"The Student" Newspaper

The Student

October 17, 2016

Volume 80, Issue XV1

Homecoming, which

took place between

October 10 and Octo-

ber 15, had an extra

magical theme. The

week overall had a

theme of Disney. The

student council execu-

tive board chose the

theme in May at their

annual meeting. They

decided to have a

separate dance theme

in order to keep the

event the most formal

it could be. The theme

of the dance this year

is “The Grand Ball”. It

is a mix between the

classic movies Cinder-

ella and Beauty and

the Beast. The decor

featured at the dance

this year is very iconic

to the movies. When

the students entered

the dance, they felt

transported to a differ-

ent world- a world of

true fairy tales. It was

more elegant and classic

than others previous to

it. Although different

than any dance before, it

was truly a success. The

Student Council worked

very hard on this event

and is so glad everyone

enjoyed the dance.

-Mattie Olson

Abbie Kent, and Lexie

Thompson.

Queen candidates: Anna

Bartle, Molly Barclay,

Madeline Bruce, Elair

Johns, Maci Metten, Elena

Richardson, Brianna

Shafer, and Ashton Stotlar.

Royalty:

Jacob Schmid and Molly

Barclay were crowned

Homecoming Prince and

Princess.

Josh Messamore and Elena

Richardson were crowned

Homecoming King and

Queen.

-Hannah Miller

Homecoming Coronation

2016 took place on Octo-

ber 15th in Wilson Gym

before the Homecoming

Dance. It was emceed by

senior, Lauryn Sanders,

and junior, Bradley

Marks. Many students,

along with friends and

family of the court, gath-

ered to watch the crown-

ing of this year’s royalty.

The coronation court is as

followed:

Freshman attendants:

Cassidy Absher, Haley

Rice, and Nicole Szidik.

Sophomore attendants:

Marissa Basi, Tessa Chil-

ders, Ryley Gooch, and

Kylie Plant.

Junior attendants: Rhea-

gan Clutts, Kelsi

Cutsinger, Morgan Dodd,

Coronation

2016 Homecoming

Each year, Homecom-

ing week is always a

blast. This year was

no different. Students

and teachers dressed

up to show their Dis-

ney and school spirit.

Monday was Colum-

bus Day so there was

no school. On Tues-

day, the theme was

Tourist or Favorite

Disney Character

day. People were

dressed up in Hawai-

ian shirts, Mickey

Mouse ears, and their

favorite Disney cos-

tumes. Wednesday

was Princess, Prince,

and Villain

day. There were

many fabulous outfits

worn by all! On

Thursday, the theme

was Pixar, Marvel,

and Star Wars

Day. This was a great

day for those who are

not interested in

“classic Dis-

ney.” Students were

dressed in a wide vari-

ety of costumes for

this day. Friday was

the day that everyone

displayed their school

spirit. Most students

and teachers were

decked in blue and

gold shirts, face paint,

and even body paint.

Homecoming week

was definitely suc-

cessful and a lot of fun

this year!

-Emilee Webb and

Hannah Long

lives for us to keep

our freedom. This is a

great charity to raise

money for.

Gum Drops provides a

weekend package of

child-friendly food to

help enhance the qual-

ity of life for at-risk

children throughout

Southern Illinois. This

is a local charity that

helps our friends that

go to our school to

have snacks for the

weekend. Southern

Illinois is lucky to

have such a great

cause helping our lo-

cal children to eat.

Gum Drops needs

volunteers to help

pack packages of

food for the schools.

Please go and give

your time to this great

organization.

St. Jude’s Children’s

Hospital- St. Jude’s is

a leading children's

hospital pioneering

research and treat-

ments for kids with

cancer and other life-

threatening diseases.

Most people have

heard of St. Jude’s and

know what the hospi-

tal does. St. Jude's

helps thousands of

kids per year. I urge

you to go visit the

hospital if you ever

get the chance.

During Homecoming

week, Student Council

pairs with a few chari-

ties to raise

money. This year,

those charities were

Wounded Warrior,

Gumdrops, and St.

Jude’s Children’s

Hospital.

Wounded Warrior is a

charity that provides

programs and services

to severely injured

service members dur-

ing the time between

active duty and the

transition to civilian

life. Wounded Warrior

is an amazing program

that helps our veterans

who were injured in

the line of duty pro-

tecting our freedom.

Soldiers risk their

The Student

Charity

Spirit Week

This year, the girls

played a double elimi-

nation tourna-

ment. Both first and

second lunches made

teams of each class to

compete against each

other Wednesday

night, the week of

homecoming. Each

team fought hard to

win, but the winning

team came down to

first lunch seniors.

First lunch seniors

played against second

lunch juniors for the

championship. Both

teams played to their

full ability, but sen-

iors, “Schu’s Abuse”

pulled through to take

the championship!

Here are the results:

Spirit Week: 8%

Parade: 16%

Football Game: 19%

Dance: 5%

-Hannah Long

For the Homecoming

edition newspaper, I

only found it appro-

priate to ask students

about their favorite

part of Homecoming

2016.

night during home-

coming week. The

night was full of non-

stop action and end-

less emotions as the

games channeled the

inner competitiveness

in each player. The

first lunch seniors

ended up with the

championship trophy

at the end of the

night! This was a

great experience for

all involved and will

continue to be a tradi-

tion ach homecoming

week.

Benja-

min

The first annual Boys

Volleyball tournament

was held this

year. They played by

double elimination

and it ended with a

bang! Both first and

second lunches made

teams of each class to

compete against each

other on Wednesday

Homecoming Poll

Boys Volleyball

Girls Powderpuff Football

SD: The season was

bittersweet to say the

least. I've been with

these girls for four

years now, and some

of my closest friend-

ships have been

formed from tennis.

Spending moments

with these girls will

definitely be what I

miss the most.

BW: What else have

you been involved in

not only this year, but

your entire high

school career?

SD: Tennis has obvi-

ously been a huge part

of my life, but I have

also been privileged to

be apart of the OLMC

youth group. Along

with this, I have been

continuously involved

in FBLA, FCCLA

Clothing, NHS, Mu

Alpha Theta, Spanish

Honor Society, and

Tri-Hi-Y.

BW: What do you

plan on doing after

high school?

SD: After an effective

job shadow experience

this summer, I have

decided that I want to

For this edition’s sen-

ior spotlight, I decided

to interview one of the

two recent state quali-

fiers for girls tennis,

Sarah Diederich.

Sarah and Nicole

Plumley advanced to

the state girls tennis

tournament after win-

ning second place at

the sectional tourna-

ment on Saturday. I

asked Sarah about her

recent win, her senior

year, and what she

plans to do in the fu-

ture.

BW: How did you and

Nicole feel when you

scored the point that

qualified you for

state?

SD: Nicole and I were

in shock for about ten

seconds before it set in

that we were really

state qualifiers. We

are the first girls dou-

bles team from

Marion to qualify, and

we are honored to

hold this title together.

BW: How was your

last season as a Wild-

cat tennis player?

What will you miss

the most about it?

go into the field of

dentistry with a major

in chemistry.

While balancing ten-

nis, numerous acts of

community service

with her youth group,

and being an active

member of several

clubs, Sarah also man-

ages to hold the rank-

ing of number three in

the senior class. Sarah

has a bright future

ahead of her, and she

says that she wouldn't

be where she is today

without the staff and

students of MHS. “I’m

proud to be from

Marion,” Sarah says,

“and it will always

hold a special place in

my heart.” We wish

Sarah Diederich and

Nicole Plumley the

best of luck at the

state girls tennis tour-

nament!

-Brandon Wood

Senior Spotlight

NEWSPAPER STAFF

Sponsor: Mrs. Neal

Editors: Hannah Long and

Maddie Tanner

Copy Editor: Hannah Miller

Social Media Editor:

Brandon Wood

James Bytnar

Abby Mausey

Natalie Mausey

LJ Mitchell

Sailor Morris

Mattie Olson

Benjamin Shore

Emilee Webb

Cassandra Woods

The Marion Wildcats de-

feated the Carbondale Terri-

ers 55 to 21 at the Home-

coming game on October

14th. Before the game, the

senior football players, band

members, dancers, cheer-

leaders, girls and boys golf-

ers, and girls tennis players

were announced and hon-

ored. Senior football player,

Tucker Sullivan, was sur-

prised with the coming home

of his brother, who has been

stationed in Germany with

the United States Army. The re-

union of the MHS class of 1966

and 1996 also took place at the

game. Now, the football team

will travel to

Mattoon for one last

regular season

game. Both teams

are 4-4 and need to

win to continue to

the play-

offs. Parents,

friends, and Marion

Maniacs will travel

to cheer on the team

this weekend.

-James Bytnar and Hannah

Long

town. They decorated their

floats to match the Disney

theme. This year’s winners are

as followed:

Best Overall: Art Club

Most Original: Building Trades

Best Suited to Theme: Sopho-

more Class

Most Resourceful: Junior Class

Best Walking Stunt: Childcare

Best Banner: Library Club

First Favorite Community

Float: Artstarts

Second Favorite Commu-

nity Float: Extreme Kids

Every float revealed the

creativity and school spirit

within us all!

-LJ Mitchell and Hannah

Long

The Homecoming parade

was a trench war of candy

bombs! Candy flying every

which way, up and down. It

was just as fun for the peo-

ple in the parade as it was

for the little kids receiving

the candy. The parade was

full of clubs, organizations,

sports teams, homecoming

court members,

class reunions,

and businesses in

The Student

Parade

Football Game

With homecoming week

comes many traditions,

one of which being the

pep session. Each year,

students get out of class

early and head to Wilson

Gym to show their school

spirit and pump each other

up for Friday’s game.

This year’s pep session

was a success among both

faculty and students. The

session kicked off with

the beloved Marion loy-

alty, which showcased the

band, color guard, dance

team, and cheerleaders.

After this, the senior fall

athletes were recognized

for their hard work and

dedication throughout their

four years at MHS. Since

this year’s homecoming

theme was Disney, several

disney characters came out

to pump up the crowd with

singing and dancing. Mr.

Stout led the annual contest

for the spirit award, which

the senior class accepted

proudly. New this year,

Mrs. Cameron organized a

class dance battle, where

each class chose one student

to represent them with their

moves. The juniors took this

award, being the first class

to ever be the dance battle

champion. Finally, after

much anticipation over the

week, Mrs. Cameron an-

nounced the loser of the head

-shaving contest, where the

student who raised the least

amount of money over the

week received a free haircut.

All proceeds went to the

Wounded Warrior Project,

and Connor Pardee bravely

took the shave. After all was

said and done, Mr. Davis

proudly announced that of his

eleven years of teaching, this

pep session was by far the

best. It was a great day to be

a Wildcat, and the pride

shown by both faculty and

students can be matched by

no other.

-Brandon Wood

The Student

Pep Session

On October 4th, the Marion High

School Mixed, Women, and Jazz

Choirs performed their fall concert

at the Marion Cultural Civic Center.

All three choirs had been working

very hard on some very beautiful

pieces that were performed, includ-

ing Seal’s Lullaby by Eric Whitacre

and Glorious by David Archuleta.

The day of the concert, both of the

choirs rehearsed

their songs over and over again for the

performance that night. As a part of

the MHS Jazz Choir, I am very hon-

ored to work alongside such dedicated

and talented students and I am very

proud of what we have accomplished

so far this year. Thank you to Mrs.

Adams for all her hard work. Next, the

choir will begin preparing for the an-

nual Madrigal Dinner that is held

every Christmas season. The

season is upon us and we can-

not be more excited. Thank

you to everyone who attended

the fall concert and keep an

eye out for more concert dates.

This is a group you will not

want to miss!

-Cassandra Woods

Second Competition:

Mckendree Preview of

Champions

Awards Received:

First Place Percussion

First Place in Visual Per-

formance

First Place Color Guard

Second Place overall in

Class 4A (by 0.6 points)

Third Competition: Col-

linsville Gateway March-

ing Classic

Awards Received:

First Place in Class 3A

First Place in Musical

Performance

Grand Champion out of

all bands competing

The Marching Wildcat

Band has been working

hard this season on their

field show entitled Para-

normal by Gary P.

Gilroy. This band has

been the most successful

it has been in three years

by claiming the title of

Grand Champion at the

Collinsville Gateway

Marching Classic!

First Competition: Mur-

physboro Drums at Ap-

pletime

Awards Received:

First Place in Musical

Performance

Second Place in Class 3A

Fourth Competition: Ef-

fingham Marching Hearts

Invitational (will take

place on 10/22)

Fifth Competition: Pinck-

neyville Mardi

Gras Field Show

(will take place

on 10/29).

Keep up the good

work!

Abby and Natalie

Mausey

Marching Wildcat Band

Choir

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