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Homecoming Events Planned

Spirit Week for Homecom-

ing 2012 will be held on

October 9 through October

12. On Tuesday, October 9

is country day. Students will

be able to wear country

hats, cowboy boots, and

flannels. Wednesday, Oc-

tober 10 is Breast Cancer

Awareness Day. Students

will be able to wear any-

thing that is pink or that has

breast cancer awareness. On

Thursday, October 11 is

Disney Character day. Stu-

dents can dress up as their

favorite Disney character or

where clothing with the

character on them. And the

last day is Friday October

12 it is blue and white day.

Students are able to show

their Mercer Pride and

M.H.S Sprit by Wearing

football jerseys, Mercer t-

shirts, face paint and any

other Mercer school items.

Hoofbeats

M E R C E R A R E A M I D D L E S E N I O R H I G H S C H O O L

Volume 40 Issue 1

Homecoming –October 2012

Homecoming Court Photos 6-7

Sports 14-

15

Suduko 13

Op/Ed 4

New Teacher 5

Meet the Dean 2

College Visits 6

Inside this issue:

HOOFBEATS

STAFF

Carley Caruso

Makayla Guidace

Katie Kolbrich

Cailee Murray

Kara Redmond

Ashley Ryder

Jaymie Sagulla

Spirit Week By Katie Kolbrich

Our teacher talks to herself; does yours? Yes, but she doesn't realize it; she thinks we're actually listening.

Mercer Merriment

The MHS Sophomore class has

been hard at work for the past

several weeks planning and exe-

cuting the decorations for this

year‟s Homecoming Dance. Last

year this class worked hard to

raise the fundsd to present an

amazing evening of fun and ca-

maraderie for this year‟s at-

tendees.

Working under the guidance of

class advisor Mrs. Michelle

Santom a willing group of crea-

tive individuals have been giving

up evenings and Saturdayss to

bring the wonders of the Far East

to the MHS gym. The theme of

The Ancient Forbidden City is

intriguing to all ticket purchasers.

Other

events

planned

„ for this

week

include

various special Spirit Days ending with Blue and White Day on Friday. All the sports teams will be facing completion this week. A parade organized by The Touchdown Club and involving the community. During advisory on Friday students in grades 9-12 will be voting for Homecoming King and Queen. The festivities at the football game Friday evening will include a performance by the Alumni Band and the crowning of the 2012 MHS Homecoming. Finally on Saturday evening students past and pre-sent will attend the semi-formal dance and enjoy the tunes played by a local

D.J.

What Is The PSAT?

By Cailee Murray The Preliminary SAT/National Scholarship Qualify-

ing Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a program cosponsored

by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship

Corporation (NMSC). It is a standardized test provid-

ing practice for the SAT giving students the chance to

enter NMSC scholarships and access to colleges .

The PSAT/NMSQT measures critical reading skills,

math problem-solving skills, and writing skills. On the

test there will be two 25-minute critical reading sec-

tions, two 25-minute math sections, and one 30-

minute writing skills section. The whole test requires 2

hours and 10 minutes.

Students have developed testing skills over many

years, in and out of school. The test does not require

the student to recall specific facts from classes but is a

test of knowledge students retained during those years.

The most common reason for taking the test is to re-

ceive feedback on the skills necessary for college .

The student can then focus on their preparation on

those areas that they could most benefit from addition-

al study or practice.

The test is generally taken by students in the 11th

grade but can also be taken in the 10th grade as well.

Only students in the 11th grade enter the competition

for scholarships from the NMSC.

Students are advised to bring a calculator with which

they are comfortable . The students should have basic

knowledge of 4 math categories: numbers and opera-

tion, algebra and functions, geometry and measure-

ments, data analysis, statistics and probability. The

reading section contains 13 sentence completions, and

35 critical reading questions. In writing skills there

are 14 identifying sentence errors, 20 improving sen-

tences, and 5 improving paragraph questions.

The multiple-choice questions on the writing skills

measure students‟ ability to express ideas effectively

in written English, to recognize faults in usage and

structure, and to use language with sensitivity to

meaning.

This test is offered to juniors at Mercer High School

on October 20, 2012 at 8 a.m. in the High School Caf-

eteria. A $14 fee is required. For more information contact the guidance office.

Dean of Students

By Carley Caruso New to Mercer this year is the role of „Dean of

Students‟ which is Mr. Gregory Acre. The Dean

of Students is basically a principal and part of the

administration. The Dean of Students does what-

ever comes up for that particular day but mostly

deals with discipline and listening to issues. The

Dean of Students deals solely with the students.

When asking Mr. Acre what he thought of his new

position, he replied, “I

love it! I get to wear a

suit every day and I am

now able to see every

one in the school, not

just for bad reasons ei-

ther.” Five years ago

Mr. Acre could have

never imagined himself

in this position. In the

last five years he has been engaged, graduated

from Slippery Rock University, gotten a new pup-

py, and gotten married. Mr. Acre imagined himself

teaching in a classroom, most likely in Virginia.

Mr. Acre attended Slippery Rock University and is

currently a student at Westminster College for his

principal‟s certificate. The best part of Mr. Acre‟s

job is seeing everyone throughout the day,; he re-

ally enjoys seeing the changes in the students and

seeing them grow over time. When asking Mr.

Acre what he likes least about his job he really had

to think for awhile because he enjoys it so much.

He then states, “It takes a lot more time and I feel

bad that I am not at home. My wife is very sup-

portive though and is very understanding.” Mr.

Acre also does not like when students refuse to

change their behavior. This new job has given Mr.

Acre the opportunity to experience many new

things. He overall says that he likes being the Dean

of Students more. He really loves and enjoys

teaching but he feels he is much more affective

dealing with individuals. Five years from now Mr.

Acre sees himself having a masters degree, starting

a family, continuing this role or a higher role, do-

ing less teaching in a classroom, and having more

of an administrative role here.

Hoofbeats October 2012

Colorful Cafe By Makayla Guidace Many students in MHS have noticed the new obnoxious colors added to the cafeteria walls. Green, orange and yellow were added to the blue and white color scheme at the front of the cafeteria. When asking junior Ben Wiercinski what he thinks about the different colors he re-plied with “It looks like Chuck Norris painted it in the 70‟s.” Many students could agree with this statement because none of the colors really match each other and they are very bright and obnoxious. Trevor Fowler, also a junior at MHS says “I don‟t think it looks that good because it is not true Mercer colors.” Mercer School‟s colors are navy blue, Carolina blue, and white therefore many people could agree that having green, orange, and yellow is not the best color scheme. The cafeteria at MHS is about three colors short of having the entire rainbow in our lunch room, and it looks like Mercer High School, Sharon High School, and Grove City High School should all be eating in the same place those are clearly not our school colors. Be-cause this is such a new idea at Mercer, changes could possibly occur over the next summer.


Homecoming

Parade

By Kara Redmond As many students and faculty

members know that the Home-

coming Parade is here; the parade

date is October10.

This will occur on a Wednesday

planners hope many of the stu-

dents and teachers will be partici-

pating in the parade; it will be a

good time for all involved.

Students can wave to friends or

family members standing on the

sides watching as the parade goes

by or even throw candy to the lit-

tle ones attending to watch this

annual event.

Anyone is allowed to partici-

pate; this includes any groups,

teams, even classe.s It does not

matter if anyone is willing to

walk then step out. If anyone is

going to the want to walk in the

parade, the line up is at Mercer

Methodist Church on Butler

Street at five forty-five then at six

thirty the parade will begin their

march.

In the parade this year many

floats should revolve around the

homecoming theme which is An-

cient Chinese Forbidden City.

Many are wondering how they

are going to be able to pull this

off. Student Mikayla Thompson

stated, “The theme is way too

complicated to pull off as a home-

coming parade float.”

Some think though that it will be

easy to do from all the Chinese

ideas around us. For instance a

parent named Melanie Fussell had

this to say,

“There are

many re-

sources to

find ideas

for this, look

around at all

the Chinese

restaurants;

choose

things from

them and

make it into

a float.”

The same

float that

have come

from previ-

ous years are

the fall

sports like

the soccer teams then there is the

basketball teams and finally the

Mercer Mustangs football teams.

The floats will not be in any spe-

cial order; neither will the extra

people who would be willing to

attend.

At the end the parade will stop at

the Mercer High school; then once

everyone has arrived and a pro-

gram introducing the court will be

held.

In past events they had the boys

dress up like girls and do crazy

things. Once they even had a relay

so that should be something that

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Cheerleaders

Change It Up

Are we Mercer or are we

Reynolds?! As most of you know

the Mercer Varsity Cheerleaders

added the color silver to their uni-

forms this year and got rid of the

Carolina blue. Many people feel the

uniform change is not true to Mer-

cer. The uniforms are now navy

blue, silver, and white. The uni-

forms closely resemble Reynolds

High School colors. The Varsity

Cheerleaders are the only school

sport with the silver in their uni-

forms and it looks like the cheer-

leaders showed up at the wrong

school to cheer for the wrong team.

When asking Briana Phillips, a

four-year Varsity Cheerleader what

she thinks about the uniforms, she

replied, “I think that they are nice,

but I do miss the Carolina blue and

I am not a fan of the silver because

it is not a school color.” Jessie

Province, a senior at MHS and de-

voted super fan said, “I do not like

the silver obviously because it is

not our school colors. There is not

enough white and the Carolina blue

stood out so well.” Clearly the uni-

form and color change is not a hit at

MHS and, hopefully, changes will

Dresscode By

Kara Redmond There has been many questions

about the new dress code. Stu-

dents are wondering if it can be

changed and want to express the

opinions they have.

One change that was made for

the worse was that the pants or

shorts cannot have frays in them.

Now this does not make it easier

for shopping. Sudent Tessa Peters

stated, “Many people think that

they are very cute to wear.”

Many have been made aware

that girls are upset over the fact

they can no longer wear tights

under very short skirts; it is still

covering their skin and not show-

ing anything inappropriate so why

not? Student Maggie LaBarge

stated, “Girls should be able to

wear anything they want as long

as everything is covered.”

Outerwear has been mentioned

as a problem, not being able to

wear a jacket during school hours

is a little odd. This school has

many drafts due to an old heating

system. Students have very differ-

ent body temperatures. If they

could wear a jacket, it would be

very helpful. Does this mean

those on sports teams who want

to wear their team jackets for

team spirit cannot wear them ei-

ther?

Many comments were positive.

Students still find themselves

thankful that they can choose at-

tire for the school day. Several

schools wear uniforms taking

away freedom of hair color, jew-

elry choice, and footwear

Many are sure what we are ask-

ing is not unreasonable.

.

is very easy to tell that Mercer

Area School Districts are sup-

ported. Mercer Area High

School has a large fan section in

almost every sport the students

participate in. When going to a

football game it is easy to distin-

guish the love that the students,

faculty, and community mem-

bers contribute. Mercer High

School has always had a large

football fan section, whether it is

a home or away game. There

have also been many times at

away games when the Mercer

fan section was larger than the

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home team‟s fan section. Mercer

is not only supported in football,

but in all the other sports and

activities too. Mercer might not

have the best basketball team,

soccer team, volleyball team,

golf, etc. but as a group working

together for one goal it is some-

thing spectacular. Many students

and community members show

their “Mustang Pride” by having

window stickers on their cars of

the activities they are in, wearing

clothing with the school logo or

activities they support, and final-

ly by showing their appearance.

By making an appearance at a

local event, it shows that this

school has a lot of pride. Many

of the students can agree they are

proud to be a Mercer Mustang,

and this should follow for the

generations to come.

Mustang Pride

By Carley Caruso

Does Mercer have enough sup-

port? Is Mustang pride shown

throughout the community and

school? These are some simple

questions that one might wonder. It

.the theme is cool, no one will

remember it two years from now

anyway.” Some students agree

with Analise‟s statement and

consider the homecoming theme

not that big of a deal. Gillian

Brandes also mentions a good

point by saying, “I think it

doesn‟t matter what the theme is,

if you go it will be fun.” Regard-

less of the theme, everyone will

most likely have a memorable

night.

October 2012 Hoofbeats

Homecoming

Theme

By Carley Caruso

There has been many dif-

ferent opinions floating around

MHS about the homecoming

theme this year. Majority of the

students that were asked about the

theme sided with Mercedes

Moore and Orion Anderson.

Mercedes Moore states, “We

should have done the candy theme

instead because there‟s nothing fun

about our homecoming theme.”

Orion Anderson adds to this quote

by saying, “I don‟t like the theme

at all.” The homecoming theme

this year is “The Forbidden City”

It is more of a chinese type of

theme. The officers wanted to

choose something different and

unique for this year‟s homecom-

ing. Many of the students com-

plaining about the theme are upset

because it doesn‟t sound like a fun

and good time to them. MHS has

it‟s annual spirit week every year,

in which one of the days almost

always consists of the homecom-

ing theme. This year the home-

coming theme wasn‟t chosen as a

spirit week day. Some students

believe this helped to urge them to

not be excited about the theme this

year. A few other students slightly

disagreed with these arguments.

Analise Whenry states, “I think

Mercer

Education

Association

Teaching

For the Future

Coke Rewards The MHS library media Cen-

ter continues to collect Coke

caps and redeem them for

school and library supplies.

They have been able to pur-

chase an MP3 player and down-

load audio books and several

magazines were also made

available through donations of

caps. Bottle tops can be

brought to the library of you

can download points at myco-

kerewards.com.

OCTOBER COLLEGE VISITS

1 8:50 a.m. Butler

County Community College

3 9:00 a.m. Erie Busi-

ness Center, New Castle

9 8:50 a.m. Westmin-

ster College

9 12:30 p.m. Pitt Ti-

tusville

10 10:25 a.m. Chatham

University

10 1:15 p.m. Gannon

University

15 9:00 a.m. Clarion

University

19 8:50 a.m. New Cas-

tle School of Trades

22 10:30 a.m. Robert

Morris University

22 11:40 a.m. Point Park

University

29 11:40 a.m. Indiana

University of Pennsylvania

30 12:30 p.m. University

of Akron

31 8:50 a.m. Slippery

Rock University

NOVEMBER COLLEGE VIS-

ITS

8 11:40 a.m. Lock Ha-

ven University

Coming

Soon

Scholastic

Book Fair

MHS Library

December

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On the second day of school the

senior class voted for who they

wished to be on homecoming

court. Each senior was advised to

vote for six guys and six girls. In

the end the top seven guys and

girls were selected.

Katie Platt is an only child; her

parents are Lisa Bicek and John

Platt. She is involved in the cheer-

leading squad and track& field

team here at Mercer. Her favorite

colors are pink and cheetah.

Platt‟s favorite food is everything

and anything. Her most embar-

rassing moment was in 7th grade

the first week of school she had a

whole stack of books and she

tripped and threw everything eve-

rywhere and nobody helped her

pick it up. She is looking forward

to Prom, graduation, homecoming

week festivities, and the track

season. Platt says the best parts of

being a senior are having a car

and driving everywhere, being the

oldest in the school, cheering sea-

son. Platt says the best parts of

being a senior are having a car

and driving everywhere, being the

oldest in the school, cheering at

football games, and knowing all

the teachers. Her hobbies are pole

vaulting and shopping.

Meghan Conner has two broth-

ers, Benjamin and A.J, as well as

Homecoming Court 2012 By Ashley Ryder one sister, Whitney. Her parents

are Terry and Maureen Conner.

She is involved in the basketball

cheerleading squad and slow

pitch softball. Conner‟s favorite

color is blue and she cannot pick

juts one food. Her most embar-

rassing moment was when she

was on the Gateway Clipper in

9th grade and she was walking up

the stairs and the wind blew her

dress up. She is looking forward

to Prom. The best part about her

senior year is getting to leave the

school and volunteer. Her hob-

bies are softball and cheerlead-

ing.

Analise Whenry has two sis-

ters, Amber and Autumn, as well

as one brother, Kyle. Her parents

are Ricky and Mary Whenry.

She is involved in the soccer

team, basketball team, and fast

pitch team. Her favorite color is

purple and her favorite food is

Hot Head‟s. Her most embar-

rassing moment was during a

soccer game she slide tackled a

girl and her pants fell down. She

is looking forward to playing

sports. The best part about being

a senior to her is graduating and

going off to college. Her hobbies

are fishing, shopping, and hang-

ing out with friends.

Jessie Province has two sisters,

Billie and Shelby. Her parents

are Marian Unton and Bert Prov-

ince. She plays on the Mercer

Fastpitch team. Her favorite col-

or is orange and her favorite

food is pizza rolls from the pizza

shack. Her most embarrassing

moment was when she fell

asleep in study hall in 9th grade

in the LGI and knocked all the

chairs off the desk. She is look-

ing forward to going to all the

football games and super fan-

ning with Jaymie, Emily, Leah,

Danielle, and Becca. The best

part about senior year for her is

knowing this time next year she

will be in college. Her hobbies

are softball and hanging out with

friends.

Nathan Brest has one sister,

Katie. His parents are David and

Tina Brest. He is involved in the

football team here at Mercer. His

favorite color is green and his

favorite food is chicken nuggets.

His most embarrassing moment

is tripping everyday in school.

He is looking forward to leading

the football team to playoffs.

The best part about his senior

year is

every

teacher

knowing

him and

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2012

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Forbidden

City

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and finally making it to the top. His hobbies are

hunting, fishing, and weightlifting.

Katie Kolbrich has one sister, Nikki, and two

brothers, Christopher and Josh. Her parents are Kev-

in Kolbrich and Mary Borowicz. She is involved in

the Fastpitch team. Her favorite color is pink and her

favorite food is Buffalo Wild Wings bacon cheese-

burger with fries. She is anticipating prom and

spending time with friends. The best part about her

senior year is knowing it is her last year in high

school and not having a lot of classes. Her hobbies

are shopping, twitter, playing video games, going to

the movies, walking around the park, and going to

Sheetz.

Two brothers, Nick and Ethan, and a sister, Saman-

tha are Evan Nan‟s siblings. His parents are Pam and

Kelly Nan. He plays on the football team at M.H.S.

His favorite color is blue and his favorite food is

steak. His most embarrassing moment is when

someone confused him for his brother. He is looking

forward to his senior year of football and prom. The

most enjoyable part of his senior year is having a

fairly easy schedule. His hobbies are fishing, watch-

ing movies, and football.

Will Juergens has three sisters, Emma, Abbey, and

Bethany. She also has two brothers, Zach and Matty.

He is the son of Bill and Mara Juergens. He is on the

soccer team. Teal and funfetti cake are among his

favorites. His most embarrassing moment was in

fourth grade he missed a multiplication

problem and cried. He is looking forward to quality

time with his homecoming partner. The best part of

his senior year is getting free food from people. His

hobbies are writing and playing music; working at

Pizza Joe‟s, emulating Abercrombie workers, and

quoting the greatest actor of all time: Nicholas Cage.

Amanda Cameron has one sister, Allie, and two

brothers, Zac and Matt. She is the daughter of Kevin

and Beth Cameron. She is on the volleyball and soft-

ball team. Her favorite color is pink and her favorite

food is mashed potatoes. Her most embarrassing

moment was falling down the locker room steps in

front of the football players. She is looking forward

to study hall with Mrs. Walzer and the study hall

crew. The best part of senior year is being the oldest

and hanging out with friends. Her hobbies are to

play fast pitch softball and volleyball.

Janette Berger has two sisters, Andrea and Janeen.

She also has one brother Anthony. She is the daugh-

ter of Joe and Viki Berger. She is on the track team

and cheerleading squad. Her favorite food is steak

and her favorite color is blue. Her most embarrass-

ing moment is when she dyed her hair blue and it

turned green. She is looking forward to quality time

with her homecoming partner. The best part of her

senior is being able to graduate. Pinterest is how she

relaxes.

Viktor Rymniak has one sister, Alexa and one

brother, Luke. Alan and Tanya Rymniak are his par-

ents. He is involved in basketball, football, and wind

ensemble. His favorite color is yellow and his favor-

ite food is Five Guys‟ Burgers and Fries. In New

York City when someone whom he had never met

held his hand was his most embarrassing moment.

Vik is looking forward to spending his last year with

all his classmates. The best part of his senior year is

filling his schedule with difficult classes that require

lots of work. His hobbies include sports and music.

Cole Handerhan has one sister, Caitlin. He is the

son of John and Karen Handerhan. He is on the foot-

ball and speech teams. He is also involved in the

plays and musicals. His favorite color is orange and

his favorite food is ketchup. His most embarrassing

moment is when Mr. David yelled at him for not

signing in. He is looking forward to spending time

with Logan Clarke. The best part of his senior is see-

ing Luke Leonard. His hobbies are fishing, paintball,


Emily Dawson(8th) - Cow,

because I do not like throw

up

Hunter Kaster(8th) - Pig, be-

cause it is not on purpose

Emily Young(10th) - Pig, be-

cause I would get sick from

the manure

Sabrina Yassem(10th) - Pig,

because they already stuck

their hands in cow manure

Andy Schaefer(9th) - Pig,

because afterwards I can pet

it

Annie Miller(7th) - Cow, be-

cause I really do not like

puke

Jon-Carl Hostetler(8th) -

Pig, because I could catch

the puke with gloves

Shayna Perrine (10th) -Pig,

because it is not on purpose

Marissa Headly (8th) - Cow,

because I hate pigs, and I do

not want left their left over

junk all over me

Sierra Aites (10th) - Pig, be-

cause I like the color pink

and it was not on purpose

Travis Duffield (9th) - Cow,

because I do not like pigs

Angie Sipe (10th) - Cow, be-

cause I could just wear

gloves and then stick my

hands in

Would You Rather ? “Have a pig throw up on you or stick your hands in cow manure?”

ing Luke Leonard. His hobbies are fishing, paintball,

and going to Hot Head‟s.

Michael Handerhan has no siblings. He is the son

of James and LouAnn Handerhan. He is on the bas-

ketball and football teams. He is also a part of the

gifted program. His favorite color is maroon and his

favorite food is filet mignon. He is looking forward

to leaving. His hobbies are taking long walks on the

beach and reading poetry.

Austin Slagle is the son of Jason and Dionna

Slagle. He has a sister Julianne and one brother, Co-

dy. He is on the track, wrestling, and track teams.

His favorite color is blue

and he likes all food.

Being the oldest is the

best part of his senior

year. His hobbies are

hunting and fishing.

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Columns

Capricorn

(December 22-

January 19): Alt-

hough you might be

very certain about what you want,

this doesn't mean that you will

actually ask for it with any sense

of clarity. If you're writing an

email, there may not be a lot of

resemblance to your original in-

tent by the time you're done with

it.

Aquarius (January 20 – Febru-

ary 18): You will endure a period

of time where you think you can-

not do anything. Push through it

and you will be stronger in the

long run.

Pisces (February 19 – March

20): The older you get the more

things will begin to become clear-

er. You will realize why people do

things and learn more about your-

self in this long journey we all call

life.

Aries (March 21 – April 19): You may have your day mapped

out in great detail, only to discov-

er that you underestimated the

amount of time it would take to

finish your chores or to clean up

from a recent project. Once your

schedule falls behind today, it's

nearly impossible to get it back

on track.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20): Anything you want to do you

can make happen. Not with a

sprinkle of fairy dust though. If

you persevere through every-

thing your one dream will come

true sooner than you think it

will. Never give up on your

dream.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20):

Anything can happen anywhere

at any time. When you least ex-

pect it your love will surprise

you!

Cancer (June 21- July 22): You

like to be the big shot. You think

that you can do no wrong and if

someone says otherwise you will

through a fit. Try easing back

and taking a chill pill. Go to the

spa and just relax.

Leo (July 23 – August 22): It's

your biggest ideas that can bring

you the most complications now.

It might seem as if your needs

aren't worth the trouble, but don't

dismiss your desires prior to giv-

ing them a fair chance.

Virgo (August 23 – September

22): You are sharp, a quick

thinker and good at puzzles.

People go to you when they need

help in classes in school. You

are the ultimate thinker. But a

problem will come in the near

future that you cannot figure out.

Libra (September 23 – Octo-

ber 22): You are the romantic

type. You pay attention to the

small things that most just look

past. The more you pay attention

the more you are going to worry

though. Take a break from ana-

lyzing everything or you may

see a change in your eyesight.

Scorpio (October 23 – Novem-

ber 22): This can be a confusing

day because you may have trou-

ble controlling your desires and

they could pull you off course.

Don't fret, for you can blaze a

new trail wherever you decide to

travel. Take time to explore ter-

ritory that's off the beaten path

while allowing the hard edges of

reality to mellow.

Sagittarius (November 23 –

December 21): Once you think

your life is in order you will

soon find that life is not always

as you see. You will find out

hidden secrets about your loved

one that you never knew before.

A brand new start cannot hurt

anything though, so try some-

thing different.

Horse-O-Scopes By Ashley Ryder


Sean Dixon: Nice to others, helps people

Alan Rabold: Should be a hawtie

Nathan Breese: A magnanimous leader

Brecken Ellis: Agree with Alan Rabold

x10

Kat St. Pierre: Cutie wid a bootay

Sean Hayward: Polite and have a nice

humor

Liam Grandy: Should be good looking

with a good personality

Charlotte Kress: Nice, good personality

Tyler Gilmore: Polite

Sarah White: Chilvary

Sam Briggs: Nice and they should have

fun

Mario M: Tatted

Ben W: Not rude

Trevor Fowler: Good personality

Amy Ruhlman: Funny!

Sarah Johnson: Funny

Kayla Mason: Caring to oth-

ers

Kaitlin Sieg: Responsible,

kind, considerate

Allie Cameron: Brown hair,

athletic

Kylee Hollowell: Athletic,

nice, brown hair

Clay Ruffo: Good personali-

ty, nice

Colton Smith: Looks like

Carley Caruso

Reade Kepler: Responsible,

kind

Cody Mason: Kind, outgoing

Zach Wimer: Not stuck up

Rochelle VanDyke: Good

personality, not rude

Brad Kinzel: Be beauitful

Chase Bagnell: A good per-

son

Straight for the Horse’s Mouth By Jaymie Sagulla The question asked for

straight from the Horse‟s

mouth is “What qualities

should a good homecoming

queen have?”

Makayla Guidace: Down to

earth

Carley Caruso: Beautiful per-

sonality

Callee Murray: Good person-

ality

Ashley Ryder: Nice

Jaymie Sagulla: Long hair,

don‟t care

Sam Wansor: Nice personali-

ty

Mercedes Moore: Blonde hair

Taylor Brannon: Good influ-

ence

Briana Phillips: Nice to oth-

ers


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The JV/Varsity Girls Soccer

Team will be hosting Kennedy

Catholic, the Golden Eagles,

their first conference game on

September 18. The game will be

held at the Mercer High School

field at 6:00 P.M.

This will be a very challenging

game as the Golden Eagles have

a good record although they

have not met our girls this year.

The girls at Mercer are superior

players. Including seniorsKait-

lynn Smith-Mostard, Lynn

Swartzbeck, Julia Weller, and

Analise Whenry.

The other girls are Aubrie An-

germeier, Alexis Arkwright,

Monique M. Brown, Samantha

Carr, Adelyn Cook, Emily

Garrett, Micaela Harris,

Brooke McCullough, Megan

McKinney, Alexis D. Mills,

Dannah Rutter, Rebecca Shaf-

fer, Katie Skidmore, and Sa-

rah Stevens.

Coach Zolnier of the Golden

Eagles will meet this team of

strength and endurance. The

Mustang coaches have built a

strong team in gaining goals.

The summer has been one of

the hottest in some time showing

the dedication these girls have.

The majority of the girls started

out playing middle school soccer

and with youth programs.

The weather has now cooled

down and the girls will have

even more energy. The Mus-

tangs speed is one to be reck-

oned with.

The consistency of the goalie

protecting the net is amazing.

She can block like no one else,

and does an excellent job as all

the girls do.

Games are played at the Mercer

High School field except for

away game. The games are usu-

ally held in the evenings, alt-

hough weather can cancel

games.

The girls love to see fans

watching the game. The excite-

ment of the crowd gives them

the spirit even stronger to win.

These girls are a group of re-

spectable, hard working, dedicat-

ed players. Some will go onto

colleges after this year with a

sense of accomplish and memo-

ries of the friends they made on

the field.

They will remember their

coaches and the funny things

that happened on the field and

off. At Mercer we will remem-

ber these girls and all they ac-

complished.

It takes a special person to be

so dedicated to soccer. One who

can overcome disappointments

Girls JV/Varsity Soccer By Cailee Murray

October 2012

ley Lyons, Caitlyn Mattocks,

Liam McQuiston, Logan

Mills, Michael Morneweck,

Madeline Rowe, Lane Snyder,

Alexander Vanwoert, Joshua

Wambolt, and Brittany Wat-

son.

This group of team players

deserve thanks for representing

Mercer. The gamesso far are off

to a good start.

The team has had some tough

competition and held their own,

showing school spirit. These are

middle school students and can

only get better as they move up.

The speed and agility the team

demonstrates on the field .is

amazing The goalie knows how

to block the opponents‟ ball

with accuracy.

We must not forget the talent

that the coaches have training

these young students. Their

knowledge of the game can be

seen in the team as they move

up and down the field.

The middle school soccer

games are usually held after

school at the Mercer High

School field, except for away

games..

The Middle School Soccer

Team at Mercer had a grueling

start to the season. The weather

was the hottest it had been for

some time, only the most dedi-

cated could handle this.

These dedicated boys and girls

did not let the beginning of the

season defeat them. They are

Kaitlin Berger, Andrew

Brinker, Sean Burdette, Rob-

ert Carson, Autumn Coryea,

Alexandria Denny, Dalan

Ealy, Spencer Ference, Tyler

Glass, Dalton Goehring, Mary

Hogue, Bethany Juergens, Ri-

Middle School Soccer By Cailee Murray

Hoofbeats

The Mercer Girls Volleyball

Team are doing an excellent job

so far this year representing the

Mercer County School District.

The team consists of three sen-

iors: Amanda L. Cameron, An-

na Conner, and Heather

Woods. These three girls are

strong team players!

These other girls are also a big

part of the team: Amanda Ad-

dicott, Erika Berger, Jordyn

Buchanan, Allison Cameron,

Alyssa English, Aundria Greg-

ory, Madeline Hessmann, Julia

Hile, Maureen L. Kennell,

Emily Kirila, Megan Lang,

Rachel E. Latsko, Katelyn

Love, Brooke McCullough, Re-

becca L. McCullough, Hannah

McElrath, Emily McGhee, Sa-

mantha Metts, Lindsey Miller,

Taylor Moon, Angela Moose,

Kaitlyn Nemeth, Nicole Red-

mond, Melissa Shoemaker,

and Kaitlyn Zelman.

The team is coached by Beth

Hillmar, who has coached the

team for many years. Watching

Beth on the field you see the

love she has for her girls and

treats her team with respect and

gives her all to see that they get

the best instruction possible.

Her coaching and the team‟s

ability showed at the round up

with Sharon. Mercer making a

winning sweep, Mercer 3-

Sharon 0, with winning scores of

25-14, 25-19, and 25-13.

Players Amanda L. Cameron

with 12 points; Anna Conner 10

kills; Heather Woods 5 points;

Madeline Hessmann 5 points;

Nicole Redmond 12 points;

Kaitlyn Zelman 5 kills; Emily

McGhee 15 points, 6 assists;

and Melissa Shoemaker 6

points were valuable players

sweeping the win over Sharon.

Although Mercer lost their

game to Hickory 3-1 on Septem-

ber 20th, a home conference

game their record has not

changed as of yet remaining 2-2-

0.

The girls won the non-

conference game against Jame-

stown by a score of 3-0. They

lost the home conference game

against Greenville by a close 3-

2. They won the non-conference

game against at West Middle-

sex .by 3-2.

Boys Soccer By Katie Kolbrich The Mercer Boys Soccer team

has 24 members on the team this

year. There are currently five

seniors on the team; they are

Will Juergens, Alex Shaffer, Na-

than Breese, Josh Brothers and

Alan Rabold. I interviewed Jun-

iors Trenton Fowler and Chase

Hoffman. Trenton has been play-

ing soccer for 12 years now and

his favorite part about playing

soccer is hanging out with Chase

Hoffnan and breaking ankles. He

thinks that the Mercer Boys Soc-

cer team will be the next district

10 champs. Trenton‟s most

memorable moment while play-

ing soccer for M.H.S. is when he

made his first varsity goal his

freshman year against Maple-

wood. His most embarrassing

Mercer Girls Volleyball By Cailee Murray

moment was when he would

miss the ball and fall on his

butt. The one thing Trenton will

miss after the season is over is

Chase Hoffman. And the other

thing he will miss about the sen-

iors is their leadership and how

they are all like family.

Chase Hoffman also has been

playing soccer for 12 years and

his favorite part about playing

soccer is hanging out with

friends and breaking ankles.

Chase thinks that the boy‟s soc-

cer team will with the region for

the third straight year in a row

and wins districts. His most

October 2012

memorable moment while

playing for M.H.S. is winning

region player of the year as a

sophomore and tying the score

record! His most embarrassing

moment is completely missing

the ball and falling on his butt.

The one thing he will miss after

the seasons over is Trenton

Fowler. And the one thing he

will miss about the seniors is

the humor but he will bring it

next year!

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