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NEWS2 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLNOVEMBER 2015

Photos by Ben LobelSeniors Jacey Stewart and Austin Marchino perform “The Voice In The Ocean” at rehearsals on Oct. 21. The two play teenage love interests To� ee and Jonny.

[Front row (left to right)] Junior Matt Holt, freshman Chase Reising, senior Grant Burnett, sophomore Tyler McDonough, and (back row) juniors Joseph Shoup and Matthew Schulte rehearse “How Can I Say Goodbye?” as the Motorwise Gasoline Guys on Nov. 3. All of them play multiple characters in “Zombie Prom.”

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“Zombie Prom” cast are members of.Recently, two of those choirs

each went through a week of re-hearsal with out-of-town chore-ographer Rob DiComandrea, who blocked shows for them to compete with later on in the year. � ose two weeks of practice with DiComan-drea directly cut into time the fall musical usually has to rehearse.

Despite having less prepara-tion time, � espian Troupe #2712 walked away with four awards, in-cluding � rst place. Seniors Austin Marchino, Jake Ellsworth and Ma-ria Fruit are all taking Advanced Acting (a class taught by Antey at Castle) for the � rst time this year and were recognized at regionals.

Marchino was named Best Ac-tor in a Leading Role. Last year, his chances of winning this award (which ultimately went to castmate A.J. Binney) were slim because of microphone problems, something Antey o� en cites as being uncontrol-lable, especially in foreign venues.

“I was really relieved that the microphones worked in my favor this time,” said Marchino. “I hadn’t felt like I was playing Jonny the way he needed to be played until the day or two before, so I was really honored that they saw that, when I didn’t see it in myself.”

Ellsworth received an All-Star Award, which recognizes standout performers in each company, and Best Actor in a Cameo Performance.

� is isn’t his � rst time winning two awards in one sitting. Last year, he took home an aforementioned All-Star Award and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his “all-ex-pressed-through-grunts” portrayal of Lurch in “� e Addams Family.”

“I was very humbled by the ex-perience,” said Ellsworth. “When-ever somebody acknowledges your hard work, it really means a lot to you, especially in a � eld I’m consid-ering pursuing as a career.”

Fruit won Best Actress in a Sup-porting Role. � is is her � rst major part in a fall musical production, and she a l m o s t didn’t get it,

but not due to a lack of talent. If it wasn’t for “positive peer pressure” from her co-stars, she wouldn’t have auditioned.

“I had heard about the show. I had kind of done a little bit of re-search and was like, ‘� is is stupid,’” said Fruit. “I am so extremely happy I decided to do the show. (Seniors) Jacey (Stewart), Jake (Ellsworth), and Austin (Marchino) … very much pushed me to do it.”

Stewart is starring opposite Marchino as half of the teenage nuclear power couple that is To� ee and Jonny.

Being named � rst place at re-gionals automatically quali� es you

to compete at state conference, which is being held at Vincennes University from Jan. 22-24.

� is year’s all-state production of “Footloose,” which features thes-pians from troupes all across the state, is being showcased. Last year, “� e Addams Family” reserved that spot since no all-state show was produced. Troupe #2712 will experience actual state competition for the � rst time this year.

“Some part of me still wishes the judges could say, ‘Well, nev-ermind. ‘Footloose’ isn’t going to perform anymore! ‘Zombie Prom’ can showcase,’” said Ellsworth. “It’ll be weird because last year we went in knowing we had already won the competition, so we just kind of en-joyed ourselves. � is year, I hope it doesn’t lean toward what I would consider ‘cutthroat.’”

With regionals in the bag, An-tey and company are back on re-hearsal road with roughly the same amount of time as before to get the second act performance-ready.

“It’s a di� erent kind of fun,” said Marchino. “We’re back on the grind, getting to learn everything and get things nailed down, but it’s also fun to get past the script and get to a point where you can just run the show over and over again.”

“Zombie Prom” will run in Cas-tle’s auditorium Nov. 19-22 at 7 p.m. For tickets (students: $8, adults: $10), e-mail [email protected] or call 853-3331. For all information regarding Castle Dra-ma, visit castletheatre.weebly.com.

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NOVEMBER 2015NEWS

By Riley Guerzini

� roughout the long, storied history of Castle High School, there have been many students who have gone on to enjoy extraordinary success in their respective � elds. In an attempt to remember these former students, Castle High School has introduced a new program to ensure that they don’t go unrecognized.

� e Legends of Castle High School is a � rst-year program that is working to recognize Castle alumni for their outstanding achievements in the � elds of Medicine and Science, Business and Professional, Arts and Entertainment and Humanitarian and Service. � ere will also be an award for Lifetime Recognition, which is based on graduates who have demonstrated high moral character and courage in the face of overwhelming obstacles in life.

“We would like to recognize former Castle High School students who have gone above and beyond in their respective � elds and distinguished themselves through superior accomplishments,” said Castle High School Principal Doug Gresham.

� e idea for the name Legends of CHS came from former principal Cecil Raymond, who is also on the committee. He thought that legends should be used instead of the hall of fame because the phrase is overused and we also don’t want to get it confused with our current hall of fame.

� is program isn’t just for the alumni, however, as students hope to be inspired by these successful graduates and strive to

make a positive impact in their own careers.“I think it will show them that anything can happen to students from Castle High School,” said Gresham. “I think if you work hard enough, study and get good grades, then there is no reason why they can’t achieve some of the successes that these former students did.”

� e idea for the program actually came from CHS math teacher Elmer Shelby.

“Really, it was a synthesis from a number of things,” said Shelby. “I was watching a lot of Cardinal baseball this summer and they have their own hall of fame and I was really impressed with it. I was saying something about it in the faculty lounge and I said we need to do something here at Castle like that and Mr. (Tom) Dahlquist also thought it was a great idea. So I researched it a little more and found out that other schools do similar things.”

One of the main objectives of Legends of CHS is to inspire current students to achieve great success once they leave high school.

“We want to not only honor those who have gone on to do great things, but we also want to inspire the kids who are currently going to school here,” said Shelby. “� ey can see that just because they don’t have a 4.0 doesn’t mean that they are doomed to a lesser life.”

In order to be considered for entry into the Legends of CHS, one must � rst pass through the nomination process.

Nominees are selected by the Legends committee, which

currently consists of seven members: Gresham, Shelby, teachers Fred Bracher, Bobbie Hudson, Tom Dahlquist and Pat Lockyear, along with former principal Cecil Raymond.

� e number of committee members is subject to change, but the committee will always be comprised of former and current faculty with one member being the current principal. Each committee member will serve up to four years. � e original committee will have two of the six members serve for two years, two who serve for three years and two who serve for four years to begin the rotation. All new members will be voted in by the current committee.

� e committee chooses from the nominees in a two-round nomination process.

In the � rst round, committee members choose candidates based on a number of criteria. � is includes outstanding achievements and recognition in their chosen � eld, displaying model citizenship and leadership qualities and making an admirable contribution to society.

“(We are looking for) people who may have won any awards in their � eld, created businesses or even patents,” said Gresham.

� e committee then votes on the candidates who best exhibit these qualities. � e nominees must receive a majority vote in order to move on to the second round.

Once nominees enter the second round of voting, committee members then rank them, with the top � ve being those selected.

� e committee has currently received four nomination forms and is expecting many more in the foreseeable future.

“(Dec. 1 is the deadline, and) that will give us enough time in December and January to have our meetings and determine the inductees into our � rst class,” said Gresham.

An induction ceremony is set for the spring and they hope to make the � rst one special.

“We’re trying to do the � rst class a little di� erent than we will in the future,” said Shelby. “We’re trying to make up for 50 years and we want to make sure that the � rst time is really special.”

� e Legends program plans to give an undisclosed sum of money and a token that inductees can keep for themselves.

� ey also plan on placing a plaque with the inductee’s image and details describing his or her accomplishments on the wall near the gym as well as hanging a banner in the main hallway for a year.

� e objective for the committee is clear as they want this program to take o� within the next couple of years.

“We hope that it will inspire the kids locally and we hope that it turns into a really big deal because Castle does a lot of great things here and there have been a lot of people who have le� here and achieved great things,” said Shelby.

Nomination forms for this year are due by Dec. 1 and are available on the Castle High School website at warrickschools.com/schools/castle/main.php?id=legends.

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One of the main objectives of Legends of CHS is to inspire current students to achieve great success once they leave high school.

“We want to not only honor those who have gone on to do great things but we also want to inspire the kids who are

currently going to school here,” said Shelby. “� ey can see that just because they don’t have a 4.0 doesn’t mean that they are doomed to a lesser life.”

In order to be considered for entry into the Legends of CHS, one must � rst pass through the nomination

process.N o m i n e e s

are selected by the Legends c o m m i t t e e , which currently consists of seven members, i n c l u d i n g G r e s h a m , Shelby, teachers Fred Bracher, Bobbie Hudson, Tom Dahlquist and Pat Lockyear, along with former

The submission of a candidate for consideration will be made in one of � ve categories.

Nominees in these categories must have demonstrated high levels of achievement, award recognition and signi� cant contributions in their � elds.

1. Medicine and Science – graduates who are surgeons, specialists, and/or general practitioners of high regard or distinction; scientists whose � ndings

have bene� ted humanity in an im-portant area of existence or who have added substantially to the body of hu-man knowledge; recipients of distin-guished awards in any � eld of scienti� c endeavor; etc. 2. Business and Professional – gradu-ates who are respected economists, in� uential stock market analysts, CEOs of noted corporations or businesses, particularly successful business persons, legal professionals, etc. 3. Arts and Entertainment – graduates who are well-known or frequently pub-

lished writers, winners of prestigious literary, acting or artistic awards; in� u-ential critics; recognized musicians or composers; media celebrities; etc. 4. Humanitarian and Service – gradu-ates who have rendered consistent and signi� cant service to the local, state, national or world communities. 5. Lifetime Recognition – graduates who have attained recognition in their chosen � eld. They may demonstrate high moral character and dignity or have demonstrated courage in overcom-ing extraordinary obstacles in life.

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Legendary alumni honored through Legends programCategories:


NOVEMBER 2015FEATURE

“A Special Cup”“A Special Cup” is open on Monday and Friday morning during � rst and second periods for faculty and students. Each drink is made by Life Skills students, Peer Tutors and sta� . Teachers can email Ashley Cook with orders for them-selves and their students.

Co� eeHot ChocolateMocha SteamerVanilla SteamerChai Tea

Hot Drinks - $1 Cold Drinks - $1Mocha ChillVanilla BreezeChai Tea

Smoothies - $2StrawberryStrawberry Banana

Pumpkin and caramel � avoring can be added to any drink.

photographer working for clothing companies and such,” he said. He’d also like to travel to places such as Seattle or Portland to search for a job.

Reilly’s parents are proud no matter what. “His dad’s and my prayer is that Reilly’s gi� s

would be used to bless and encourage others,” said Keri Beer.

As for now, Reilly will continue taking photos for his own enjoyment and is even taking senior pictures at a low price. To keep up with Reilly’s latest shoots, follow him @ry_miv on Instagram or contact him at [email protected].

By Faith Robinson

Junior Reilly Beer decided to give it his best shot when he borrowed his mother’s camera for the � rst time.

� at was two years ago when he asked his mom, Keri Beer, if she would lend him her Can-on T3i camera so he could improve his pictures. “When he wants to do something, he takes it on with a lot of passion,” she said.

Since then, Reilly has been occasionally teaming up with a group of guys and taking shots of Newburgh, Evansville and even places such as Garden of the Gods.

� e group mainly consists of juniors Asher Watkins, Hunter Almquist, Matt Kneppe and Spencer Payton.

“� ey’ve got good ideas, and they’re all really creative people, so we kinda click,” said Reilly.

Watkins, a close companion to Reilly, says they’ve been doing photography together for about four months.

“He’s always open for new ideas,” said Wat-kins. He mentioned that Reilly’s not afraid to share his opinion, and Watkins loves the passion his friend has for what he does.

Watkins also enjoys their di� erent perspec-tives.

“I mean, we have two di� erent styles, so it’s nice to get some tips from each other’s styles,” he said.

Reilly said the best part about taking pictures is the � nal product because he � nds it hard to make a shot interesting. One photo that he is im-pressed by is a recent one of a Volkswagen GTI that he took a� er dark, but it’s not noticeable due to the settings he selected on the camera.

Reilly’s inspiration comes from people in general, but he lives by the motto “In but not of ”

from one of his favorite Bible verses. “It just means, you know, you’re amongst

everyone, but at the same time you’re di� erent, and you’re apart,” he said.

His mother agreed. “He knows what he believes in and stands for

and does not let the negative in� uences of the world shake him,” she said.

Keri Beer describes Reilly’s personality at home like any other “typical 17-year-old guy that we have to remind to clean his room and

take out the garbage.…” However, she also said that he’s a phenomenal brother to his four younger siblings and is always there when they need him.

Along with photography, Reilly also has mul-tiple musical talents, such as singing, strumming guitar, banging the drums and writing songs and poems about past experiences. He also runs the 5K in cross country as a stress-reliever and healthy habit and takes AP History along with a college credit math.

During his freshman year, Reilly was a part of a band, but now he and Payton have some-thing Reilly describes as a “two-man show.” A demo was released on his sound cloud, and he’s been getting together with a couple of other guys to jam.

Reilly comes from a musical background and has sung since he was a child.

“His love for music de� nitely runs through his veins,” Keri Beer said.

Reilly said all of his activities can be hard to keep up with at times.

“If you’re really passionate about it, then you’ll � nd time to do it, regardless of how busy your schedule is,” he said.

Reilly will continue to pursue a career in photography in the future.

“� at’d be my ideal lifestyle, being a free-

Junior focuses on future with photography

This picture of Asher Watkins is one of Reilly Beer’s favorites. He describes the fall colors as spectacular, and the overcast day made the lighting smooth and even. Photo by Reilly Beer

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Photo by Asher Watkins Junior Asher Watkins took a photo of Reilly Beer in action. This shoot took place about a month ago right down the road from Angel Mounds. Beer has been taking photographs for about two years and enjoys going with a group of friends to take pictures.

NEWS4 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLNOVEMBER 2015

Warrick County’s Teen Court will soon be in sessionBy Abdul Ashraf

Teen Court, a program which takes place all across the country, is making its way into Warrick County.

Warrick County’s Teen Court is run by Chief Deputy Prosecutor Levi Burkett, Deputy Prosecutor Jennifer Zanfes and Circuit Court Judge Greg Granger.

“Teen Courts are overseen by an adult judge, but are run by our participating youth volunteers,” said Burkett. “� e attorneys, jurors and baili� s are teens who work under the supervision of adult volunteer attorneys. Youth o� enders who wish to have their case heard by the Teen Court sign a participation agreement with the County Juvenile Court.

“� e Teen Court coordinators (myself and attorney Zanfes) summarize the case and give it to our teen attorneys. � e teen attorneys present the case to the Teen Court jury through the traditional court trial process (e.g., presentation of evidence, questioning of witnesses, etc.). If the Teen Court decides a sanction, or punishment, should be imposed, then the judge will hand down that sanction to the teen o� ender.”

� e program was begun because the Warrick County Prosecutor’s O� ce “wanted to start a Teen Court in Warrick County to give young o� enders an opportunity to better themselves through an alternative justice program, and to give participating volunteers an opportunity to develop leadership skills, provide a unique civic service, and learn about the criminal justice system,” said Burkett.

Teen Court has been in Vanderburgh County since 2005, taking place at the Vanderburgh County Courthouse in downtown Evansville.

Attorney Erum “Mimmi” Khan has been part of Vanderburgh County’s Teen Court since 2010. She became involved through the Evansville Bar Association and later served on the board of Youth Resources, organizing Teen Court until she started working full time last year.

� ere are multiple ways in which Teen Court can help o� enders. For example, it “helps the participants understand the consequences of their actions and presents the positive side of peer pressure,” said Khan. “� e peers are actually trying to impress upon the defendant the importance of staying within the boundaries of the law.”

Warrick Teen Court sessions will take place once a month; and if the program grows, more sessions will be available.

To qualify for Teen Court, students must be in eighth grade, high school or have an equivalent homeschool education. � ey must also complete an application with their parents, attend a two-hour training session, make a six-month commitment and keep all information con� dential.

People join Teen Court for many reasons. It is an opportunity to learn more about the legal

system, allows the teens to help members of the community and to help decide a proper punishment for the o� ender, and students can include it on college applications and resumes.

“Teen Court is a great form of community service because high school students may participate in the roles of prosecutor, defense attorney, juror and judge (all supervised by licensed professionals),” said Khan.

Burkett agreed.“It is an opportunity to provide

a real public service,” he said. “For the teen o� enders, it can be an enormous bene� t because their own peer-group is deciding what should happen to put them on a better path and take responsibility for their actions. Most, if not all, teen o� enders who go through the program return as Teen Court jurors, helping other teens in the future.”

Teen Court is also “a terri� c resume builder,” said Burkett.

According to Khan, some of the bene� ts are -- “apart from the obvious -- ‘peers helping peers.’ Teen Court also provides the opportunity for student participants to gain some insight into the legal � eld as a career option. In terms of a defendant choosing to go through the Teen Court adjudication system, the defendant has the opportunity to erase from his record his ‘� rst o� ense’ and will likely bene� t from the experience due to the excellent recidivism rate.”

Khan’s most interesting experience with the program has

been “when I had the opportunity to interact with the parents of the defendants. It is a well-known fact that wrongful behavior is o� en times the result of both nature and nurture, so improvements in parenting are necessary to assist the child in making better choices in the future,” she said.

Khan said she would encourage anyone thinking about going into the legal � eld to join the program.

“� e legal � eld is a huge area which o� ers many options in career choices,” she said. ”I would encourage all who have the time to check out how they can become more involved in the community via Teen Court.”

Burkett also stressed the importance of Teen Court. “I have personally been involved with Teen Courts in other parts of the state and in Illinois,” he said. “Teen Court is a terri� c program with great bene� ts to participants and volunteers alike. I predict our Warrick County Teen Court will be an asset to the community and will be very successful.”

To learn more about the program, the Warrick County Prosecutor’s O� ce has resource materials for those are interested.

� ey will also have a training session on Nov. 30. Anyone may come to the training session without being obligated to be on Teen Court. However, those who want to join Teen Court must attend the training session, which will be held in the Warrick Circuit Courtroom located in the Judicial Center, north of the Old Courthouse in Boonville.

Teen Court Training Session

The mandatory training ses-sion will take place on Monday, Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. in the Warrick Circuit Courtroom.

All students interested in par-ticipating as a student volunteer will need to attend this session. Parents are welcome to attend as well. The training will include an overview of the program, details about the various volunteer roles and information about the expec-tations and requirements for the program.

The � rst Teen Court Hearing will be held on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at 5 p.m.

Students interested in volun-teering are encouraged to com-plete and return the application by Monday, Nov. 23.

Applications are available in the guidance o� ce and main of-� ce.

FEATURE6 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLNOVEMBER 2015

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By Riley Pearson

Positivity is hard to � nd, especially in high school, so when one day you head to school and � nd a note of encouragement plastered to your locker, it can really boost your self-con� dence.

It all started with a video that junior Kateland Jones saw.

"� e video was about a girl that was being bullied, and instead of retaliating (with) negativ-ity, she started doing the positive Post-its," said Jones.

A� er seeing the video, Jones spoke with alge-bra teacher Jessica Ziliak and told her about the idea of the positive Post-it notes. Ziliak provided a bunch of Post-it notes, and together they cov-ered most of the sophomore lockers last year.

"I just think it's really cool anytime kids are kind to each other," said Ziliak.

It's not just the lockers that are getting notes, though. Even teachers have gotten some. Ziliak said that she was having a tough day once, and the next day when she went to unlock her class-room door, she saw a note that said "Stay Posi-tive" on her door. To this day, she does not know who did it.

� e notes have all kinds of positive messages. “My favorite one to put up was "You ARE cared about" because I believe a lot of kids truly do for-get that and feel incredibly alone," said Jones.

Some more examples include "You're Fabu-lous" or "Smile Please." Some lockers even have inspirational quotes, such as "Don't count the days. Make the days count."

Seeing all those yellow notes everywhere can

change people’s attitudes and give them new things to look at other than the red and blue lockers.

"� e � rst day you see more upbeat and excit-ed kids," said Ziliak. “School is hard. If we could do anything to make it more pleasant, then we should."

Considering we can always use a bit of posi-tivity, people wondered how o� en this was going to happen.

"I didn't plan on doing it more than once, hoping it would start something bigger, which ended up happening!" said Jones.

It turns out that Jones and Ziliak did not do the Post-its this year. "� e person or persons who hit every locker is actually unknown to me," said Jones.

It turns out that one little act of kindness

convinced more people to follow up on it and put notes on a lot more of the lockers.

Anyone can make a change, and who knows-- maybe something small will turn into something large just like the Post-it notes.

Positive Post-it mystery piques interest

to places such as Seattle or Portland to search for a job.

Reilly’s parents are proud no matter what.

“His dad’s and my prayer is that Reilly’s gi� s would be used to bless and encourage others,” said Keri Beer.


lance photographer working for clothing companies and such,” he said.

He’d also like to travel to places such as Seattle or Portland to search for a job.

Reilly’s parents are proud no matter what.

“His dad’s and my prayer is that Reilly’s gi� s would be used to bless and encourage

others,” said Keri Beer.As for now, Reilly will

continue taking photos for his own enjoyment and is even taking senior pictures at a low price.

To keep up with Reilly’s latest shoots, follow him @ry_miv on Instagram or contact him at [email protected].

PHOTOGRAPHYContinued from Page 5

This photo was taken right outside of Indianapolis in a tunnel be-tween a hotel and another building. Reilly Beer enjoys using the photojournalism technique of leading lines to lead the viewer to the main focus of the photo. He was able to create such a clean picture with the help of post-processing. Photo by Reilly Beer

Castle welcomes

Wendy Lynch, our new

Youth First social worker.

Wendy is excited to begin

her new role as Youth First social worker alongside

Kathy Baker at CHS. Working with the students on

several di� erent issues and providing them with

the right tools is something she is looking forward

to. She is also excited about learning and bene� t-

ing from everything that CHS has to o� er. Wendy

� nished her undergraduate and most recently her

master’s degree at USI. Wendy considers this posi-

tion a great opportunity and is looking forward to

serving several CHS students. She hopes to help

students through several di� erent life problems and

to make them to be the best person they can be.


NOVEMBER 2015ENTERTAINMENT



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CONSTRUCTIONContinued from Page 1

By Madison Wiemer

Knight Sensations, Castle’s mixed show choir group, has been competing � ercely and winning graciously for 25 seasons.

In the 1970s, a group called the Castle Sing-ers was fashioned from the pre-existing concert choir, which still exists today.

� e co-gender “swing choir” performed song-and-dance numbers as an extracurricular activity.

In 1989, the swing choir became an actual class and was directed by Roger � ompson.

� e following year, the show choir started competing against other schools, and their name was changed to the Knight Sensations.

� e group began to grow in size and ability, and in 1997, Brian Adcock, an alumnus of the original Knight Sensations, became director. He

continues to lead the Knight Sensations, concert choir and the Knightingales.

“� e Knightingales were an all-girls upper-level concert choir started under the previous director in the mid-1990s,” said Adcock. “I re-branded them as a show choir beginning my second year as director, which was the 1998-99 school year.”

� e � rst KS group consisted of about 25 peo-ple. Currently, there are 54 members.

Adcock participated in concert choir all four years that he was a student at Castle and was also in show choir for three. During his senior year, he was a part of the � rst KS group that com-peted.

When show choir was � rst introduced, not many schools participated.

“It was a new trend, and our director encour-aged us,” said Adcock.

� is new form of singing and dancing became extremely popular, and more schools began cre-ating groups, expanding the competitions.

Competing is one of the largest aspects of show choir, and both KS and KG members dedi-cate a lot of time.

Junior Madelyn DePriest has been in KS for three years and is the current dance captain. � is position calls for extra amounts of her resources to help make the show phenomenal.

“I am always practicing so I can give the group my best,” she said. “We are constantly fundraising, due to our expenses, but it’s worth it 100 percent.”

All members of the group give it their best e� ort, such as senior Austin Marchino, a four-year member.

He thinks about show choir all the time and during a busy week can spend up to 20 hours do-ing show choir activities, whether it’s practicing or participating in fundraisers.

When the season is under way, and compe-tition time is close, these students can dedicate nearly all their time.

� e parents also devote innumerable hours of work by building sets and organizing and set-ting up fundraisers.

Plentiful changes have happened over the years as di� erent styles have come in and out and the level of competition has risen.

However, the principles of the group have re-mained the same.

Show choir has remained an opportunity for the students to build their con� dence, become a part of a family and grow as a person.

“� e relationships you build in show choir can’t be described well in words,” said DePriest. “My best friends come from this group. � e atmosphere in Knight Sensations is loving, humorous and so unique (com-pared) to anything else I’ve experienced.”

Knight Sensations celebrates silver anniversary

Photo by Jordyn Cundi� /Lancer archivesSenior Maria Fruit performs with the Knightingales during the 2014 show choir preview night.

(Top) The � rst Knight Sensations show choir group poses for a picture in January 1991 at a Swing Choir Fes-tival at Beech Grove High School. Photo courtesy of Brian Adcock(Bottom) Last year’s Knight Sensations group performs their competition show at the show choir preview night in February 2015. Photo by Jordyn Cundi� /Lancer archives)

ENTERTAINMENT8 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLNOVEMBER 2015

By Clay LawrenceMusicians’ Coalition

� e album “Cass County” by Don Henley is the most recent addition to his successful career in music.

Henley’s career started back in 1971, when the popular music group � e Eagles was formed and Henley continued on to a solo career. � is album was highly anticipated by many of Henley’s fans, including Musicians’ Coalition sponsor Jim Kibler.

It’s hard to classify this album as purely country because the album contains a hybrid of rock along

with country.� is album’s 16 songs (and

two bonus tracks with the deluxe edition) include oodles of pedal-steel guitar and many famous

cameos, including Dolly Parton, Mick Jagger and Miranda Lambert.

Unfortunately, most of the people attending the CD review are not fans of country music, but the CD listening session was an enlightening experience to all of us and gave us insight into the culture of country music.

If nothing else, I suggest listening to this album just to experience it and try it out.

� e � rst song on the album is titled “Bramble Rose,” with Mick Jagger and Miranda Lambert making a cameo.

Seniors Matthew Johnson and Rachel Lesh both described the

song as slow and rhythmic.“� is song describes the

pathway and decisions one makes,” said junior Natalie Cummings.

� e second song on the album is “Cost of Living.” Freshman Vayda Moore rated the song two stars out of � ve. Furthermore, Lesh described the vocals in the song as rich and harmonious.

Another song on the album is called “� e Brand New Tennessee Waltz.”

“� e song sounds surprisingly like Tennessee, with the mandolin and � ddler playing,” said junior

By Riley Guerzini

You’ve probably seen students around Castle High School who are now wearing their hair in a bun, referred to as the “man bun.” � is usually isn’t that big of a deal except the people now wearing their hair this way are not the ones who we typically associate this hairstyle with -- men.

As pop culture has become an even larger in� uence on society, it has led to the creation of more unusual styles of clothing, hair and shoes. Such styles have gone against the prototypical fashion and allowed students to express themselves in more creative ways.

� e man bun has been one of the more unique fashions over the past. Such creativity has confused and even angered some who don’t understand the new style.

� e reasoning behind this new trend is quite

simply that some men have wanted a change in their normal hair styles.

“Nothing really in� uenced my decision to change my hairstyle,” said senior Gage Courvelle. “It was more of an ‘I really want to change’ sort of thing, I guess. I’ve changed hairstyles plenty throughout the years, so it wasn’t uncommon or anything.”

� e history of the man bun dates all the way back to the sixth and seventh centuries BCE. A monumental religious � gure, Buddha, was actually one of the � rst males to introduce such a hairstyle.

In today’s world, celebrities like Jared Leto and Jake Gyllenhaal have taken the man bun to new heights and have reinvigorated a new trend among the male youth.

Some athletes have also elected the man bun as their new hairstyle.

Back in 2003, world soccer star David Beckham used the man bun to enhance his impeccable skills and his remarkable hairstyles have given men and women alike chills ever since.

Another hairstyle commonly used by athletes is the utilization of the headband. Most of the time athletes use the headband to soak up their sweat, but in basketball player LeBron James’ case, it is used to cover up his horrid hairline.

Friends and family of the man bun and headband users have their own reaction to this sweeping new trend.

“At � rst, none of my friends or family liked it,” said Courvelle. “� ey really wanted me to cut my hair for the longest time, but I was too stubborn to actually listen to them. � ey’ve had time to adjust to the look, though, so they actually like my hair now.”

Most friends and family actually seem to like these hairstyles, complimenting whenever they get the chance.

“Everyone loves my headband,” said senior Zach Mathes. “� ey tell me, ‘Zach, you look so cool!’”

In order to have a man bun or wear a headband, one understandably has to grow his hair out and avoid haircuts for months.

“I think the last time I got a haircut was well over a year ago,” said Courvelle. “I don’t plan on getting another haircut, mostly because I like it long.”

As society continues to change, so will the culture. What might seem like a strange style today could be the main style in the future.

Hairstyles are always changing, and the man bun is no di� erent. What will be the next trend?

Innovative hairstyle inspires student creativity

Photos by Riley GuerziniSenior Gage Courvelle shows o� his unique man bun. Courvelle’s last haircut was over a year ago, and he doesn’t plan on getting another one anytime soon.

Henley blends country with rock in ‘highly anticipated’ new album

See Henley on Page 9


NOVEMBER 2015ENTERTAINMENT

“A Special Cup”“A Special Cup” is open on Monday and Friday morning during � rst and second periods for faculty and students. Each drink is made by Life Skills students, Peer Tutors and sta� . Teachers can email Kelly Cochren with orders for themselves and their students.

Co� ee• Hot Chocolate• Mocha Steamer• Vanilla Steamer•

Hot Drinks - $1 Cold Drinks - $1Mocha Chill• Vanilla Breeze•

Smoothies - $2Strawberry• Strawberry Banana•

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE

“A Special Cup”

“A Special Cup” is open on Monday and Friday morning during � rst and second periods for faculty and students. Each drink is made by Life Skills students, Peer Tutors and sta� . Teachers can email Ash-ley Cook with orders for themselves and their students.

Hot ChocolateCaramel Hot ChocolateVanilla SteamerCaramel Vanilla SteamerMocha SteamerCaramel Mocha SteamerSpiced Chai Tea SteamerVanilla Chai Tea SteamerCo� ee

Hot Drinks - $1 Cold Drinks - $1

Vanilla BreezeCaramel Vanilla Breeze Mocha ChillCaramel Mocha ChillSpiced Chai Tea ChillVanilla Chai Tea Chill

Smoothies and large cold drinks - $2

Strawberry SmoothieStrawberry Banana SmoothieLarge Vanilla BreezeLarge Caramel Vanilla BreezeLarge Mocha ChillLarge Caramel Mocha ChillLarge Spiced Chai Tea ChillLarge Vanilla Chai Tea Chill

STAFFEDITOR IN CHIEFBen Lobel

NEWS 1 and 2Ben Lobel

NEWS 3Riley Guerzini

NEWS 4Abdul Ashraf

FEATURE 5Faith Robinson

FEATURE 6Riley Pearson

ENTERTAINMENT 7Madison Wiemer

ENTERTAINMENT 8Riley Guerzini

ENTERTAINMENT 9Sta�

SPORTS 10Riley Guerzini

CROSSWORD 11Ben Lobel

KNIGHT VISION 12Riley Guerzini

ADVISERSusan Korb

PRINTER Jim Sherer

The Lancer is a monthly production of Castle High School’s newspaper class.

Opinions expressed in The Lancer are not necessarily those of Castle High School, its administration, faculty or student body.

Letters to the editor are encouraged and must be submitted to the sta� in per-son. All letters must be signed. The Editorial Board reserves the right to screen all letters for libel or obscene material and the right to edit or shorten letters as long as the meaning remains intact.

The Lancer accepts advertising but may refuse any ad which is inappropriate for high school students. For advertising information, please contact the sta� at the address below.

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If you like to WRITE, TAKE PICTURES, WORK ON THE COMPUTER, MEET NEW PEOPLE, LEARN NEW THINGS, WORK WITH FRIENDS, and

HAVE FUN, you should JOIN THE LANCER!Stop by Room 102 to learn how!

Castle welcomes Wendy Lynch, our new Youth First

social worker. Wendy is excited to begin her new role

as Youth First social worker alongside Kathy Baker

at CHS. Working with the students on several di� er-

ent issues and providing them with the right tools

is something she is looking forward to. She is also

excited about learning and bene� ting from everything that CHS has to o� er. Wendy � nished

her undergraduate and most recently her master’s degree at USI. Wendy considers this position

a great opportunity and is looking forward to serving several CHS students. She hopes to help

students through several di� erent life problems and to make them to be the best person they

can be.

Derek Brown.� e 10th song on the album is

called “When I Stop Dreaming,” featuring Dolly Parton as the lead vocalist.

I would label this song as a cute duet between two talented singers. Moore rated the song four out of � ve stars.

“Train in the Distance” is the 14th track on “Cass County”

“� is is a song describing dreams of going to a new place, getting on a mysterious train and being daring,” Cummings said.

It appeared to me that this track’s background sound resembled that of a train chugging along.

Kibler provided us with the deluxe edition of this album; therefore, we listened to the additional two bonus tracks. � ese bonus tracks were not written by Henley but instead covered.

Johnson jokingly said that the bonus tracks were his favorite of the entire album, mainly because they sounded unique.

� e last bonus song, “Here Come � ose Tears Again,” is explained by senior Gri� en Morrison as trying to forget relationships and the trials that this brings.

Overall, the members of the Musicians’ Coalition rated this album three out of � ve stars.

“I don’t have a lot of thoughts on this album except that a lot of it sounds very similar,” said Lesh. “I’m not a huge fan of country music, so

I’m going to leave it at that.” � is seems to be the general

tone resonating from the individual reviews.

Many of the members weren’t fans of country in the � rst place, so it was going to be di� cult to intrigue listeners at the CD review.

However, many members enjoyed the experience of listening to the album, even if it wasn’t their cup of tea.

I personally recommend at least one listen of this album.If you are a fan of country, this album will be perfect for you. If you’re not a fan of country, you might at least enjoy a couple of songs.

� e Musicians’ Coalition reviews a CD each month for � e Lancer. To learn more about the group, contact sponsor Jim Kibler in Room 265.

HenleyContinued from Page 8

Wednesday, December 16 -- Periods 2 and 6

Thursday, December 17 -- Periods 1, 4, and 5

Friday, December 18 -- Periods 3 and 7

SPORTS10 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLNOVEMBER 2015

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SwimmingCoach Aaron Opell

Who are your key swimmers and divers this season? I am of the mindset that all of our athletes will play crucial roles in order for the teams to reach their goals for the season. While some may have di� erent responsibilities (point scorer, vo-cal leader, etc.), all will play a pivotal part in this team's future.

What's di� erent about this season's boys' & girls' teams? Because a number of our leaders and point scor-ers on both teams have graduated, we are in process of � nding our identity as a team. � is is a good thing though because it provides our younger athletes the opportunity to begin step-ping into leadership roles.

What do you expect these teams to accomplish? Both our coaching sta� and athletes have deter-mined that we will pick up exactly where we le� o� last year by placing both teams in the top 10 at our state � nals at the end of the season. In addition to reaching this goal, we strive to win both the SIAC and sectional championships.

FootballCoach Doug HurtWho are the key players in the o� ense and de-fense this season?

Girls’ BasketballCoach Barb DaytonWho are your key players this season? Seniors Maci Sturgeon and Karlee Ziliak----Both are learning to embrace the leadership re-sponsibilities that come with being a senior and with their leadership both on and o� the � oor this team has great accomplishments ahead.

Who are the most improved players? Sophomore McKendree Ward has really

improved her o� ensive skills and we like what we see from her in the pre-season

What’s di� erent about this season compared to last season? � e entire team has a great attitude and the work ethic has really improved. It is no longer a "new" coach with a "new" system and we are see-ing improvement from all returning players in their understanding of what we expect on both the o� ensive and defensive ends of the � oor.

What’s special about this team? I think we will surprise many teams with our overall improved play.

Expectations/Goals Compete for an SIAC and Sectional Cham-pionship

Boys’ BasketballCoach Brian GibsonWho are your key players this season? Jack Nunge, Peyton Mills, Brandon Eades, Noah McLean, Austin Brat-ton and many others.

What's di� erent about this season com-pared to last season?We are very young. We do not have a senior on the team. It should be fun to watch them grow as they go.

Who are the most improved players? All of our players have worked very hard to get ready for the season. However, I have been very im-pressed with Jack Nunge. He was already very good, but he has a chance to be one of the best players in the state.

What's special about this team? � ey are very close. � ey enjoy playing basketball with each other.

Anything else you want to tell us? � is is a fun group to watch. � ey hustle up and down the � oor. Peo-ple will enjoy watching the e� ort that these guys produce.

Girls’ BasketballCoach Barb DaytonWho are your key players this season? Seniors Maci Sturgeon and Karlee Ziliak--Both are learning to em-brace the leadership responsibili-ties that come with being a senior; and with their leadership both on and o� the � oor, this team has great accomplishments ahead.

Who are the most improved players? Sophomore McKendree Ward has really improved her o� ensive skills, and we like what we see from her in the pre-season.

What’s di� erent about this season com-pared to last season?� e entire team has a great attitude, and the work ethic has really im-proved.

It is no longer a “new” coach with a “new” system, and we are seeing improvement from all re-turning players in their under-standing of what we expect on both

the o� ensive and defensive ends of the � oor.

What’s special about this team? I think we will surprise many teams with our overall improved play.

What do you expect this team to accom-plish?Compete for an SIAC and Sectional Championship.

SwimmingCoach Aaron OpellWho are your key swimmers this season? I am of the mindset that all of our athletes will play crucial roles in order for the teams to reach their goals for the season. While some may have di� erent responsibilities (point scorer, vocal leader, etc.), all will play a pivotal part in this team’s future.

What’s di� erent about this season’s boys’ & girls’ teams? Because a number of our leaders and point scorers on both teams have graduated, we are in process of � nding our identity as a team. � is is a good thing, though, because it provides our younger athletes the opportunity to begin stepping into leadership roles.

What do you expect these teams to ac-complish? Both our coaching sta� and athletes have determined that we will pick up exactly where we le� o� last year by placing both teams in the top 10 at our state � nals at the end of the season. In addition to reaching this goal, we strive to win both the SIAC and sectional championships.

DivingCoach Sadie WeisheitWho are your key divers this season?Jordan Wright (senior) and Anna Wiggins (junior) are both return-ing to the team from last year and are very promising divers. I have high hopes for them when it comes to the regional and state diving competitions.

What’s di� erent about this season’s boys’ team/girls’ team compared to last season?� e upperclassman leadership is having a positive impact on the team so far this season.

What do you expect these teams to ac-complish?I have high hopes for this year’s div-ers when it comes to the regional and state diving competitions.

WrestlingCoach Bob HarmonWho are your key wrestlers this season? We have 11 varsity wrestlers back from last season. Baxter Annakin, Braedon Clopton, Austin Ramsey, Jacob Farmer all advanced to the Semi-State last year. Rounding out the rest of returning varsity wres-tlers are Kyle McBride, Clay Mc-Nutt, Evan Dowell, Garrett Sprin-kle and Jake Kough.

We have a strong group of JV wrestlers as well as incoming fresh-men who will challenge for varsity positions.

We look forward to very com-petitive wrestle o� s. � ere is a lot of

talent in the room this season.

What is special about this year’s team?So far this season we are impressed with the overall work ethic we are seeing in practice.

We want to work hard and improve each day. � e season is a marathon, not a sprint. We want to be at our best as we head into the State Tournament series.

What do you expect this team to accom-plish?Last year we had a 23-1 dual meet record, won Castle Invitational, Bloomington North, Tiger Duals and Sectional team titles. It was Castle Wrestling’s 31st Sectional Team Title. We crowned eight in-dividual Sectional Champions and advanced 10 wrestlers to Regional, eight to Semi-State and three to the State Finals season.

We hope to build on that suc-cess. Our goal, as always, is to ad-vance as many as possible to the State Finals and be wrestling on Saturday night under the lights for a State Championship.

� e tenth song on the track is called “When I Stop Dreaming,” featuring Dolly Parton as the lead vocalist.

I would label this song as a cute duet between two talented singers. Musicians’ Coalition member Vayda Moore personally rated the song four out of � ve stars.

“Train in the Distance” is the fourteenth track on “Cass County”

“� is is a song describing dreams of going to a new place, getting on a mysterious train and

being daring,” Natalie Cummings explained. It appeared to me that this track’s background

sound resembled that of a train chugging along. Kibler provided us with the deluxe edition of this album; therefore we listened to the additional 2 bonus tracks. � ese bonus tracks were not written by Henley but instead covered. Matthew Johnson jokingly states that the bonus tracks were his favorite of the entire album, mainly because they sounded unique. � e last bonus song, “Here Come � ose Tears Again,” is explained by Gri� en Morrison as trying to forget relationships and the trials that this brings.

Overall, this album was rated 3 out of 5 stars by Musician Coalition members.

“I don’t have a lot of thoughts on this album except that a lot of it sounds very similar,” said Rachel Lesh. “I’m not a huge fan of country music, so I’m going to leave it at that.”

� is seems to be the general tone resonating from the individual reviews. Many of the members weren’t fans of country in the � rst place, so it was going to be di� cult to intrigue listeners at the CD review. However, many members enjoyed the experience of listening to the album, even if it wasn’t their cup of tea. I personally recommend at least one listen of this album. If you are a fan of country, this album will be perfect for you. If you’re not a fan of country, you might at least enjoy a couple songs.

HenleyContinued from Page 7

to places such as Seattle or Portland to search for a job.

Reilly’s parents are proud no matter what. “His dad’s and my prayer is that Reilly’s gi� s

would be used to bless and encourage others,” said Keri Beer.


DivingCoach Sadie WeisheitWho are your key divers this season?Jordan Wright (Senior) and Anna Wiggins (Ju-nior) are both returning to the team from last year and are very promising divers. I have high hopes for them when it comes to the regional and state diving competitions.

What’s di� erent about this season’s boys’ team/girls’ team compared to last season?� e upperclassmen leadership is having a posi-tive impact on the team so far this season.

What do you expect these teams to accomplish? I have high hopes for this year's divers when it comes to the regional and state diving competi-tions.

Photo by Riley GuerziniSenior volleyball player Madison Snyder signs her letter of intent to Hanover College in Hanover, Ind. A total of eight athletes signed their letter of intent on Nov. 11. Another senior volleyball player, Claire Martin, signed with Webster University in St. Louis, while softball players Madi Miles, Paiten Bradford and Al-lison Stradtner will attend Indiana University-Southeast in New Albany, DePauw University in Greencastle and Washington University in St. Louis, respectively. Swimmer Jake Heidecker will attend Purdue University, while former Mount Ver-non Wildcat Claudia Crawford signed with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Finally, men’s track team pole vaulter Alex Shinnerl will vault for Indiana University next spring.

Coaches discuss key players, share predictions for season11THE LANCER

CASTLE HIGH SCHOOLNOVEMBER 2015CROSSWORD

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Down1. (adj) Creating, or tending to create, separation, or di� erence2. (verb) To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to vilify; to defame3. (noun) A connoisseur in eating and drinking; an epicure5. (noun) O� ensively exaggerated belief in one’s own superiority or im-portance8. (adj) Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard9. (noun) A loud or pompous speech addressed to a large public as-sembly11. (verb) To unite as one body; associate13. (verb) Hate utterly, loathe, detest16. (adj) Wild, crazy, boisterous

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KNIGHT VISION12 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLNOVEMBER 2015



“A Special Cup”“A Special Cup” is open on Monday and Friday morning during � rst and second periods for faculty and students. Each drink is made by Life Skills students, Peer Tutors and sta� . Teachers can email Kelly Cochren with orders for themselves and their students.

Co� ee• Hot Chocolate• Mocha Steamer• Vanilla Steamer•

Hot Drinks - $1 Cold Drinks - $1Mocha Chill• Vanilla Breeze•

Smoothies - $2Strawberry• Strawberry Banana•

Suicide is the second leading cause of death

-Faiq Ashraf

(Below) Senior Jeremy Server (right) blasts � fth graders with his fog canon constructed from a garbage can during the physics demonstrations on Oct. 21. Photo by Abdul Ashraf

Photo by Faith RobinsonPeer tutor assistant Luke Yeager shows his mighty muscles during Red Ribbon Week on Oct. 30. Through-out Red Ribbon Week, there were many dress-up days. On this day, many people wore Halloween costumes.

Photo by Riley GuerziniCastle students display their creativity with the unique painting of many pumpkins for Castle Cru-saders’ annual pumpkin contest. The proceeds from the contest went to support Angels for a Knight.

(Left) Senior Mitchell Cron dem-onstrates to � fth graders on Oct. 21 an experiment involving sulfur which he blows over a burning � ame.

Tom Dahlquist’s physics students conducted a variety of experiments on Oct. 21 and 22 for � fth graders from elementary schools that feed into Castle High School. Photo by Madison Wiemer

Students in Patrick Harmon’s � fth-period chemistry class mix warm water and dry ice to create a bubble of carbon dioxide on Oct. 30. This was part of Harmon’s and teacher Shannon Wen-ning’s annual Halloween lab. Photo by Riley Pearson

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