New York State

passed the $2 billion

SMART Schools Bond

Act in November 2014.

Maine-Endwell Central

School District was

awarded $1.87 million.

The grant money has

not yet been received,

and the district awaits

final guidelines for use

of the money. The New

York Smart Schools

Commission Report

states, “by incorporating

equipment such as lap-

tops, desktops, and tab-

lets, infrastructure up-

grades to our schools,

and high speed broad-

band, the State can give

teachers the tools to

teach and students the

foundation to learn.”

The guidelines for the

school’s money will

most likely follow in the

same pattern as the

report. Maine-Endwell

Superintendent Jason

VanFossen states,

“When the money is

received, we will be

working with many

stakeholders, including

parents, students, and

our community – along

with our teaching and

administrative staff – to

determine where and

what to purchase.”

The district is

acquiring new technolo-

gy even before the state

money comes. MECSD

has repurposed their

technology budget and

now gives out

“technology grants” to

teachers who request

new technology. They

must fill out an applica-

tion that states what

technology they want,

how they will use it, and

how the students will

benefit because of the

new technology. The

superintendent says,

“Staff have been won-

derful in their explana-

tions and we have been

able to meet almost eve-

ry request. I also like

the fact that staff can

specify what they want

and how they will use it

– versus the District

making the decision for

staff and not seeking

input first. I hope to

continue this model

when we receive the

SMART Schools bond

money.” VanFossen

considers the benefit to

the students to be the

most important part of

the new technology

money and gives a pos-

sibility that “mobile

learning devices will be

a significant portion of

the investment.” So far,

the district has bought

80 Apple iPads, 10 Ap-

ple TVs, and 111 HP

Chrome Books this

school year for use in

classrooms.

It has been a

worry of the district that

students have sur-

passed teachers in their

understanding of tech-

nology. In response to

this prospective prob-

lem, superintendent

VanFossen states, “We

recognize the genera-

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Volume 1, Issue 2

Spring 2015

Exploring Tech 2

Foreign Language 3

Sports 4

Language/SC 5

Chorus Announcements 6

Cinderella 7

Juniors/Seniors 8

Inside this issue:

Girl Up 9

Horoscopes 10

Recipe 11

FLES 12

Vice Versa 13

Comic Strip 14

tional gap with the com-

fort and knowledge of

new technology. Thus,

of equal importance is

the training of staff to be

able to use the technolo-

gy for instructional pur-

poses… we need to em-

brace the fact that we –

the adults – are behind

students and need to

catch up. Training of

our staff is critical as it

will directly impact stu-

dents. While some stu-

dents are tech savvy,

not all are. Thus, our

staff will need to be the

“experts” and be com-

fortable enough teach-

ing how to utilize tech-

nology.” He thinks that

teachers should be able

to choose what technol-

ogy to use and when.

The superintendent

says, “We recognize that

trying to force people to

use technology against

their will is not going to

be productive. “

VanFossen also

states that the problems

with the new technology

are, “Nothing significant

other than we need to

be careful with the han-

dling and care as they

can break easily and

have significant replace-

ment / repair costs as-

sociated with them.” A

few teachers have had

other problems with

their new technology.

The “high speed broad-

band connectivity” and

“wireless internet

access” have not been

fully set up in all areas

of the state, which can

cause problems with

screens freezing in the

midst of lessons. One

teacher says that their

new technology is great

when it works, but not

so much when it freez-

es. Despite this, the

new tech has been over-

all a success, albeit a

major change for the

school district.

The district feels

that its part in the new

technology is being the

voice of students. The

superintendent says,

“We need to provide our

students and staff with

technology that they will

live with and be ex-

pected to use. While it

seems we will always be

“behind” the latest tech-

nology, we have a re-

sponsibility to expose

and teach our students

and staff how to use

technology and provide

the necessary resources

to be able to allow this

to happen.” He also

knows that technology

will not replace tradition-

al learning, but hopes to

improve it. He says, “I

am excited that we will

have available funds to

invest in technology for

student use. I am

equally excited to see

how our instructional

staff learn and utilize

technology to improve

their work. Technology

has the ability to be an

important leverage point

for transforming student

learning – while it will

never replace the im-

portance and value of

teacher – it will make

the teacher, better. This

is exciting to me.”

Whether or not the new

technology will be useful

long-term remains to be

seen, but it has a prom-

ising start.

By: McGinnis Miller

Technology continued…

“Thus, our staff will

need to be the

“experts” and be

comfortable enough

teaching how to

utilize technology.”

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needed to start self-

studying German and

Japanese. I have tried

other languages as well

but I will be trying to

stick with the three I

have previously listed.

Please note that, in my

opinion, the class set-

ting is much more effec-

tive, if you get the

chance to learn in a

class, take it, you excel

much faster with the

help of others and with

a habit of study, which

classes can help you

with more often than

not. The pros of learn-

ing a foreign language

are not immediately ap-

parent, mainly because

it is rare to be proficient

in a new language in a

short amount of time.

But, as you use re-

sources to learn a new

language, new re-

sources begin to open

up, documents, files,

images, sound, and so

on. Things recorded in a

language you did not

previously know will

slowly make more sense

and give you more out-

looks on different

things.

A second pro I will

mention is that as you

learn more and more,

opportunities will start

to open up in life, oppor-

tunities that you would

have had to pass on due

to not knowing a certain

language. I have seen

the advantage and dis-

advantage sides of this

kind of scenario. First

was the negative, I have-

n't yet been able to trav-

el to Japan; Osaka in

specific is somewhere I

strive to visit often later

in life. But, go back one

or two years, and I got

the chance to hop

around Canada with a

group of other French

students. Please note

that you don't need to

know the language of a

country to go there in all

cases, but in some cas-

es it is required. As for

the other cases, even if

you do go you won't be

getting the entire experi-

ence you could have.

Plus knowing the lan-

guage of a country can

really help things run

smoother in everyday

life.

Now then, when it

comes to what re-

sources you start with; it

varies from person to

person. I myself will

share a list of things I

have access to; you will

notice that my ability to

use the internet has in-

fluenced a lot of these

resources to be web-

sites, if not all of them.

The very first thing I

will recommend is Duo-

lingo. At the time I am

writing this they have

very few languages, but I

can confirm the system

to be very effective and

useful as a study tool.

The site works similarly

to Rosetta Stone, you

get multiple choice, fill

in the blank, voice input,

etc. Plus you get a group

of other learners work-

ing with each other, and

I'm sure there are some

native speakers going

through and making

sure the answers are

correct.

After that I also would

recommend, Japanese

specific of

course, japaneseclass.jp

. If you are just starting

out with Japanese you

Continued on pg. 5

Why Should You Learn a Foreign Language?

The pros of learning a

foreign language are not

immediately apparent,

mainly because it is rare to

be proficient in a new

language in a short

amount of time.

First and foremost,

before I even introduce

the topic of this article, I

would like to relay some

advice that I had received

a long time ago, the

source of which I do not

recall. However, the ad-

vice is this; have a goal.

No matter how small or

insignificant you make it,

you should always have

something to work to-

wards; it will keep you

moving forward at least a

little bit at a time.

Now that that has

been said, I'll tell you the

reason I am writing this

article. I strive to encour-

age learning in general,

but for this specific article

I will be encouraging the

learning of foreign lan-

guages, one of my pre-

ferred classes to take in

school. I have been given

the opportunity to study,

thus far, four years’ worth

of French in a classroom

setting. As well, I have also

been given the advantage

of access to the resources

Winter sports have started which

means Basketball has started. Here

is your 2014-2015 Maine-Endwell

Spartans Basketball schedule:

Boys’ Varsity Results:

L Horseheads 57-31

W Corning 58-46

L Union-Endicott 55-49

W Vestal 56-50

L Ithaca 56-52

L Binghamton 52-47

L Elmira 70-42

L Horseheads 59-53

L Union-Endicott 61-54

W Corning 65-54

W Vestal 56-45

L Ithaca 55-52

L Binghamton 53-49

L Ithaca 59-42

Elmira

W Vestal (sec.)

L Union-Endicott (champ)

Information contributed by: Bradley Cook

Girls’ Varsity Results:

L Horseheads 58-40

W Corning 59-57

L Union-Endicott 62-50

W Vestal 65-59

W Sus. Valley 68-60

L Ithaca 51-46

L Binghamton 78-64

W Elmira 64-54

W Horseheads 64-56

W Union-Endicott 65-35

L Corning 54-43

L Vestal 51-45

W Ithaca 59-29

L Binghamton 70-51

Elmira

Sus. Valley

Owego

Vestal

Sports Stuff

Page 4

Congratulations

to the

Maine-Endwell

Cheerleaders

WINTER

STAC

CHAMPIONS!

The cheerleading squad has

been cleaning up in the

competitions:

*2015 STAC Championship

*New York State Public High

School Athletic Association

Cheerleading Invitational:

Coed Division

*Chenango Valley

Swimming and Div-

ing

Congratulations to the

Spartan Medley Swim

Team for placing 7th in

States! Great job to

Franco Incitti, Dylan

Wasilnak, Nick Rogers and

Chandler Krause.

Congratulations to the fol-

lowing members of the

boys swimming and diving

team on qualifying for state

competition: Chandler

Krause, Dylan Wasilnak,

Franco Incitti, Nick Rogers

and Hunter Brown in the

Medley Relay; Jordan Klym

in diving.

Page 5

Foreign Language continued...

should hop on to this site and

learn Hiragana and Kataka-

na, like a few other learners I

am strictly against the use of

Romaji. After you get the

hang of Hiragana and Kata-

kana you can also learn

some short phrases and

words as well as Kanji

from japaneseclass.jp . I my-

self haven't noticed a gram-

mar section for that site

though, so I recommend sup-

plementing japaneseclass.jp

with evanseasyjapanese.com

. Evan's videos are also post-

ed on YouTube so if for what-

ever reason you can't access

the site, you can look up his

videos with the search terms

"Evan's Easy Japanese" .

As far as dictionaries go,

there are two that I will per-

sonally recommend that are

on the internet. The first

is wordreference.com , which

has a wealth of translation

tools ready to be patched

together once you learn how

to use it. The second is spe-

cific for Japanese once

again, jisho.org, which is very

helpful when you are trying to

find the meanings behind

certain kanji characters

like 神 and 猫. (Those mean

God/divinity and cat, respec-

tively.)

Now, to close off the sec-

tion of resources from the

internet, a word of advice

when it comes to auto trans-

lators, avoid them whenever

possible. The way they are

built is not to always give the

correct translation; they are

built to give the best guess

unless otherwise told to do

something else. So, do not

use them when you can avoid

it, but if you have to, be sure

to do a check through and

make sure everything looks

right, if you cannot confirm

that, check with something

else as to how you would say

something.

Now then, for those with

limited/no access to the in-

ternet, pay a visit to libraries

often is the only advice I can

really give. A librarian should

be able to help you find what

you are looking for, plus the

library may have other re-

sources to use such as visual

and auditory recordings and,

in lots of cases, the comput-

ers you need to access the

internet.

So, bonne chance.

とありがとうございます！ for reading my article.

By Kohda Kaminotsuki

© Kohda Kaminotsuki 2015

Student Council Updates

Student council has been doing so much this

year along with a lot more to come. They have

had successful dances, successful fundraisers

within classes, a successful homecoming pa-

rade and winter assembly, along with much

more. An upcoming event this year is a co-

hosted event with the PTSA. They also hope to

‘whip up some spirit’ for teachers on staff ap-

preciation day to show how much we, as a stu-

dent body, recognize how much they go above

and beyond for us.

CHORAL ACTIVITES & IMPORTANT DATES 2015

Page 6

Mar. 6/7 Fri/Sat BCMEA All-County Fest. II Rehearsal 4:00pm Vestal/Ander. Ctr. Band 7-9, Orch 10-12, Chorus 5-6

Mar. 13/14 Fri/Sat BCMEA All-County Fest. III Rehearsal 4:00 pm ME/Ander. Ctr. Band 5-6, Jazz Band 10-12, Chorus 10-12, Orchestra 7-9

March 23 Mon. HS “Prism Concert” Concert – 7:30pm MESH April 17/18 NYSSMA Solo & Ensemble Festival (individual appointments) Johnson City HS April 24/25/26 Fri/Sat/Sun MESH MUSICAL “Cinderella” 7pm/3pm MESH

Auditorium

May 12-14 NYSSMA Majors - During School—OFA May 18 Mon. HS Spring concert I (Bands & Orchestra) 7:30 pm MESH May 19 Tues. Budget Vote/PTA Ice Cream Social & Art Show TBA June 1 Mon. HS Spring Concert II (Choruses) 7:30pm MESH June 7 Sun. Music Booster’s Chicken BBQ (We perform) MEMS TBA June 27 Fri. Commencement—7:00 pm SUNY Binghamton Events Center Music Department Trip (Definite/Maybe?!) – Exact date/place TBA Music Department Picnic?? – TBA planned by JUNIORS!!!

Boosters meetings – 1st Wed of every month in the chorus room at 7pm

By: Bradley Cook

Page 7

The Spring Musical Is Almost Here!

For this year’s musi-

cal, the Spartan Theatre

Company presents “Rodgers

and Hammerstein’s Cinderel-

la”. The fairy tale we all know

and love will come to life this

April 24th, 25th, and 26th on

the stage of Maine-Endwell

high school, and this story of

wishes-come-true and fabu-

lous shoe choices will sweep

you off your feet. Who can

resist the enchanting pull of

the Fairy Godmother’s magic

wand, or of Cinderella’s

transformation from life in

the cinders to life in the pal-

ace? Playing the role of Cin-

derella is the exceptionally

talented Megan Hull, a junior

of the M-E district, and her

Prince Charming is senior

Jacob Andrianos, another

talented student of the high

school. The numerous sup-

porting roles are filled with

extremely gifted actors and

singers as well, including the

Fairy Godmother (Annie Walli-

kas, Junior), the Stepmother

(Ashlen Wright, Junior), step-

sisters Joy (Brittany Miller,

Senior) and Portia (Jenna

Szczepanski, junior), the King

(Pat Dimock, senior), the

Queen (Ally Burtis, senior),

and many, many more. The

cast list goes on, filled with

fantastic students from

MEHS, and in result, this

year’s show promises to be

yet another unforgettable

performance by the Spartan

Theatre Company! Consider

this your official invitation to

the Royal Ball, so don’t forget

to save the date!

By: Ashlen Wright

Maine-Endwell High

School students are ap-

proaching their second

half of the year and sen-

iors will continue initiat-

ing important decisions

for their future while jun-

iors begin the process of

thinking what path they

want to lead their lives.

A handful of juniors

were interviewed and

answered a variety of

questions based on post

-high school plans. Most

of these juniors’ current

plans include attending

college, regardless of

knowing which school or

for what career they

would like to pursue.

Many of these juniors

have either already

started looking online or

have visited some col-

lege campuses. A small

number of them have

not started this process

yet, but plan to

begin in the

near future. Al-

so, nearly all of

the juniors inter-

viewed had some idea

of what type of career

they want to look into for

college. These interests

ranged from something

“sciencey” to surgical

physicians’ assistant to

a criminal justice investi-

gator. Most of the inter-

viewed juniors have not

yet begun studying for

the SATS, but plan on it

in the near future.

There were one or two

juniors who have begun

studying for these stand-

ardized exams online or

through an SAT prep

book.

Seniors were

also interviewed and

were asked many of the

same questions as jun-

iors, as well as some

additional questions

about the advice they

would give to juniors.

Many of the seniors

have plans of attending

college after graduating

and they have already

looked at schools of

their choice. From the

group interviewed, they

Where are Our Juniors and Seniors

Headed?

These interests ranged

from something “sciencey”

to surgical physicians’

assistant to a criminal

justice investigator.

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have applied, on average,

to 2-4 schools. There was

a mix of students applying

in state and out of state.

The seniors based their

choice of college mainly

on the distance of the

schools from home and

the how well certain pro-

grams fit the major that

they want to study. The

seniors interviewed plan

on visiting college cam-

puses both before and

after they find out if they

were accepted. The

seniors offered various

points of advice for jun-

iors. If they could go

back a year and do

some things differently,

they would have applied

for scholarships earlier

and really looked into

the schools that they

were interested in. They

also advise the juniors

to take the SATs more

than once. So, in con-

clusion, there are many

bright students at Maine

-Endwell who have indef-

inite, but surely exciting

and innovative ideas for

their future.

By: Stacey Blansky

Q: How much money

have you raised so far?

A: We have $3,500- we

previously donated 24

bikes to Malawi through

SchoolCycle. It’s an in-

ternational campaign to

get girls in Malawi to

school. (You can visit

their website at

www.girlup.org/

schoolcycle/)

Q: Are there any upcom-

ing fundraisers or

events?

Q: Girl Up has come a long

way in our school since you

established this club last

year. What made you want

to start this?

A: There wasn’t another

club in upstate New York-

Maine Endwell was the per-

fect place to start a new

club. Our community helped

foster and helped us grow

because it’s new and differ-

ent and not like other or-

ganizations; it raises aware-

ness for a global issue that

gets more people involved.

A: We are working on

partnering with Bing-

hamton University to do

a screening of “The

Mask You Live In.” We

also have a 5K in May.

Q: When and where are

the meetings for Girl Up

held? Can anyone join?

A: Yes anyone can join,

they are held 10th period

during the third Monday

of every month in the

LGI.

Juniors and Seniors continued…

Girl Up Interview with Morgan Wood

By: Hannah Ingalls

Aries: March 21-April

19.

The Aries 2015 horo-

scope predicts that

this will be a hectic

and happening

year for the Arians.

Career and busi-

ness will bring

some new chang-

es. This is the right

time to plan for

your future.

Taurus: April 20-May

20

The Taurus 2015 as-

trology predictions

forecast that this

year will be profita-

ble for Taureans.

You might also

come into money

from unexpected

sources. This is a

good time to get

committed. Overall

health will be sta-

ble. Make the most

of this year when it

comes to career or

business.

Gemini: May 21-June

20

2015 will be an ener-

getic year for the

Gemini sun sign.

You feel as if you

have the courage

to take on the

whole world. Im-

portant decisions

will need to be

made on the ca-

reer and business

front. The Gemini

zodiac forecasts

for 2015 warn that

it is time to control

your expenses. Ex-

ercise is absolutely

necessary.

Cancer: June 21-July 22

As the horoscope 2015

rightly predicts, this

is a year of celebra-

tions for the Cancer

star sign. Expect to

entertain and be

entertained

throughout the year.

Keep your eyes

open, your soul ma-

te might be just

around the corner.

Career and busi-

ness prospects will

improve, thanks to

your networking

skills. Do not get

depressed by minor

issues

Leo: July 23-August 22

The horoscope predic-

tions Leos, fore-

casts that you will

be on the move

throughout the year.

The Lions have to

be careful not to be

surrounded by neg-

ativity in 2015.

Emotions and feel-

ings will need to be

controlled. This is a

good year to try a

little more relaxa-

tion.

Virgo: August 23-

September 22

The Virgo 2015 astrolo-

gy forecasts are

very positive for the

coming year. Be it

career, relation-

ships or finance,

you will prosper in

all fields. But be

sure not to be

extravagant. Take

good care of your

health. Do not be

serious all the

time about your

work or relation-

ships. Let your

hair down once in

a while. Learn to

have fun in 2015

Libra: September 23-

October 22

It is time for the Lib-

rans to get more

organized in

2015! If you wish

to be successful

in both your per-

sonal and profes-

sional life, then

you will have to

learn to balance

both. New ideas

in business and

jobs will take you

far ahead predict

the horoscopes

2015. If you are

able to equally

give time to differ-

ent aspects of

your life, then you

will be a success.

Scorpio: October 23-

November 21

Focus and analysis

are the keywords

that describe the

Scorpio astrology

predictions 2015.

Analyze the situa-

tion well before

making decisions.

HOROSCOPES

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Being silent and

secretive will not

help in your ca-

reer. Income will

be good, so

learn to save.

Scorpions in re-

lationships will

get serious

about each other

Sagittarius: Novem-

ber 22-

December 21

The Sagittarius horo-

scope 2015 pre-

dicts that this

can turn into a

very good year in

terms of relation-

ships. You just

need to be a lit-

tle more flexible

and understand-

ing in all your

relationships.

Take your job

more seriously.

This is a good

time to take up

new challenges.

Capricorn: Decem-

ber 22-January

19

The Capricorn horo-

scope 2015

foretells that you

will enjoy the

advantages of

your kind and

helpful nature

this year. You

will crave to find

balance in your

life. Do not let

your moods spoil

golden opportu-

nities.

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Aquarius: January 20-

February 18

Aquarius astrology

2015 forecasts you

will have to work

hard to find the

right balance this

year. Jobs might get

tedious. This is a

good year to start a

new business. Long

term love commit-

ments and adven-

tures do not go

hand-in-hand. Pa-

tience will be needed to

overcome obstacles.

Pisces: February 19-March 20

The Pisces horoscope 2015 pre-

dicts an enthusiastic year

for this zodiac sign. But you

will have to find the proper

equilibrium that will balance

all parts of your life. Being

organized and methodical

can make your task easier.

Health will be good. Financ-

es will be excellent.

HOROSCOPES

Ingredients:

8-10 cups, or a large pot of

freshly

fallen snow.

1 can of evaporated milk, or

sweetened condensed milk.

1 teaspoon of vanilla

2+ cups of sugar.

Directions:

1. Scoop snow into a large bowl

2. Pour Milk, Vanilla, and Sugar

into bowl and mix well until

you feel it’s at the right taste.

Not too sweet, or not too wa-

ter tasting.

3. Enjoy!

How to Make: Snow Cream

In the 2015-

2016 school year Maine

-Endwell will be introduc-

ing a new program for

the high school and

Homer Brink. The For-

eign Language in The

Elementary School

(FLES) Program, the

brainchild of Mrs. Mo-

ses, seeks to teach Ele-

mentary students basic

Spanish and French.

Mrs. Moses was intro-

duced to the program

while teaching in the

Candor school district.

At Candor the program

was very successful so

Mrs. Moses feels that

the program will be suc-

cessful at Homer Brink.

To her it is important to

start learning a lan-

guage at a young age.

She states, “I believe it’s

important for them to

have a foundation in

foreign language mainly

because they don’t ex-

perience it until they’re

in eighth grade and

studies show that when

it’s introduced at a

young age students are

much more successful

in the long run.” Ac-

cording to a study by

CLAL (Cornell Language

Acquisition Lab),

“Cognitive advantages

follow becoming bilin-

gual. These cognitive

advantages can contrib-

ute to a child’s future

academic success.”

States Barbra Lust, di-

rector of CLAL.

The pro-

gram will be

taught by about

25-30 High School

juniors and sen-

iors for grades 2-

5. The FLES pro-

gram will benefit

the High School

“teachers” because they

can put participation in

the program on their

college application. Ac-

cording to Mrs. Moses,

“Overall I imagine that it

would lead to success

within our foreign lan-

guage program in the

high school.” In order for

one of the student

teachers to give their

lesson, it must be preap-

proved by either Mrs.

Moses (for Spanish) or

Mr. Gerlach (for French).

It forces the high school

students to really know

and understand the sub-

ject they are teaching.

To ensure the success

of the elementary stu-

dents, the student

teachers really need to

have a good background

within their respective

second language.

Hopefully each

class will be taught by a

pair of high school stu-

dents. This way, if one of

them is sick, the ele-

mentary students can

still have their language

lesson. Also, it is easier

to present in front of a

class if a person has a

partner. The FLES cur-

riculum includes names

and introductions, the

alphabet, numbers, col-

ors, weather, family

members, dates and

body parts. The student

teachers are not limited

to only these topics but,

these topics are a good

basis for teaching for-

eign language before

eighth grade. Overall,

the FLES program will

enhance the knowledge

of French or Spanish for

both the “student”

teachers and the stu-

dents.

By: Libby Bokal

FLES comes to Maine-Endwell School

District!

“Cognitive

advantages follow

becoming

bilingual. These

cognitive

advantages can

contribute to a

child’s future

academic

success.”

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This year

Maine End-

well hosted

its first ever

Vice Versa

Winter Ball

on February

7th

, 2015.

Instead of

having the

usual Valen-

tine’s Day

Dance, stu-

dents

switched

things up by

having the

girls ask out

the guys to

the event. This type of

dance is often referred

to as a Sadie Hawkins

Dance and is popular in

many different schools

around the country.

Maine-Endwell however

called the event Vice

Versa to show the rever-

sal or switch between

the usual role of the

male asking out the fe-

male. The dance was

quite successful overall

and should hopefully be

very memorable to all

the students who at-

tended. This year’s first

ever Vice Versa Court

consisted of students

who were nominated by

each individual grade

level. The freshman

nominees for Knight

were: Casey Adrian, Ja-

mieson Pitts, Zach

Green, Dean Plaskon,

and Cody Petro. The

nominees for Lady were:

Kara Pochkar, Hannah

King, Hailey Rush, Alex

Thompson, and Brianna

Owen. Winners were

Casey Adrian for Knight

and Kara Pochkar for

Lady! Sophomore Class

candidates for Duke

were: Michael Kuhl,

Travis McDonald, Zach

Mayer, Tyler Thompson,

and Daniel Dimock.

Duchess candidates

were: Sophia Howard,

Sarah Schepis, Leah

Wood, Kyesha Talerico,

and Sarah Townsend.

Michael Kuhl won Duke

and Sophia Howard won

Duchess! Junior Class

nominees for Prince

were: Alex Zwierzynski,

Kevin Barrett, Dan Car-

lini, Dan Boothroyd, and

Michael Coughlin. Prin-

cess nominees were:

Hannah George,

Michelle Savoldy, Dan-

iella Dean, Lila Ingalls,

and Nadia Hogan. Win-

ners for Prince and Prin-

cess were Alex Zwierzyn-

ski and Hannah George!

The Senior Class Court

candidates for King

were: Tyler Otis, Conner

Wasilnak, Jason

Wasilnak, Jacob Felice,

and Stephen Pham.

Nominees for Queen

were: Dena Eidel, Mary

Trichka, Hannah

McGoff, Kristine Hickin,

and Abby Wyatt. The first

ever Vice Versa Court

King and Queen were

Tyler Otis and Dena

Eidel!

By: Alex Zwierzynski

Vice Versa

Now for Some Riddles…

1. A man is pushing his car along the

road when he comes to a

hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?

Answer: He was playing Monopoly

2. Forward I am heavy, but backward I

am not. What am I?

Answer: Forward I am ton, backwards

I am not.

3. Imagine you are in a dark room.

How do you get out?

Answer: Stop imagining

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