Not getting enough sleep beforemorning classes is very commonamong adolescents between the agesof thirteen and eighteen. It raises manyhealth concerns and impacts the stu-dents’ academic performances.Extreme tiredness and fatigue areknown to cause low levels of motiva-tion and the ability to pay attentiondiminishes as a result of classes start-ing too early in the morning for middleand high school students.As an adolescent goes through

puberty they tend to start feelingsleepy later in the night, and, as aresult, this causes the time their bodywants to wake up to later in the morn-ing. This is a result of changes in bio-logical rhythms and sleep-wake sched-ules combined with poor sleep habits.

According to Center for DiseaseControl,“The combination of late bed-times and early school start timesresults in most adolescents not gettingenough sleep.”

Schools began starting earlierdue to developers neglecting to buildschools in central areas as a result ofthe 'Suburban Sprawl’ in the 60's and70's, according to Citylab. Schoolswere being built on peripheral andinexpensive land that made walking toschool difficult and dangerous. So,school administration decided to startschools earlier due to strict busingschedules.

Youth’s mental and physical healthneeds are more important than busschedules, which is why people arepushing for later start times.Accordingto Citylab, the bodies of adolescentsgoing through puberty start producingthe hormone melatonin at approxi-mately 11 PM. This means that teensdo not start feeling sleepy until 11.Theproduction of this hormone doesn’thalt until approximately 8 AM. Withschools starting as early as 7 AM, a fullhour before the teenage body stopsneeding sleep, this results in a high risk

of sleep deprivation in middle and highschool students.

According a study conducted bythe School Health Policies andPractices in 2014, 93% of high schoolsand 83% of middle schools in theUnited States began classes before8:30 AM.The percent of schools start-ing earlier than the recommendedstart time typically depended on thestate. For example, no schools inHawaii, Mississippi andWyoming start-ed at the suggested start time of 8:30,while 78% of schools in North Dakotaand 76% of schools in Alaska did.

There are two ways to solve thisproblem that should be used in con-junction with each other. The firstsolution is parents removing devicesfrom the bedroom when it’s time togo to sleep. It is known that the use ofelectronics is also a factor in manyadults, not just adolescents, experienc-ing some level of sleep deprivation.However, this is not a 100% reliablesolution which is another reason whystarting school a little later in themorning, solution #2, needs to comeinto play.

The American Academy of SleepMedication recommends that middleand high schools should be starting noearlier than 8:30, and that adolescentsbetween the ages of 13 and 18 shouldbe getting at least 8-10 hours of sleepto maximize academic performances.

Adolescents experiencing sleepdeprivation are more likely to be atrisk of depression, drinking, smokingor using illegal substances. Fatigueextinguishes motivation, which causesstudents to be more likely to performpoorly in school and not engage indaily activities.A solution is to educateparents and school board members onthe risks of starting school so earlyand push to get a later start timeapproved.

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Winter drivingSafe driving tips for Vermont's winter months

With the welcoming of the newyear, many are enjoying theVermont winter. But, with Vermontwinters, driving the roads becomemore of a hazard for drivers. As thestate is being covered with snowand ice that skiers and snowboard-ers love, the snow and ice alsomake the roads in the state muchmore dangerous to drive.

Driving in the snow can be dan-gerous, but if drivers follow certainguidelines they can be much safer.

A good pair of snow or all seasontires will help to reduce chances ofsliding and losing control; studdedtires are also a great option.Although these tires can be expen-sive, they will give a car more trac-tion, and can help to make onesafer.

Along with having proper tireson a car, while driving in the winterdrivers should always have certainsafety items in the car. Such itemsinclude a snow brush, jumper

cables, a first aid kit, de-icer, and ashovel. These emergency items canhelp drivers if they get stuck, thecar won’t start, or if they get into anaccident. Although these items canbe expensive, they can be veryhelpful when drivers get caught in abad situation, so these items areessential for safe driving during thewinter months. As long as driversdon’t speed and take certain precau-tions, winter driving can be safe.

Senior Brayden Duggan maneuvers his Cherokeein Vermont's January weather.

Are schools starting too early?

Many early morning students are unable to stay focused because of the earlystart time.

GingerbreadHouses

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New Year’sResolutions

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Winter FunExperience

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by Olivia Rosato

by Michael Spillane

TheWalking Dead has exploded since the re-lease of the show on AMC in 2010, when thepilot episode came out and blew people away.Ever since, the show has been one of the mostpopular tv shows in history.

The first season caught the eye of a lot ofpeople, especially the comic book readers.At thetime,Walking Dead was a comic that was wellknown for its adaptation of what would happenin a zombie apocalypse and the actions of peopletrying to survive. The first comic came out in2003, and featured artistTony Moore for the firstsix issues. Cliff Rathburn did the shading on thenext issues and finally, it went to Charlie Adlard.The comic was written by Robert Kirkman.

Fast forward 7 years to the San DiegoComic-Con and the first glimpse for the showwas played on the big screen. Immediately peo-ple were excited to see what it was all about.There hasn't really been a good zombie repre-sentation since the beginning of zombie movies.This broke the mold for current day zombie filmsand tv shows.

The director of the first season was FrankDarabont and some say the first season of theshow was the best.After the first season ended,Darabont left, and the writer of the comic tookover, that being Robert Kerkman, even thoughDarabont wrote the second season and theyused his writing for that.

After season two, Kerkman started writing

everything. It being similar to what he wrote inthe comics.There are things that have happenedin the comics that have happened that the tvshow has not touched on, yet. Up to Nigen, theshow has been a close replica of the comic

Right now the Walking Dead is in its 8thseason, and there is speculation that the showwill stop after this, mainly because Kerkman willnot be part of any season after that.The mid-sea-

son finale just happened on, December 9th, andended with a shocking twist.

There won't be many people that say to notwatch the show. It definitely lives up to the hypeand everyone's excited to see how the show willcontinue to its concusion.

The Lakeside Voice is published by students atColchester High School. Articles are selected andsubmitted by the CHS community at large. The highschool Journalism class is responsible for every facetof the Lakeside Voice publication.

Suggestions and ideas for articles, as well asLetters to the Editor' can be sent in care of:The Lakeside VoiceCHS Student NewspaperLaker Lane Colchester, VT 05446

The Lakeside Voice Staff:Alexis BooskaTrinity CallahanDamon CrowleyTyler DanielsPaul DemagNicholas DouglasBrayden DugganAnastasia Frost-NagyBrianna LampmanElizabeth LandryCody LawrenceKevin OttoHolden RileyOlivia RosatoJerrett SchnabelEverett SimkinsGeoffrey SouthwellMichael SpillaneRebecca St. PeterCierra ViensMatthew Whitham

Coco is the latest filmby animation studioPixar. Coco is about ayoung boy namedMiguel, who dreams ofone day being a musi-cian, but is in a familythat shuns music. Longstory short, he ends upin the land of the deadand has to get out. Iteven includes a bit of

Mexican folk lore. Without spoiling anythingabout the story, it is best to take the twists andturns as they come. The story itself seemsrather familiar and standard Disney fair, but itadds enough new material to make a com-pelling narrative.

The animation in Coco is beautiful. Theland of the dead is full of bright colors andstylized Mexican architecture. The land of thedead truly feels like a different world from theland of the living. The movement of the liv-ing-dead skeletons is very animated and cre-ative.

Music is a big part of Coco. Coco is not a

musical per say, but songs are incorporatedthroughout the story. The songs, written byMichael Giacchino, are fun, catchy, and havea bit of Mexican flair. The main song of thefilm called “Remember Me” is played multipletimes but in different ways to keep it interest-ing. This song, and more importantly it’s dif-ferent iterations, serve the story and theme ofCoco well. There is already Oscar buzz forbest original song, and it is definitely a worthycandidate.

Playing the lead character of Miguel isAnthony Gonzalez. Gonzalez does a great jobcapturing the idea of a wide-eyed dreamer inhis acting, as well as the talent that Miguel issupposed to have in his singing. The entire en-semble does a great job all around. Therearen’t any weak links that stick out, but GaelGarcía Bernal steals the show as Héctor. Heexudes a lot of charisma, while having greatcomedic timing and doing a fantastic jobsinging.

Coco is a must see for anyone who is a fanof animation or music in film. This has to godown as one of Pixar’s best. No one should besurprised this coming March when Coco winsthe Oscar for best animated feature.

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Main protagonist Rick Grimes in season two of Walking Dead.

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The dead walk again

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Cuckoo for Coco

What is your favorite movie?

Making the thirdmovie in the Thor tril-ogy, Thor Ragnarok hitsus with a spectacularmovie. We join Thor inthe midst of Surtur ( a vi-cious fire demon); Surturinforms Thor that Rag-narok is almost uponthem. Surtur tells Thorthat when he lights hiscrown amongst the eter-

nal flame in Asgard and Ragnarok will be com-pleted.Thor and Surtur engage in battle and eventu-

ally the Norse god subdues Surtur and takes hischarred crown from his flaming body. Thor ar-rives in Asgard and finds Loki posing as his fa-ther. They agree to look for their father. The twoget a tip that Odin is residing in Norway. Theyare informed that he is dying and that upon hisdeath his first born daughter Hela will be re-leased from her eternal prison. Odin passes andHela is released and she tells Thor and Loki ei-ther join her, or be forced to die. They aren’t ableto fight Hela together.

Thor and Loki begin to flee back toAsgard butHela follows them pushing both gods out of thebifrost bridge to die. Thor lands on a planetnamed Sakaar. Thor meets scrapper 142 and istaken to the Grandmaster to fight. There, Thorfinds Hulk as the reigning undefeated championof Sakaar. After the fight Thor finds Loki andmakes a plan to start a revolution against theGrandmaster with the help from some locals.Hulk, Scrapper 142, and Thor all escape on thegrandmasters ship back to Asgard.The three warriors when arriving at Asgard

split up to fight off as many of the attacking en-emies as possible. Hela and Thor meet engagingin confrontation. Hela in the battle slashes Thor’sright eye losing his vision, making Thor see anapparition of his dead father that tells him thathe can not beat Hela. In order for Thor to beatHela he must unleash Ragnarok. Thor placesSurtur’s crown in the eternal flame unleashingRagnarok. Thor and all surviving Asgard citi-zens, along with Hulk and scrapper 142 all re-treat to earth while Asgard is destroyed.Throughout the movie, the plot moves quickly

and overall, Thor is an exciting film to watch.

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Thor Ragnarok

Poster of Coco Main character Thor(Chris Hemsworth)

by Anastasia Frost-Nagy

Austin Johnson"Thor"

Makayla Palin"Straight OuttaCompton"

Ms. Jurnak "Casablanca"

Dallas Holmes "Kingsmen: TheGolden Circle"

Brianna Bouchard"Deliver UsFrom Evil"

JANUARY, 2018 2OPINIONS / REVIEWS

by MattWhitham

With tough Ver-mont winters, comessafety concerns forstudents commutingto school in badweather. Snow daysare an unavoidablepart of going toschool in Vermont

and happens almost every year. When badweather moves in that could make roadsor the wait for the bus unsafe, town offi-cials and members of the school adminis-trative community get together to gatherinformation on the severity of the storm.The superintendent makes the final call,but many people give insight.They look mainly at the condition of the

roadway, accident potential, temperature,and wind chill for those that wait for a bus.The superintendent will constantly checklocal and national weather stations on aregular basis, and keep updated on whenweather that raises concern will hit Colch-ester.According to Ms. Minor, the district su-

perintendent,on days of bad weather, shestarts her day at about 4:00 am. She startsby gathering information on the roadwaysfrom plow truck drivers, or contacting thebus companies. She gets information aboutweather patterns and talks to town work-ers and other superintendents in the areato get insight on their decision.They use multiple resources and con-

sider many factors when determiningschool closings. Ideally, they work on mak-ing a decision before 5:35 am which iswhen the first bus picks students up. If thedistrict determines the commute toschool unsafe on that day, they will cancelschool and begin by contacting families viaSchool Messenger. Next, the school callsthe local news station, so they can updatetheir school closing list.Although a day of school has been can-

celled, it still will be made up at the end ofthe the year with every snow day addingone more day on to the school calendar.

England's Royal Family still has great po-litical influence and popularity. The currentQueen of England is Queen Elizabeth II. TheQueen took the throne from her father KingGeorge Vl when he died on February 6, 1953.Queen Elizabeth II has been queen eversince. Typically, throughout history it is notcommon to have a Queen of England, butrather a king. The reason is because it alwaysgoes to whoever the king's first born son is,and because he had two daughters and Eliza-beth II was first born, she became Queen.

Queen Elizabeth II married Prince

Philip; they had four children. PrinceCharles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew andPrince Edward. Because Prince Charles wasthe first born, he is second in line for thecrown. This means when Queen Elizabethpasses away, Charles will become King ofEngland. For the rest, they won't have muchfame unless Prince Charles abdicates thethrone, which means he doesn't want to beking, he is giving it up to whoever is next inline. In that case eldest son, Prince Williamwill become King of England. Prince Charleshad two sons with Princess Diana; PrinceHarry and Prince William. When PrinceCharles dies or abdicates the throne, then thetitle of king would go to his eldest son, Prince

William.PrinceWilliam married Catherine Duchess

of Cambridge. They have two kids, PrinceGeorge and Princess Charlotte. Sadly, forPrince Harry, he won't see the throne. It willgo to Prince George, and that's what the fu-ture is looking like.

Even through Prince Harry most likelywon't get the throne. There is an interestingpoint with him. Prince Harry just got engagedto Meghan Markle, an American actress.England is getting ready for another royalwedding in early spring that will be sure todraw global attention. Their wedding willtake place on Saturday, May 19 of this year.

The FCC has recently repealed net neu-trality, claiming that it inhibits innovationand is an overstep of government. But whatis net neutrality, and why is it important?

Net neutrality is the principle of internetproviders giving the same treatment to allinternet content. If net neutrality is repealed,then internet providers can slow down orblock websites as they see fit. One thing thatalready happens in other countries that haveno net neutrality is paying for websites inpackages, like one would for channels in aTV package. For example, there is a socialmedia package and a video streaming pack-age. Users have to pay an extra fee for thesewebsites on top of the monthly fee that is al-ready paid. This will make experiencing theinternet overall more expensive.

A major issue with no net neutrality isgiving internet providers the power to blockwebsites from consumers all together. Theycould block Netflix and Hulu so one has touse their streaming service, or block a web-site that wrote an article criticizing them.

This is obviously a major issue of freespeech, inhibiting certain opinions to beheard.

So what if these big corporations startpushing harsher regulations, couldn’t some-

one just switch their internet provider?Well,a lot of people don’t have a choice. The onlyother opinions are very slow internet or nointernet at all.

The Target retail chain has finally an-nounced that they will be opening a retail lo-cation in Vermont. Replacing Bonton, thenew Target store will be located in the Uni-versity Mall in South Burlington.Target fans from Vermont will no longer

have to commute to Plattsburgh. Bonton willbe closing its doors on January 31st."We know they will quickly become part

of the Vermont community, and look forwardto seeing its long-term success in the state,"says Governor Phil Scott.Target is looking to employ around 75 peo-

ple, bringing more jobs to Vermont. Origi-nally in 2012, Target tried to secure a location

at Taft Corners in Williston but failed. Thenew store is expected to open October, 2018.

“We are thrilled to bring the best of Targetto our small-format store opening in SouthBurlington at University Mall in fall 2018.From exclusive apparel and home brands, tobeauty and essentials, fresh groceries andmore, we’ll curate the assortment for thefamilies and students from University of Ver-mont that this store will serve,” said KristyWelker, A spokesperson for Target.Vermont is the final state in the U.S. to

have a target. A recent rumor in the businessworld is that the company Amazon is set tobuy Target to get more into the retail busi-ness. Amazon has denied these reports butthe rumors still exist.

The value of homework has been the subject ofdebate over the years. Research says the jury isstill out as to whether homework has a positiveimpact on students' academic achievement.There have been studies to show that doing

homework improves test performance, so thatcan’t be ruled out entirely. However studies alsohave shown that the benefits of homework peakat about 1 hour to 90 minutes, and after that ittends to drop down.Students don’t prefer homework, it’s a pretty

easy thing to tell, and it doesn’t affect much ofone's grade at CHS. So students around the schooldon’t always tend to do their homework or evendo it at all, but everyone knows if they want a lit-tle extra points towards the grade the homeworkgets done. When CHS student, Ammie

Batchelder was asked what the value of home-work was her response was“It would be important if kids actually did it but

they don’t do it, so it isn’t as useful”.CHS Humanities teacher, Ms. Lenox was asked

her thoughts and stated,”People finish classworkat different times so it allows people additionaltime to do their homework.”This indicates that some students are able to uti-

lize class time and complete most of their work inschool instead of taking it home with them. Oth-ers have study hall and make the best use of thattime. Still, others like the home environment bet-ter and prefer to complete their work at home.Ultimately, homework is designed to strengthen

a student's understanding of the material beingcovered in class. Some take advantage of this,while others do not.

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Net neutrality policy will change the way we experience the internet.

Save the InternetSnow daydecisions Internet freedom will be taken away

Right onTarget

The future is royal

by Holden Riley

by Nicholas Douglas

With Vermont winterscome snow days.

by Paul Demag

Value ofhomeworkby Cierra Viens

JANUARY, 2018 3OPINIONS / REVIEWS

Each year the warm summer slowly changesto a vibrant fall and eventually to a dark andsnowy winter. Through this change in season,many people begin to feel lethargic and lose mo-tivation for daily activities, even ones they typi-cally enjoy. These, along with others, aresymptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder; com-monly known as winter blues and winter de-pression.Seasonal Affective Disorder has a number of

symptoms that, if left untreated, can lead to adamaged mental health, or even suicide.Symptoms include: feeling depressed most of

the day, loss of interest, fatigue, insomnia, changesin appetite, feeling sluggish and agitated, problemsstaying focused, feeling hopeless or worthless,frequent thoughts of death or suicide.It’s time to see a doctor when anyone experi-

ences these symptoms for multiple days in a row.The lack of daylight during the fall and winter

months can change the circadian rhythm, thebody’s natural clock, which may be causing thesymptoms of seasonal affective disorder.Levels of Serotonin and Melatonin, the hor-

mones that create feelings of happiness andtiredness at night, respectively, can be affected bythe lack of sunlight which can trigger feelings ofdepression and fatigue.After discovering a patient has SeasonalAffec-

tive Disorder, the doctor may implement one ofthe following treatments: Light Therapy,Antide-pressants and Psychotherapy.A patient using the treatment LightTherapy is

required to spend a recommended amount oftime sitting in front of a special light box thatmimics the effects of sunlight.This can help a pa-tient begin to feel relief from their symptoms.Antidepressants are medications that can pro-

vide great relief of symptoms. Antidepressantstypically take a few weeks to start relievingsymptoms and patients may have to try a few dif-ferent medications before finding one that works

best for them.Finally, Psychotherapy can help patients pin-

point what thoughts are affecting the patientmost, how to cope with symptoms and how tomanage them.More than one of these treatments should be

used for the best relief and effectiveness.

636 Students enrolled at CHS134Teachers/Staff at CHS103 Students in chorus79 Students in band125 Student parking spots122Teacher/Staff parking spots5 Handicap parking spots141 Smallest Class at CHS(Sophomores)

168 Largest Class at CHS (Freshmen)125 Students take Art751 Laptops at CHS59 Desktops at CHS37 iPads at CHS35 Classrooms in CHS275 Students buy lunch per day127 Students take French classes190 Students take Spanish11 Clubs at CHS25 Sports Teams24Varsity Teams11 JuniorVarsity Teams2 Front office staff6 Benches outside5 Places to lock up bikes outside1 Award Winning School Newspaper,

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2017 was full ofmany changesthat impacted usglobally and as anation. Here aresome of the majorevents that will beremembered.#METOO Cam-

paignSyrian MigrationPresident Trump Sworn Into Of-

ficeThe US pulls out of Paris Climate

AgreementHurricane HarveyWomen's MarchHurricane MariaNorth Korea Testing Nuclear

weapons

Global Cyber attackUN reviews North Korea TradingTotal Solar Eclipse59th Annual GrammyAwardsMichael Flynn resigns due to Rus-

sia conspiracyLive action remake of Beauty and

the BeastTomb of Jesus reopens after

Jerusalem restoration Jerusalem isrecognized as Israel’s capitalUS strike onMosul that killed 100

civiliansWorlds largest dinosaur footprint

found at 1.7 meters inWesternAus-traliaNorth Carolina repeals it’s trans-

gender bathroom usageUS president Donald Trump or-

ders missile strike on Syria afterSyria launched a chemical attack

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Winter depression can have severe and dangerous effects on a per-son's mental health.

CHS by thenumbers by Olivia Rosato

by Anastasia Frost-Nagy

Having those winter blues

by Trinity Callahan

Making history in 2017

While the flu canbe caught at anytime of the year,flu activity rises inthe fall and winter,with the highestactivity occurringin Decemberthrough February.So we are currently

in Flu season and with the chancesof getting the flu and common coldincreasing because the flu virus ismore stable in the cold air.Also, withthe low humidity the virus particlesare able to remain in the air. So ifpeople want to stay healthy this win-ter they need to take extra precau-tions if to remain flu free this season.

There are many different ways

that someone can decrease thechances of getting the flu. One of thebest preventatives would be to getthe annual flu shot. According to theCenter for Disease Control, the an-nual flu shot decreases the risk ofgetting the flu by 40 to 60 percent forthe overall population during theWinter months so getting the flu shotis definitely worth it.Other ways to prevent the flu are

very simple to do, such as washinghands often, avoid touching the face,and practicing other healthy habits.Getting into the habit of practicingthese tips will greatly reduce one'schances of getting the flu this win-ter. Although following these tipsdon’t guarantee from not getting theflu, these tips will decrease and al-most eliminate the chances for ahealthy person getting the flu.

by Mike Spillane

Flu season tips

2017 Many ways tosurvive the flu

Fidget Spinners - The biggestand most annoying trend thisyear. R.I.P

Chokers - They look uncom-fortable. Not very fashionable...

Hypebeasts - People who buyhigh end street wear and thinkthat they are better and cooler

than people without it.

Water bottle flip - A trendstarted in 2016. Carried over to2017. Hopefully it officially diesin 2018.

Dank Memes - Yes they arefunny, but they kill the originalmaterial. This trend will defi-nitely continue in 2018.

Donald Trump's Twitter -May or may not tweet the coun-try into nuclear war. Other thanthat, his twitter account is rathercomical.

www.fydgetspinner.com

The most popular trend of 2017 was the legendary Fidget Spinner.

by Cody Lawrence

Annoyingtrends of 2017

4 JANUARY, 2018FEATURES

Many traditions surround the holiday season andadd to the fun and celebrations of the holidays.One tradition at CHS is the annual Ginger-bread House contest.Each year every Homebase is given a twohour period to plan and construct a ginger-bread house to enter in one of three cate-gories, and put on display in the library.

With the contest starting on a Monday, severalclasses have already begun planning and gathering

supplies.The categories includeTraditional,NonTradi-tional, and the People's Choice.Mr. Ellingson's Homebase won the Non Traditional cate-gory, with two tree house themed gingerbread houses, andwon the previous year by constructing the house from Up.The past two years Ms.Cohen's Homebase was able to take

home the People's Choice category with last year's entry,ACabin in theWoods themed display.

Ms. Jurnak's Homebase continues to win the traditional categorystringing together three wins in a row.

After the judging, students are able to volunteer and help deliver thedisplays to different nursing homes and community centers around town to

spread holiday cheer.Mr. Ellingson's AT hopes to win once again, and win the the non traditional cate-gory three years in a row.

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by Geoff Southwell

Ms. Jurnak's Home-base, and 3-time winners,construct their winning house from2016, while Mr. Ellingson's 2017Snow Globe is ready for display.

GingerbreadCheerOne entry created by Ms. Keep'sand Mr. Schuech's Homebasewas a Castle With A Dragon, andbecame one of the more popularentries this year.

Mr. Ellingson's Homebase won the NonTraditional category for the third year ina row. This year winning with a snowglobe themed house, placing theirhouse in a large bowl.

Ms. Jurnak's Homebase tookthe win in both the Traditionalcategory and the People'sChoice Award, by recreating theChurch Street Marketplace, outof gingerbread.

In the future, unarmed droneswill be making a statement.While they are mainly used inthe military or for recreationaluse, UAVs are becoming morecommercial. Many companieshave been test marketing thefeasibility of drone usage forquicker delivery service.Amazon is testing the watersfor a package delivery serviceinvolving drones. Known as‘Amazon Prime Air”,customers can have theirpackages (up to five pounds)delivered by a drone in only 30minutes or less.Amazon claimsthat “PrimeAir vehicles will beas normal as seeing mail truckson the road.”The service was tested lastyear, and the first Prime Airpackage was delivered inEngland. The delivery did notrequire a human operator andwas fulfilled in only 13minutes. There is no datespecified on when we couldstart to see this service being

used in the United States.Unfortunately, Jeff Bezos (TheCEO of Amazon) predicts thatthe US may be one of the lastones in line to see this serviceimplemented, due to USregulations.Many other companies havetested out this concept,including Domino’s andChipotle. The main conflictthese drones have created is

privacy concerns and cloggingup US Airways.“There definitely will, therewill be a lot of privacyconcerns,” says Mike Spillane,a CHS Senior.While drones may be a wayof the future, we have longways to go before we seeservices like this up andrunning.

As the number of devices we powerusing outlets goes up, solar energy isbecoming more and more popular as anenergy source. Installed and controlled onthe user end, this becomes not only anoption for its purpose, but also for itsaccessibility and unrestricted nature.Solar energy is a sustainable energy

source, as it’s both renewable andabundant. It can’t run out, as it lasts aslong as the sun burns and will provideplenty of energy indefinitely. Earth’ssurface receives 120,000 terawatts ofsolar radiation, which is drastically morethan the amount required to power theentire world at any given time.Solar energy is much more friendly to

the environment than other energysources. The only process involving solarenergy that produces any kind ofpollution is the creation of the panelsthemselves, afterwards they producecompletely clean energy. Being importantfor some, this could be a deciding factor.Available just about everywhere, solar

energy is practical for anyone and shouldprovide plenty of power for the averageconsumer. Solar energy should be ideal

for four out of five American homes, asthe only issue in this case would be if theroof of the home was obscured by trees.This can be worked around by installingthe panels in another location on theproperty or by trying to eliminate theproblem directly by trimming thebranches down.However, solar energy is intermittent,

meaning that it may be more availablesome days than others. If there is overcastof any sort on one day, there will be lesssunlight, which means less energyconversion and alternative power sourcesmay temporarily become a necessity. Thiscan be avoided by purchasing a battery tohold some of the charge for days withoutsun.Using solar energy can save one a lot

of money over time. After they’reinstalled, using them long-term willsignificantly lower the cost of electricalbills. They’re also very easy to maintain,requiring a simple cleaning a few times ayear and little to no maintenance costs.However, keep in mind that the initialcosts of installing solar panels on a homecan be rather pricey. For most, theinvestment would be worth it and wouldpay itself off after a few years. Recently,rebates have become more readily

availablefrom the government/state,and could even cut costs byup to 50%.

Photos from:Swellenergy.com (left)and

moneyandmarkets (right)

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6JANUARY, 2018

Advantages of solar energyby Landon Cayia

Solar panels, commonly installedon the ground or attached torooftops, harness energy fromthe sun to power homes.

Photo courtesy of Amazon.com

Amazon enters the delivery by drone marketplace.

Delivery drones, a way of the future?by Paul Demag

FEBRUARY

2-4 Town of Colchester WinterCarnival7 Early Release Day for Students,

12:108 Junior College Night, 6:30-8:309 SAT Registration Deadline for

March Test10 ACT Test Date14 Student of the Month

Luncheon15 AMC Math Test22 Junior College Night, 6:30-8:3026-28 Winter Break

MARCH

1-6 Winter Break5 Town Meeting Day6 Family/Teacher Conferences

10:00-6:007-16 Intramural Volleyball

Tournament8 Spring Sports Sign Up Meeting10 SAT Test Date10 District Band Concert12-15 Variety Night Dress

Rehearsals15-17 New England Music

Festival16-17 Variety Night Performances19 Spring Sports Begin22 Band Concert, 7:0023 Staff In Service Day28 CHS Cares Meeting, 2:3029 Chorus Concert, 7:0030 End of Quarter 3

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JANUARY, 2018 7PHOTO ESSAY by Everett Simkins

Frozen in Time

1993 GE digital clock radio.

Ms. deLaricheliere's bespoke timepiece.

Former Friendly's clock in CHS lobby.

Mr. McCannell's self-proclaimed "Apple-Watch". This timeless timepiece hangs in Mrs. Cummings classroom.

"To be in a newspaper." -Charlie Davidson"To stop turning in lateassignments." -Gabrielle Lajeunesse"To start trying to be hap-pier." -Kaitlyn Hayes"Get thicc" -Aly Lynch"To become who I wantto be without judgement."-Catherine Jones"Charms" -Joey Caruso"To help my brethrenproperly become carbonbased life forms." -QuinnHolly"Being more healthy." -Olivia Schmidt"I will start to drive onthe left side of the roadnow." -Everett Simkins"To dance and sing every-day in 2018." -Rachel

Hamilton"I want use more substi-tutes for butter." -PaulDemag"Exercise during the colddark winter months." -Mr.Scheuch"Work out 3 times aweek." -Natasha Halverson"Enjoying each day to thefullest!" -Mrs. Deschamps"I will try to keep an openmind about the existenceof bigfoot." -Mr. Richey"Running 6 miles at atime." -Mrs.Vilmont"Prioritize self care." -Mrs.Wolf"Say "no" more often, planfor 2020 (2018 resolu-tion)." -Mrs. Latulippe"To relax and try to justenjoy the moment." -Mr.Davis"Laugh more!" -Mrs.Noble"I am planning on eatingmore healthy food andworking out more." -Mrs. Rosato"Increase my runningmileage." -Mr. Phillips"Set up (and follow) a

consistent routine to prac-tice the drums." -Mr.Thime"Be more self confident."-Angelo Trevisani"To think more aboutother people's perspec-tives." -Mr.Warren"To read every issue ofthe Lakeside Voice - ofcourse!" -Mr. Martin"I want to get a girl-friend." -Selby Jacobs"To remember to write2018 instead of 2017 on allmy papers." -AnyaOlmstead-Posey"Have a healthier diet." -Sam Lamphier"Working out more." -Ryan Brothers"To do more homework."-Nick Blin"Sleep more." -Duy Pham"Work out more." -BradyWilkins"Eat healthier." -HannahHerriot"Stop procrastinating." -Missy Miles"Read more books." -Brooke Senesac"To have my car paidoff by graduation." -Trinity Callahan

"To increase gainz." -CodyLawrence"Get all my homeworkdone on time." -HoldenRiley"Become older." -NickDouglas"To get in shape." -KevinOtto"Work out three times aweek." -Scott Mass"Drink less soda." -JulietteLetourneau"Be kind and make goodchoices." -Mason Thackara"Score more bangers." -Kenan Pilav"Go to school more." -Liam Meyers"Learn how to skate." -Mr. Marlow"To promote more peacein this world." -Mr. Price

Responses collected byLandon Cayia

2018 New Year's ResolutionsLAKER POLL

The Lakeside Voice

8JANUARY, 2018

American automobiles have made a come-back; to a certain degree. For the past fewyearsTesla has been taking the U.S. car marketby storm, most notably with the announce-ment of their Model 3. Over six-hundred-thousand customers put down a one-thousanddollar bond to pre-order the Model 3. Thistype of consumer interest is extremely rare inthe American automotive market, and it setsTesla apart from other American AutomotiveCompanies, but did Tesla break new groundagain with announcements of their Semi-truckand Roadster?

What is the ap-peal of an electricsemi truck? Well, let’sremember what thecurrent state of semitrucks are on Ameri-can highways: dieseltrucks are very slow,especially on uphillclimbs with heavyload. The Tesla Semiaddresses this withmore power availablethan ever before in aproduction semi-truck. There are few performance metricsavailable, but the Semi can go 0-60 mph (a stan-dard metric for measuring acceleration from astandstill to 60mph) in around 5 seconds.Toput that in perspective, an average family sedanwill do the same in 8-8.5 seconds.

This truck is seriously quick, and has thecapability to safely transport massive loads ofcargo on the cheap. Fully charged, the semi hasa range of 500 miles. Furthermore, Elon Musktouted that one ofTesla’s new“megachargers”could charge the Semi to 400 miles of range in30 minutes.That is huge, and it puts the TeslaSemi in a very competitive position comparedto conventional semi trucks, but that’s not all.

Most trucks use a compression air brakesystem, which is really just an extra-powerfulversion of the friction-brake systems in mostcars.Ultimately, this means costly brake wear, asignificant cost component for truck operation,but Tesla has a unique solution; regenerativebraking. It’s not new, in fact it’s been in every

single one of Tesla’s production vehicles.Thetruck can slow down to a grinding halt withoutever having to use its conventional brakes.Thisideally eliminates brake wear, and allows thebrakes that ship with the truck to last for life.Beyond that, it’s relatively small features like anindestructible windshield, enhanced autopilotsystem, center-mounted driver seat for en-hanced visibility, one-million mile warranty,anti-jackknife feature, low center of gravity forroll stability, and a drag coefficient of 0.38, com-pared to an average of 0.77 on other semi-trucks. Tesla has already received overone-hundred five-thousand dollar depositsfrom an array of major companies includingWalmart and PepsiCo.There is undoubtedly

confidence in the efficacyof Tesla’s new experi-mental Semi-truck.

Speaking further intothe future,Tesla has un-veiled their plan torecreate their originalroadster electric sportcar for 2020.

This time, to quotethe CEO of Tesla ElonMusk, the new roadsteris a, “hardcore smack-down of gas poweredcars”.The target of the vehi-

cle puts qualms against electric vehicles to rest.Tesla plans to do this by creating a sports carthat will challenge gasoline cars in many of theperformance metrics used by automotive en-thusiasts. Elon boasted a 0-60 time of 1.9 sec-onds! I’ve done the math, that’s an averageacceleration of 1.5G’s, which is stunning.Theroadster also carries new milestones forTesla,that being the longest range of any vehicle intheir fleet, an advertised 600 miles.The Road-ster shakes up the rest of the supercar leagueat a price of two-hundred-thousand dollars.Pre-ordering has begun, this time with an initialdeposit of fifty-thousand dollars. It’s not muchto secure a place in the neck braking machine,reserved sometime around 2020.

On any given day there are a num-ber of students who arrive late toschool or to an indi-vidual class. Manyhave some interest-ing excuses as towhy they are late.Below are just a fewof the multitude ofexcuses teachershear throughout ayear.

Ammie Batchelder- Couldn’t get out ofbedCydney Viens -

Dunkin DonutsNoah Cueto - Pet rock rolled awayEmma Fredette - Knee gave out on

the stairsMorgan Eaton - I got stuck behind

a tractorJulia Correll - Bus left us in the

freezing cold for half an hourKayley Tullgren - My car wouldn’t

start because of the coldRachael Herriot

- I got bit by a spi-derCaitlin Connors

- My brotherstole my foodCalvin Compan-

ionracicot - I for-got what day itwas so I went tothe wrong classSpencer Plump-

ton - My dad wasin the bath-room…Annie Feehan -

My dog ran awayLyndsey Liebrecht - I got in a car

accident

Photo provided by Car and Driver Magazine

Tesla shows off the new design of their upcoming Roadster model.

Photo by Cierra Viens

When school begins many stu-dents arrive after the start time.

Best late excuses

by Everett Simkins

by Cierra Viens

Geoffrey Southwell - HeightsKevin Otto - LifeRobbie Davis - “Little gremlins

below my knees.”Isaac Hutchins - Breaking shadesKelsiWallace - SharksAidan Jean - NeedlesMolly Fuller -Worms and iguanasAndrew Spencer - NeedlesThurman Dusablon - Big bodies of

waterTrinity Callahan - Being lost at seaPaul Demag - Having to go to the

hospitalColeman Crady - FailureMissy Miles - Public speakingKamiel Abdoo - SpidersEdin Jukic - HeightsLaurenThibault - DrowningEmal Crnalic - HeightsMrs. DeCelle - ElevatorsWhitney Keefner - CookingOfficer Jacobs: My kids getting hurt

Hope Renadette: Snakes and miceMrs.Wolf: HeightsJerrett Schnabel: Mushy parts of ba-

nanasGabby Gosselin: DyingBrooke Senesac: Insane asylumsLuke Dion: Dying youngMr. McCannell - "I have no fears."

The idea of giving juniors the same privilegesas seniors has been floating around for quiteawhile. Allowing juniors to leave campus duringstudy halls, being exempt from finals with an A.etc. Underclassmen don’t have these benefits.

Many juniors have cars and drive to schooleveryday as well as seniors. So why are seniorsallowed to leave but not juniors? Doesn’t seemfair, especially when many juniors also havestudy halls during the day and are stuck at schooldoing nothing.Juniors should be given the opportunity to

leave campus because many leave anyways.Junior year is the college admissions test year, sobeing able to have more time outside of schoolcould possibly allow more time for tutors andpreparation. Even though not all underclassmanhave work to be done outside of school, it would

give them a break away from all the stress.Allowing juniors to sign out themselves may

help prepare students for college, where theyneed to manage their own time and schedules.Exams.Amajor discussion on why should sen-

iors be exempt from exams from elective courseswith a 90 average, but juniors who have a 90 orhigher average and are in the same class, stillhave to take final exams?Some schools allow juniors to be exempt from

their final exams if the class is year-long. Allow-ing juniors to be exempt from the final examsmay push them to do better during the schoolyear.

Teachers say they want what's best for the stu-dents, so why aren’t junior privileges in motionyet?Allowing juniors to have the same privilegesas seniors may raise grades even more.

Biggest fearsby Brayden Duggan

Junior privileges?by Rebecca St.Peter

Michael Spillane

“Ghosts are pretty spooky.”- Michael Spillane -

Tesla's newroads

-Elon Musk

“. . .hardcoresmackdown ofgas powered

cars”

JANUARY, 2018 9FEATURES

Technology already leads us to valuable in-formation that connects us with the world atour fingertips. Technology in the future is in-tended to ease our lives by giving us easy ac-cess to anything we want to know.An example of technology that is contro-

versial but has made it to many big auto man-ufacturers, is self driving cars. Thistechnology strikes a debate for those whoquestion the ability for a computer to makehuman like decisions when it comes to life ordeath situations. The other problem with au-tomated cars is that auto manufactures wouldhave to make a system that is not overridableor hackable. Despite possible risks of selfdriving cars, companies have already manu-factured many self driving cars, but not com-

pletely self driving, as drivers have to touchthe steering wheel such as on a Tesla every10-20 seconds to confirm the driver is pres-ent.

With these big luxury car companies mak-ing this technology, we can count on seeing itpresent in future years in most luxury carmanufacturers lineup. It's unlikely we will see

the technology disappear unless the govern-ment regulates it due to safety.Another form of revolutionary technology

is supersonic travel technology and it couldpossibly be in our lifetimes. 786 mph is con-sidered supersonic, and the speed of sound.Supersonic travel researchers are studing isn'twith planes, but trains. Inventors of this tech-nology uses the same build as the Maglevtrain in China. The only difference is that thesupersonic train will operate through a tunnelwith vacuum reducing air resistance. The re-searchers say this enclosed tube train couldreach speeds up to 1800 mph. To put the speedin perspective, it would take the train just overan hour and a half to make it from Colchester,Vermont to Los Angeles,California.If we see this technology appear in our fu-

ture it will help connect us with the rest of theworld quickly, which is what the goal is foradvancing technology.

By the end of 2017, the iPhone 7 was the mostpurchased smartphone of the year. Apple has beenthe biggest smartphone purchase through the years.They appeal to the market because of their simpledesign and ease of use. But the iPhone is hardly themost advanced smartphone.Apple released their first phone in 2007 and it

stuck the market with the advancement in cellulardevices. Every year a new iPhone is released and theprices seem to skyrocket each year. The new iPhoneX is $999 before tax. Over a thousand dollars for aniPhone that doesn't seem much different from itspredecessor. How does iPhone justify this outlandishprice, by waving new features in customers' faces.If you had an iPhone you were “cool” and “bet-

ter” than alternative smartphone users, at least that

was the common belief.The iPhone processor chip is made by Samsung,

theA-x, an older model Samsung has all the featuresa new iPhone has and then some. One of the exam-ples ofApple's propaganda is the camera quality andfeatures. Portrait mode being the biggest, eventhough that's another piece of software that androidshave had since 2015. Androids are cheaper to buyand to service. Older android models having re-movable batteries and SD chips that users can ex-pand device storage. One of the best features ofandroid is waterproof smartphones.The Samsung Galaxy s5 was the first Samsung

phone to be waterproof and they bettered the designas the phone continued. The new iPhone is finallywater resistant, which is as capable as the the firstwaterproof galaxy.

During this upcomingApril vacation, six sen-iors, six juniors, and six sophomores from CHSwill make their way to Costa Rica. They will notbe traveling alone; two of CHS’s World Lan-guage teachers, Ms. Turner and Ms. Robinson,as well as science teacher, Mr. Warren, will betraveling along with the students.Despite the fact that Costa Rica is a Spanish

speaking country, and that a majority of thosestudents are enrolled in Spanish classes at CHS,the primary focus of the trip is not language im-mersion for Spanish-language students. Thefocus of the trip is environmental conservationin Costa Rica. According to Ms. Robinson, theyselected Costa Rica due to the country's missiontowards natural preservation, and its biodiver-sity.

The nine-day long trip is packed with ac-tivities relevant to Costa Rica’s natural diversity.The itinerary includes events such as; visiting acrocodile farm, engaging in many conservationproject activities, traveling to theArenal Region,

kayaking on Lake Arenal, visiting the volcanohot springs, canopy tours, even taking part in atour a coffee plantation, and more activities inbetween. All of this is thanks to the tour com-pany, EF tours, which through their experienceand expertise allow schools like CHS, and thepassionate teachers organizing the trip, to pro-mote a safe and vibrant learning experience.Students will also earn half a credit for the trip,

and will have to complete pre-trip responses andpost-trip reflections to evaluate their learning ex-perience.To sum it up, Ms. Robinson says this trip will

give students access to an authentic Spanishspeaking culture and environment, while alsoshedding light on the importance of naturalpreservation and biodiversity.

This trip costs roughly $3300 per-student,and if anyone would like to reduce this cost andhelp fundraise this trip, there are links to a Go-FundMe page and instructions for donating viacheck, all on a link under CHS’s website, Aca-demics, World Language.

Photo provided by Wired.com

Self-driving cars are part of the immediate future of travel technology.

Making their wayto Costa Rica

by Everett Simkins

In the 19th and early 20th centuries oneroom school houses were the norm in ruralareas.A single teacher taught grades one througheight together. Older kids were expected to helpthe teacher with younger kids.The youngest kids sat in the front to learn their

ABC’s while the older kids were reading ordoing math.Typically, schoolhouses were heated by a sin-

gle wood stove. Students would have to walkmiles to get to school. Boys and girls were keptseparate during school.The school year was much shorter. Students

attended school for about 132 days. This was be-cause a lot of the kids lived on farms and had tohelp their families.

Many of the subjects today like Algebra,Physics, and Chemistry were not taught backthen instead subjects like reading, writing, arith-metic, history, grammar, rhetoric, and geographywere the main subjects. Many students also usedthe Bible for a textbook.Discipline was more strict, teachers had the

right not only to suspend them, but to use phys-ical punishment such as slapping a ruler acrosstheir hands or making them hold a really heavybook for an hour.Schools did not provide lunch. They usually

had an hour to go home for lunch. Kids werealso expected to do chores to keep the schoolclean and warm.Many things have changed over the years,

from what students studied, to behavior, to thenumber of days in school year; however, schoolsstill remain a staple of every community.

School in the1800's

by Brianna Lampman

iPhone fallingbehind

by Jerrett Schnabel

Future of travel technologyby Matt Whitham

FEATURESThe Lakeside Voice

10JANUARY, 2018

Photo provided by Ms. Robinson

Fourteen of the eighteen total students participating in an April CostaRica trip, are pictured above.

When the NFL playoffs began a few weeksago, not many would have predicted the finalfour teams that would play for a chance to goto the Super Bowl.While many might have pre-dicted the New England Patriots would ad-vance, few had them squaringoff against the JacksonvilleJaguars.On the NFC side,many had

settled on the Eagles until thefavorite to win the MVP, theirquarterback, Carson Wentz,went down the final weekswith a torn ACL.After that itwas up in the air as whowould advance although manythought it opened the doorfor the surging New OrleansSaints.The Eagles squeaked by Matt Ryan and the

Falcons, and the MinnesotaVikings pulled off a

miracle finish to send Drew Brees and theSaints home with theVikings advancing to theNFC Championship game.The Jaguars advanced by upsetting the Steel-

ers in Pittsburgh.When it was all said and done,three all pro quarterbacks lost and one re-mained, Tom Brady.Boston sports media wrote that the Patriots

would have the easiest road to a Super Bowlin NFL history.Championship weekend

would showcase four teams,three with inexperienced quar-terbacks.

In the end the two teamsthat were seeded number one;the Patriots in the AFC, andthe Eagles in the NFC managedto win their championships.Thus, after a surprising playoffseason, the teams expected tobe in Super Bowl 52 were the

ones that ended up in the big game, New Eng-land vs Philadelphia.

Winter Sports are underway with excitinghigh school match ups clashing against the best.Come out and support our one and onlyColchester Lakers. Pack the stands and be asloud as possible getting the players pumped upand ready to play.The Lakers have a great variety of sports like

intense boys' and girls' basketball, alpine andnordic Skiing, dance, boys' and girls' hockey, andwrestling.Listed below are upcoming Laker contests:

Boys' BasketballRice- (Home) Friday, Jan 26 @ 7Mt. Mansfield- (Home) Friday, Feb 2 @ 7St. Johnsbury- (Home) Friday, Feb 9 @6:30

Girls' BasketballEnosburg- (Home)Wednesday, Jan 31,@ 7NCU- (Home)Tuesday, Feb 6 @ 6:30Middlebury- (Home) Sat, Feb 17 @ 12:30

Boys' HockeyNCU- (Home/Leddy) Wed, Jan 24@ 4:30

BHS- (Home/Leddy) Sat, Feb 10 @ 8:30MVU- (Home/Leddy) Sat, Feb 17 @ 8:30

Girls' HockeyNorthfield- (Home/Leddy) Sat, Jan 27 @6

Rice- (Home/Leddy)Wed, Jan 31 @ 4:30 BFA-(Home/Leddy)Wed, Feb 14,@ 4:30

Alpine SkiingCVU- (Sugarbush So./SL) Tues, Jan 30 @ 10

Rice- (Cochrans/SL) Mon, Feb 5@ 2CHS- (Cochrans/SL)Wed, Feb 12 @ 10

Nordic SkiingCHS/CVU- @Cochran's/Skate, Mon, Jan 29BHS- @Sleepy Hollow/Classic, Sat, Feb 3BFA- @Hard 'Ack/Skate, Sat, Feb 10

DanceSaturday, (Lamoille) Feb 3, @ 1Saturday, (Middlebury) Feb 10,@ 1Saturday, (States/Vergennes) Feb 17 @ 1

With winter sports season hit-ting the halfway mark, Lakerteams continue to be ready foraction. Girls' basketball looks fora successful season following theloss of 6 seniors. Returningguards Jessica Laquerre, GabbyGosselin, and Bailey Luter pro-vide key roles for the ladies alongwith new faces in freshmen OliviaMoore and Emmakate O’Don-nell. The boys' team isready for action with a new faceafter graduating a senior classwith 8 players. Forward ThomasVesosky looks to help in pointsand rebounds. New faces IsaiahFreeman andTyler Desjardin lookto score at a high rate from thewing and Conroy O’Donnell as adefender in the paint.

Rosato and the Boys' Hockey team willlook to make a strong playoff push in sen-iors Camden LeClair, Robbie Davis, LukeDion, and Andrew Spencer's last campaigntogether.

Photo By: VTsportsimages

Senior, Gabby Gosselin drives for the basket in January girls' basket-ball action.

Winter sports offerplenty of action

Patriots vs Eagles

In the end, theNumber 1 seeds

advance toSuper Bowl 52.

by Kevin Otto

Sports have always been the center of enter-tainment and competition throughout history.Sporting events represent excitement, suspense,team, and pride.Sometimes, after a player scores for their

team, they break out in celebration. As a fan, itis always a joy to see the big-time playersshow-off. Celebrations happen in almost everysport. Basketball, football, and soccer are thesports with the most creative celebrations.

Recently in the NFL, the league decided tolet players express themselves more freely. Thisis a positive change from when the NFL put re-strictions on certain celebrations. This season,there were a number of interesting touchdowncelebrations. The majority of these acts havebeen team oriented. A few examples of ratherfunny and unexpected celebrations this yearhave been hide & seek; duck, duck goose;bowling, and the electric slide. It is obvious thatteams practice these hyped up acts before they

perform them in games. There is no way theycan execute so smoothly on the first try.

The NBA is another professional leaguewhere celebration is hyped up and common.Aslong as the act is appropriate and doesn’t inflictaggression on the opponent, then there will notbe a problem. Unlike a game of football, it israther hard to fit in a celebration after scoring inthe NBA. The refs will not stop the game for10 seconds of glory. On the other hand, playerson the bench can celebrate without worry. Actsof celebration in a basketball game will mostoften occur after a made 3-point shot or a cooldunk. When players make clutch threes theywill usually pretend to cook food in a pot.Aftera sick dunk, a player may flex and stare downthe other team's bench.

At the end of the day, it is reasonable tostate that a sporting event would be rather bor-ing without celebration. Think about it, fans aresupposed to cheer on their teams and celebrateas well. Imagine a game where players ex-pressed no emotion and the fans just sat silently.

Celebrations insports

by Cody Lawrence

Unusual roadto Super Bowl

by Lakeside Voice staff

LAKER SPORTSThe Lakeside Voice

11JANUARY, 2018

Andy Rosato

Laker Guard Jess Laquerre enters hersecond year of Varsity Basketball for theLakers. She plays the role of the point guardfor the Lady Lakers.

Jessica Laquerre

Laker Forward Stephen Emmons is play-ing in his third and final season of VarsityBasketball. Team captain, Emmons will lookto hold down the inside scoring for the boys.W

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orts Stephen Emmons

Winter FunThe Lakeside Voice

12JANUARY, 2018

Many Ways to Enjoy Winterby Brayden Duggan

With plenty of snow on the ground, Colchester residents areeager to get outside. Although sub-zero temperatures earlier inJanuary kept some inside, many people now are enjoying what thewinter months have to offer.The ski resorts are all open and packed with plenty of snow for

weekend fun. They have all picked up lots of snow for goodbackcountry skiing and riding. By early January, all the ski resorts hadpicked up at least 80 inches so far on the season making for a strongbase.

The lake has frozen allowing for ice skating and pond hockey.Soon it will be strong enough to drive on but there is enough to walkand skate on. We have also accumulated plenty of snow so far inColchester and there is a good amount of snow for sledding and fortbuilding.With all the winter fun happening it is safe to say winter fun is

officially well under way for the 2018 season.