that aspect generation after generation. Most kids and even parents are thinking presents, pres-ents, presents! Most kids today are raised think-ing expensive gifts and extravagant presents are what Christmas is all about. Parents today think that they won’t hear the end of not getting that trotting pony or light up race car until the next time Santa has the op-portunity to fulfill their Christmas list wishes,

and spend all their time thinking about buying all these gifts, but not teach-ing their kids that family is what the most precious present should be. “Seeing my kid’s reaction to everything is my favorite part of Christ-mas” assistant principal Monica Gabriel said. While some peo-ple have their sights on family, and what they are excited about some people were raised in a time were family is now boring to them, and they look forward to the Christmas presents. Even my own cousin, who is justifiably seven, is most excited about the presents more than the family gathering we have every year. The most impor-tant part of Christmas is family to me, even as a person who despises Christmas, because if anyone can put me in the Christmas spirit, it’s the kids in my family who run around telling me how excited they are to open the gifts Santa snuck in the house last night and seeing everybody relived they got it right and the holiday is finally over, for another 364 days at least.

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What’s your favorite christmas gift?“My Nintendo. It was my first gaming sys-tem,” science teacher Mike Zimmer said.

“My Wii was my favorite gift ever,” freshman Amanda Piekutowski said.

“It was my camera. It’s a Nikon D5200,” sophomore Noah Haderer said.

“I got a 20 inch col-ored TV when I was about 12. It replaced a 13 inch TV that the picture was only the color green for months. So I could play my video games in all their glory,” math teacher Ryan Hanson said.

“My favorite gift was my first bicycle,” Eng-lish teacher Saman-tha Jordan said.

How Christmas lost its meaning, at least for some of us

Letters to Santa On Wednesday, Dec. 10, stu-dents in Sue Dzieciolowski’s Vo-cational Child Care class went to Fountain Elementary’s kindergar-

ten class. They helped the kindergarteners write letters to Santa and draw pictures as well.

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Hot chocolate and everything nice, that’s what winter is made of

Weather has changed

and hockey fans have been chanting. You better already have out your warm sweat-ers, scarves, boots, and jackets because winter season is here and the weather is colder than ever. Feel that first breeze when you step outside, and you know that winter is in the air. Warm weather may have its perks but there are many fun things you can do in winter that you cannot do during any other time of year. What is there not to like about winter? This is the only sea-son where you can go ice skating, look at the lights and go sledding. Also, it is the only time of year that you can order your peppermint latte at Starbuck’s. You do not want to miss the seasonal drinks they sell at restaurants. “I like winter because of the snow which makes it brighter out.” freshman Tiffany Marineau said.Winter has crept up on us quicker than ever.

Take full advantage of the crisp weather and enjoy some winter activities.The skating rinks have been wait-ing all year to be skated on and your Christmas decorations are ready to be put up. “I love bundling up, and seeing all of the Christmas decorations and colorful lights,” junior Gabreal Riskey said. Cold weather is an excuse for us to be

lazy with our sweat-ers and fuzzy socks. Sense you are stuck at home most of the time because of the snow, this is the best time to watch Netflix and bun-dle up in your blanket. “Since my birthday is on Decem-ber 19, that makes winter my favorite. I also love watching the Red Wings games and watching Peter Mrazek play,” junior Ashley Obodzinski said.

Amna LodhiJunior Daisy Henk wonders where the snow is.

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“A kiddy keyboard that I actually still have,” sophomore Madison Kurtz said.

This holiday lights, clothes, and music brings out the total Scrooge in me

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“I’m glad I know sign lan-guage. It’s pretty handy!” – John Mitchell, Junior

“I don’t trust stairs, they’re always up to something.” – Lucas Hildinger, Junior

“What do you call a fake noodle? An im-pasta!” – Daylon Harris, Junior

“I’m reading this book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down.” – Tommy But-ler, Junior

“How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh? 10 tickles!” – Tylor Rob-erts, Senior

“Force equals your mother! F = MA” – Gary Scheff, Assistant Principal

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one knows a cheer-leader. Here at RHS, cheerleaders have great pride. They provide teams support, and they get the crowd going. But is this real-ly a career worth pur-suing? Being a cheer-leader seems like a glamorous job, and is some young and teen-age girl’s dream job. The women get paid to dance, cheer, and supporting some of America’s most popu-lar football teams. But there are many secrets to the job that many do not know about. You would think that the cheerleaders would be getting paid decently for their hard work, right? The real-ity of it is while the NFL football players are getting paid ten to hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on the play and posi-tion, while cheerlead-ers make anywhere from $70-$150 per game. The cheerlead-ers even have to pay for their own uniforms and other expenses.

When most people think about cheerlead-ers they think shirts and long socks, NFL cheerleaders have to wear the least amount of clothes that the law allows. Although the NFL encourages cheer-leaders to have other full time jobs, many believe this should not be the case. “I don’t really know what I want to be when I’m older but being and NFL cheerleader has defiantly come to mind. I don’t think its right that they get paid so little for everything they do,” senior Ashley Watts said. “Being a cheerleader takes up a lot of time and it can

be hard remembering cheers sometimes. They should be getting paid much more. Knowing that they make so little makes me not want to pursue cheerleading.” Cheerleaders do not get credit or cash for everything that they do. Not only do they have to take the time out of their days to cheer at games and learn new cheers at practice while having their other job; they also have to do side jobs. For example, they have to attend mandatory events like golf parties for the team executives and have to star in calendars. It is a lot of work for little pay.

Winter sports

are here, but the boys’ basketball team will not be decking in the halls this season. Under the contract that each student signed, along with their par-ents, the boys have to get to class on time, maintain a decent GPA, and dress ac-cordingly on game day. Varsity boys basketball coach Sean Hansen developed this contract for the first time in 20 years of coaching. He believes this contract will mo-tivate students on the team to get to class. He hopes that students can maintain succeeding in the classroom, as well as on the court. “You guys have to understand that playing basketball, or any sport, is a privi-lege. A lot of students think it is a right,” Hansen said. Under this signed contract, the members are expected to be to class on time. If not they will have to sit on the bench in upcoming scrimmages or games.

For instance, one tardy will get a student on the bench for eight minutes, which in basketball is one quar-ter. An extended tardy (being late ten min-utes or more to class) will result in sitting on the bench for half the game. On top of attendance, the dress code must be followed as well. “Game Day” attire must be worn, or students will sit the entire game. “I believe that it will help me stay out of trouble, get to class on time and keep good grades,” power for-

ward Abdono Berry said. Hansen says he will be checking the team’s attendance weekly once games get started. He will then proceed to punish the team accordingly. When asked about the contract, the players agreed it would motivate them to get to class. “Basketball would be on my mind while I’m going to class or about to do some-thing that would cause trouble. I know if I don’t do right, I won’t be able to play,” Berry said.

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NFL cheerleaders underpaid, undervalued

NFL cheerleaders make little change compared to the players.

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The JV Bowling team scored 29 out of 30 in their game at Anchor Bay on Dec. 8. The girls and boys varsity teams both lost. Boys’ varsity lost the following day, but girls’ varsity and JV won at Cousino. The tournament on Saturday finished with varsity placing 8th and junior varsity placing 3rd. It didn’t go well at all at Cousino on Dec. 15 as all three teams lost. The next meet is Dec. 18 at Port Huron North.

Wrestling (5-3)Wrestling started off strong with their back-to-back performances at Lamphere on Dec. 11 and the John Glenn Invitational on Dec. 13. Leading the way is Kyle Minor, Julio Rosario, and Nadarious Lee. They will have a county meet on Dec. 19 and 20.

Our Roseville panthers cheer team placed thirteenth in their cheer competition at Troy high school. They are in the M.A.C White and this competition was a cross over match against championship caliber M.A.C. Red teams. On December twelfth we took fourth place at Ste-venson.

Your panthers swim team is currently 0-1 losing to Warren Mott by 11 points. “This season is going to be an interesting one, we plan to work hard and get some wins.” Swim team captain Michael Lorin said. Greg Rosol finally broke a minute on his 100 freestyle by swimming it in 57 seconds.

Karli ObriechtCoach Sean Hansen enforces his contract to team member Kaleb Reynolds.

girlsGirls’ Junior Varsity Basketball- (0-3) Girls’ Varsity Basket-ball- (1-2) Girls’ basketball hasn’t started off so hot this year, with only one win between the two teams. That win came from var-sity when they beat L’anse Creuse on Dec. 5. Kaitlyn King is the coach for JV and her starters are Kayla Vandewalle, Tianna Davis, Ta’laja Edwards, Rayven Newberry, and Samantha Averitt. Varsity’s group is led by Andrew Houghton and his starters are Chantae Parker, Elendra Sledge, Nija Collier, Dana Gruszczynski, and Brianna Hodge.

Our defending M.A.C. White boys’ basketball team is looking to get to a fast start this year. “I’m looking forward to this season it’s my senior year lets go out with another championship.” Captain Ryan DiCiacca said about the 2014-2015 season, the panthers a currently 1-1 in their division. The panthers first lost came to Notre Dame Prep the score was 50-52. Come show your support by being in the black hole and cheering your fellow panthers on.

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