Volume 24 Issue 2 October 2018

The price of Homecoming traditionsby Bella Pellegrin and

Abby Sonnier-staff writers

October brings with it fun fall events such as the parish fair and Halloween, but one of the most anticipated is the Home-coming dance. This exciting event gives the student body a chance to enjoy a night with friends and while this event may only span out over three to four hours, weeks of preparations often go into this special night. A tradition based on society’s standards, homecoming can be oppressive for some. Talk about upcoming plans buzzes from all corners of the school. Dresses and dates are discussed throughout the preceding weeks, sometimes to the point of overload. Nail color and style, what shoes to wear and plans before and after contribute to the fret. While excitement can be positive and natural, overthinking about the dance can be unhealthy. In addition, students who plan to go solo to the dance may be regarded as unpopu-lar by their peers. Attire can also be a problem. Homecoming attendees whose outfits do not fit the typical cookie cutter mold are at times, laughed at. Girls spend, on the higher end of the scale, hundreds of dollars for this event. With data collected from 30 Fontainebleau stu-dents, the average amount of money spent on

Homecoming last year for girls was $85 and the average for boys was $40. Homecoming may also cause self-doubt and negative ratio-nalization. Junior Noelle Downey said ,”If you don’t have friends to go with, it can be upset-ting.” For those with anxiety, the dance may be a source of stress, but it doesn’t have to be. Although the tradition may be set by society’s standards, homecoming has evolved since its first debut. Homecoming Week ac-tivities help to promote the idea of individu-ality by allowing each student to dress up the way he or she chooses to themes, such as movie characters. The idea of individu-ality transfers over to the dance itself, as students choose their dresses or their ties.

This much anticipated dance is meant to be an opportunity for a fun night and a good time. To make the most of this experience, do whatever feels most comfortable, whether that refers to selecting a dress, or choosing, or not choosing, a date. Getting ready with friends can be calming before the dance. Also, hav-ing a good mindset going into the dance can help to alleviate any worries that may crop up. While homecoming may still be influenced by societal standards, Fontainebleau provides an atmosphere in which all can have fun and enjoy themselves. The key is to be an indi-vidual and have fun. As Judy Garland said, “ Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.”

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JAG Closet provides Homecoming options

Every year the JAG class opens up the famous JAG Closet, a free operation to allow girls and guys to have something to wear to dances, even if they can’t afford it. The JAG Closet has hundreds of slightly used dresses to choose from and some suits, all freely giv-en to those who need them. In the spring of last year, a local designer repeat boutique closed its doors and, consequently, donated all of their items to the JAG program. The operation is also maintained with student donations. You can

donate in room 906 before or af-ter school. This is an outstanding display of compassion sponsored by the JAG students. The generosity of the program is impressive giv-en the price tags these dresses usually come with. Normally, a homecoming dress or prom dress can exceed $200, so the option for attire at no cost is ex-tremely appealing to those who cannot or do not want to pur-chase a costly dress or suit that will rarely be worn. Often girls feel like they can only wear a dress once and are

forced to choose between a few unpleasant options, the first, that they could wear the dress they have recently worn, even though they’re uncomfortable wearing it, buy a brand-new dress despite the price, or buy a used dress which risks the quality of the dress and limits choice. How-ever, the JAG closet offers many alternatives. All the dresses and suits in the closet are lightly worn, and the items are free to any student. To continue this service, clothes can be returned to JAG for someone else to use next year.

by Jack Vonier -editor

Offering homecoming attire for no cost, the JAG closet contains hundreds of designer dresses and some suits to make homecoming an affordable experience for all students. Photo courtesy of Lizzy Pelto

2 EDITORIALS OCTOBER 2018

FHS Gazette Fontainebleau High School’s

Community Newspaper

To contact the Gazette staff, you may email us at

fhsgazette@gmail.comAdviser: Rebecca Paul,

Room 610

Editors: Isabel Favaloro, Jack Vonier, and Hannah Parks

Times Picayune Correspondent:Brooke Caillet

Staff Writers and Photographers:Isabel Favaloro

Isaac King Jack Vonier

Laura AlvarezBenjamin BurnsJake CrawfordDemi HauschildHannah ParksBella PelligrinNina Pittari

Abby SonnierDillon Todd

The FHS Gazette is a public forum for discussion. The staff and edi-

tors determine the content. Howev-er, the editorials are the opinions of the authors. The Gazette welcomes

contributions from all members of the school community. Articles must be signed and submitted ten

days prior to publication.

On September 16, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford publically came forward against Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Ka-vanaugh with allegations of sexual misconduct. Shortly after, she ex-perienced extreme backlash from media, senators, and Kavanaugh supporters alike, while he recieved unconditional support from the most powerful republican senators. In Justice Brett Kavana-ugh’s testimony to the Senate Ju-diciary Committee recently, he lamented that his family and his reputation had been “totally and permanently destroyed” by allega-tions of sexual assault. Yet, Judge Kavanaugh became Justice Ka-vanaugh on Saturday, October 6 with a vote of 50-48 in his favor. It was always likely that Jus-tice Kavanaugh’s accusers would be crucified on a national stage, not necessarily because their cred-ibility would be questioned, but because the conflict boils down to yet another partisan brawl. Ad-ditionally, their mistreatment will undoubtedly deter other survivors from coming forward. Throughout the process, men overlooked Jus-tice Kavanaugh’s behavior to criti-cize the women who reported it. Christine Blasey Ford received death threats and had to leave her family home after testifying about her sexual assault. She moved her sons in with friends so they could continue to attend school. Many have attributed Ford’s allegations of sexual assault to the rising tension between political

parties, consequentially blaming democrats for trying to overthrow Kavanaugh because of his repub-lican affiliation and claiming ab-surd fallacies such as the idea that the whole ordeal is a scheme mas-terminded by the Clinton family. Had Kavanaugh acted as re-spectfully as we expect from a Su-preme Court Justice, he would have apologized to Renate Schroeder Dol-phin for his crude high school bully-ing. A more responsible Senate Judi-ciary Committee would have taken their claims seriously and demand-ed a thorough, fair investigation. Victoria Church, who lives in Connecticut and works as a law-yer, offered her opinion to CNN on the confirmation of the judge. “Kavanaugh’s hearings were not a criminal trial. There was no require-ment that the allegations be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The hearings were a job interview for one of the most respected positions in the United States. There is clearly doubt and disagreement about what happened all those years ago. For

me, that should have been enough for more senators to vote no.” In adament support of Kava-naugh, Trump proudly stated as he stood atop his presidential podium, “Those who step forward to serve our country deserve a fair and dig-nified evaluation, not a campaign of political and personal destruction based on lies and deception.” De-spite his remarks clearly aimed at the democratic party, he fails to notice that not a single republican voted outside their majority, even though many were planning to vote against Kavanaugh just before the hearing. In the end, this is not a mat-ter of male or female, but of po-litical parties. Our judiciary com-mitee, which once held the duty of voting for the welfare of the coun-try, now bows down to political powerhouses and sectarian views. It is our job as voters to make a change for the better. It is time to change our ways from the old and begin electing people who will put the country first and their polical predespositions aside.

Exposing the Chasm:Kavanaugh case highlights political divide

by Isabel Favaloro-editor

In Louisiana, the graduation requirement is to have at least two credits in the same foreign language. You’d think that after at two or more years of studying, students would be able to reasonably speak the language; however that isn’t always the case The main benefits of language include being able to communicate with a huge corner of humanity that students otherwise couldn’t, a bet-ter understanding of English and the technicalities of how language works, and a chance of employment in 54 million jobs that require, or require at least a basic understand-ing of, a certain foreign language. . By nature, foreign language classes are difficult, requiring stu-dents to study at great length, practice on their own, and complete a large amount of coursework in order to fully understand a small amount of what they’re expected to learn. The rigorous academic demands cannot readily be avoided without losing the merit of the class, but many stu-dents still complain about the diffi-culty and complexity of these classes.

Many students who don’t have or aren’t willing to commit the time re-quired to learn the material have re-sorted to cheating or other dishonest methods of obtaining a decent grade in their language classes. While this might temporarily answer the prob-lems these students have, not only are they taking the risks of getting caught cheating, but they are also missing out on a very powerful opportunity. Most students who take for-eign language do have the time avail-able after school to study, and while there are those who don’t, they are a comparative minority. Most of the students who don’t study simply don’t want to or care to. This apathy toward their class is one of the biggest mis-takes students can make, especially if they want to achieve a good grade. If students don’t care about a subject, then it’s likely they won’t achieve their full potential, and while some may be able to achieve a good grade in a class, it’s going to be harder.If a student plans on graduating, he is going to need to sit through at least two years of foreign language, three if he decided to take it at the junior high level.. If students are already investing the time to pass and be in

the class, they might as well put in the extra effort to actually learn the lan-guage. By learning the language, they give themselves many opportunities that would be otherwise unavailable. So once we realize the impor-tance of learning a language, how can we make the process less difficult? What is the most efficient way study? According to Ms. Franks, Spanish I & II teacher, it’s impor-tant to try to learn even when you’re not at school “You need the correct grammar to express yourself,” she explains. “When you go out of the country, you apply what you learn in the classroom.” It’s important for stu-dents to put their language skills into practice. This can be done in several ways, whether it’s listening to music in another language, watching mov-ies or TV, or getting a language ex-change partner online. Immersing themselves in the language will help immensely when trying to learn how to speak and which words to use. So the next time you enter your foreign language class, enter it with a renewed desire to learn as much as you can. There’s no rea-son not to take advantage of this opportunity while you are able to.

by Jack Vonier-editor

On September 27, Justice Kavanaugh gives his sworn testimony that he will not lie about the happen-ings of his life during the Congressional Hearing. Photo courtesy of https://www.weeklystandard.com

Does foreign language really count?

The estimated percent of the United States population that is Hispanic and speaks Spanish.

Source: The American Bazaar

“...There are more than 54 million jobs that re-quire or require at least a basic understanding of a certain foreign lan-guage...”

oCTOBER 2018 SCHOOL NEWS 3

Theatre season kicks off with comedyby Isaac King

staff writer

The Fontainebleau Talented Theatre department will be perform-ing Boeing Boeing on October 17, 18, and 20 at 7pm in the auditorium. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. The show’s cast consists entire-ly of senior members of the program. The plot of Boeing Boeing is all about a bachelor named Bernard who is engaged to three different stew-ardesses without their knowing about each other. Things go awry when a newer, speedier Boeing jet disrupts his well-laid plans, and all three stew-ardesses are in town at the same time. Chaos and comedy ensue. This cast may face several challenges. One such challenge is pac-ing, senior Ben Brodt shared, “[the most challenging scenes are], for me, the slower scenes where there’s not a lot of energy.” This show is overall very fast-paced and high energy, so ac-tors will need to have their lines very well-memorized in order to entertain the audience. Another challenge will be the accents. The main women of the play have accents ranging from German to French. and projecting with accents is typically very hard for actors to do. Senior Kassie Atchinson feels a bit anxious about this show; she reported, “I’m definitely stepping out of my comfort zone having an accent and be-

ing one of the main characters, as this is an ensemble cast.” An ensemble cast is a cast in which there isn't only one main character; each character is important. This is Atchinson’s first time in a lead character role, so while the role is challenging, this is a great opportunity for her. Yet another test concerning the technical and onstage elements of the show will be the opening and closing of doors. Senior Reagan Cantrelle de-clared, “...all the doors will need to close at the same time, so timing [will be a big obstacle]. The comedic tim-ing is what makes this show.” A main comedic factor of this show is that the women narrowly miss each other ev-ery time they walk on and off stage, so the cast and crew will need to be hyper-aware of all cues, or suffer the loss of crucial timing. The cast and crew of Boeing Boeing would like for people to come out and support the show. Stage man-ager Sarah Induni believes, “People should come see Boeing Boeing be-cause we put a lot of work into put-ting the show on ... but also the play is really funny, and we think everyone will have fun being in the audience.” This sentiment is shared by the en-tirety of the members of Boeing Boe-ing, especially since the cast is made up solely of seniors. Those who attend should be in for an interesting night of intrigue and entertainment.

- by Laura Alverezstaff writer

Did you know that one pint of blood could save the lives of three people? In the gym lobby on October 1, many students did just that. They gave a pint of blood for the Blood Center’s semi-an-nual blood drive. Ninety-four pints of blood were collected which could save 282 people. The donated blood is com-monly used for transfusions. Many cancer patients are more often than not in need of blood. Their need for healthier blood stems from anemia --a reduction in the number of red blood cells. One of the most common side effects of chemothera-py is low blood cell count. Blood centers often run short on blood types B and O-negative. Of the blood types, AB is the universal recipient and O-negative is the univer-

sal donor. O-negative blood types can donate to anyone. Every two seconds, someone is in need of blood; approximately 32,000 pints of blood are used each day in the United States. There is no

substitute for human blood. Any donated blood must be used within 42 days before it becomes unusable. The Blood Center visits FHS twice a year, in October and then again in

February. When donating blood and preparing to do-nate blood, be sure to drink plenty of water. Being de-hydrated when giving blood could cause nausea and pos-sibly cause individuals to pass out. Avoid eating foods such as hamburgers, fries, and ice cream; eat something healthy. Don’t eat anything right before donating, and after donating blood, avoid strenuous physical activities. (Stay hydrated and take care of yourself.) If individuals were to start donating blood at 17 years old and donated blood every 56 days until the age of 76, they would have do-nated 48 gallons of blood. That would equate to 384 pints, which could save 1,152 people. Anyone who is in good health, is at least 17 years old, and weighs at least 110 pounds may donate blood every 56 days.

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Bulldog blood saves l ives

Performed by an all-senior cast, Boeng Boeng is a comedy about the tangled web a bachelor weaves with three stewardesses. It will be presented on Octo-ber 17, 18, and 20 at 7pm in the auditorium. Photo courtesy of lakeshoreplay-ersdorval.com

Very few people know how to deal with a teenag-ers’ struggles. The already complex social issues teens face now have been painfully complicated by social media, changing the way they sleep, exercise, learn and commu-nicate. Most of us don’t un-derstand how to combat these problems, least of all, teens themselves. A new author is provid-ing words of wisdom to deal with these issues, from the voice of a young person. Grace Valentine, a 22-year-old, for-mer graduate of Fontaineb-leau High, spoke to Ms. Rho-dus’ English II and III classes about the recent book she has published, “Am I Enough?” Valentine’s book cap-tures the struggles of “grow-ing up in the small town of Mandeville where everyone knows everyone.” She also touches on the life of being a

young girl growing up in high school, still looking for a way to navigate her world. But in retrospect, the book allows teens to embrace who they are. In the book, and in class, she emphasized to the students that “we are created by Some-one better for something bet-ter.” Valentine stressed to the students that it is and always will be okay to let the world see you for who you really are. During the author’s presentation, Bailin Young-blood, a sophomore at FHS, questioned Valentine, “What inspired you to write this book?” The author respond-ed, “My inspiration for this book was that I wanted to write something that I wanted to read when I was younger. I wanted to hear from a big sis-ter and not a mom.” Valentine’s new book and her presentation to the classes touch on the struggles of high school students. The message explains everyday challenges that teens can re-

late to as high school students that many people do not talk about. Her message accentu-ates the fact that adolescents are not alone, and that other people are feeling or have felt the same way they do. Among many of the other inspiring words the stu-dents heard, Valentine talked about how she had overcome all the people who had told her she was not good enough. She spoke of how she had perse-vered and would not take “no”

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Alumna’s message hits home

for an answer. It is hard to imagine all the wisdom people have given in-tended to inspire students to reach their full potential, but Valentine’s words of struggle, realism, and encouragement seemed to touch Ms. Rhodus’ classes of 10th and 11th grad-ers more than most. Her con-nection with her listeners, and the fact that she herself had been a student at Fontaineb-leau High, seemed to make all the difference.

by Brooke Caillet-Times Picayune Correspondent

Debbie White (Junior)Q: Are you dressing up

this year? As what?A: Yes, as from Megara

Hercules

Owen Jensen (Sopho-more)Q: What is the scariest monster?A: Myself.

Melissa George (Senior)Q: What is your favorite

candy?A: Snickers, absolutely.

I’d die for snickers.

Returning as a guest speaker, former Fontainebleau High student Grace Valen-tine (pictured center) speaks to Ms. Easterling (left) and Ms. Rhodus’s (right) English II and III classes about her new book entitled, “Am I Enough?”. Photo courtesy of Brooke Caillet

fall is here

OCTOBER 2018 FEATURES 5

Don’t STAND OUT like drugs.

Wear camo!

Red out drugs and show your FHS school

PRIDE. Wear red.

Be the SUPER

HERO who stands up to drugs.

Don’t be weak to WACKY

peer pres-sure! Wear

wacky socks and crazy hair.

Turn out the LIGHTS on

drugs. Wear pajamas.

of the same age during early ado-lescence. Their growth stops ear-lier, but begins before boys. This can cause self- consciousness in both girls and boys. A fifteen to twenty pound weight gain is also normal at this age but may affect teens’ self-perceptions, espe-cially in girls. And boys usually have a growth spurt in height before their muscles have had a chance to catch up. To make matters worse, the media bom-bards society with unrealistic models of what is portrayed as the norm, and sometimes even alters photos to create more un-attainable body types. This adds stress to a time when most high school students are already deal-ing with the accelerated changes occuring in their bodies. Physical changes almost always cause mental chang-es, and this is common during high school also. Changes in hormones actually affect the

circadian rhythm of the body, or the sleep-wake cycle. During pu-berty, a natural shift takes place in teenagers’ sleep/wake cycle that causes them to be more alert later at night. In a study with 1,014 teenagers aged 13 to 16, one-third reported having sleep problems at some point in their lives. Ninety-four percent report-ed experiencing trouble sleep-ing at least twice per week for a month or longer. Their insomnia became more chronic beginning at an average age of 11 (https://www.mentalhelp.net/contribu-tors/oswalt). Lack of sleep can seriously affect high school stu-dents’ ability to perform academ-ically, as well as make it difficult to make healthy decisions in so-cial situations. Teenagers are often reminded that high school years, especial-ly junior and senior years, are a turning point in their lives that will greatly affect their future. Their academic performance is important at this stage because of college and career opportunities just around the corner. Considering the amount of emphasis on the importance of academic performance, to-gether with physical and mental

High school is a difficult time for most students because they are in a constant state of learning and adjustment, physi-cally, mentally, and emotionally. Development in each of these ar-eas happens at such a rapid rate during the teen years that it is hard to keep up with the changes taking place. Add this phenome-non to a whole sea of individuals dealing with the same issues, and you have the high school experi-ence. Frightening, isn’t it? It is not surprising that problems with body image crop up during this stage of life. The transformation from child to adult takes place very quickly. Girls on the average start their growth spurt between the ages of 10 and 14, about two years before boys. This is the reason girls are usually taller than boys

changes, many students suffer from anxiety and depression. Insomnia alone can cause major problems with depression. Ap-proximately 20 percent of teens experience emotional issues be-fore they reach adulthood, and between 10 to 15 percent suf-fer from symptoms at any one time (https://psychcentral.com/blog/why-are-so-many-teens-de-pressed). Constant stress about college, financial aid, career choices, tension over privileges and responsibilities, and com-plicated social situations all con-tribute to the issues teens face. Parents and teachers sometimes struggle to treat teens like adults but still expect them to act like adults. Relationships between friends and romantic partners are also very complicated. It is important to remem-ber that this is a time of transi-tion, so there will be opportuni-ties on the other side of twenty to get it all together. Perfection is never attainable, but making it through the teenage years is if the goal is to keep going until these changes have slowed down and the body, mind and emotions have reached a place of more consistent balance.

Taking transitions in strideby Nina Pitarri-stafff writer

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6 Sports October 2018

Lady Dawg’s Mandeville loss breaks undefeated

district streak

by Dillion Todd-staff writer

Wednesday, October 3 (better known as Mean Girls Day), the Dawg Pound washome to some mean action. In an excitingly close game through and through, Mandeville pulled ahead to knock the home team out of their undefeated streak. One game isn’t the whole season, though, and the Lady Dawgs, who are now 6-1, will continue to play their hearts out on the court.Wednesday’s game kicked off with a packed and roaring crowd, and a nail-biting, back and forth contest. Each team played relatively flawlessly, both on offense and defense. Bothteams controlled the ball in every play. Senior Landyn Froberg said that “the defense needed to be there.” and they sure were. The front row stuffed Mandeville’s biggest threat all night and made them look for ways around their wall. The setters worked well with the attack-ers and set up several beautiful spikes. Senior Sam Pittari bounced balls off the floor. Both teams made minimal errors and it was an ex-citing game till the very end. Every team has its downfalls, though, and Mandeville just happened to pull through. The Skippers and The Dawgs are now tied for the season at 1-1, and Fontainebleau will have another chance to prevail next time.

JROTC has been ramping up its pro-gram for the last three years with an event called Raider. Raider is a sport-like competi-tion consisting of five parts. First up for the teams is a two-plus mile run in which the en-tire team must finish together. Up next is the x-course, consisting of four legs: a tire-path the team must help construct, a cinder block wall the team must deconstruct then rebuild twice, a belly crawl under caution tape, and a litter carry, in which two team members lie on stretchers and are carried fifty feet to the destination and back. After the x-course is the obstacle course and then the one-mile medical run, in which members must treat and rescue an injured teammate. The day culminates in a rope bridge challenge.

The two teams this year, Devil Dawgs and Bulldog Resistance, have both placed in different parts of the competitions. The purpose of Raider, participants say, is to have fun and build teamwork as well as physical strength. At practice, each team practices their own event. One may practice building rope bridges, while the other goes on mile runs. “[In doing Raider], you get to know your team and build strong bonds with one another and it’s a great feel-ing,” junior Katie Lisle says. Unanimously, the Raider team mem-bers agreed their biggest rival is Bogalusa High School. For the past three years, Bogalusa has won the championship. However, while it is a competition, Raider members can become friends with cadets from other schools. For now, the Raider season has ended, but JROTC members will continue to test themselves to build teamwork and strength.

by Hannah Parks-editor

Raider contest builds form and friendship

Hoping to turn the tide, Senior Samantha Pittari, Kristen Eb-erts, sophomore Chloe Chaix and Isabela Schilleci get each other pumped for the next play. In a close game, the attitude and effort

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October 2018 Entertainment 7

“I told you this would hap-pen!!!” Fictional editor of the Dai-ly Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, could not have put it better. Insomniac Studios’ game Marvel Spider-Man has sent the gaming community into a frenzy. The game follows our spandex-clad pal eight years after acquiring his powers and becoming the friendly, neighbor-hood Spider-Man that we have all come to know and love. Rather than making the game an origin story, game designer James Coo-per makes a game in which Peter Parker has a better sense of his powers.With combat very com-parable to the DC game Arkham Asylum, Spider-Man is defined by its movement and its almost cin-ematic cutscenes. Unlike Arkham Asylum, however, Spider-Man’s combat has a much lighter feel-ing, and the fluidity is unmatched across all platforms with speed and agility playing a more important role, rather than Arkham’s bru-tality and power. We also follow

Peter Parker throughout his per-sonal problems, from his break-up with Mary Jane, to Peter’s financial struggles of unemployment, and even the backstory with Aunt May. Aside from the combat of our beloved hero, Insomniac’s Spider-Man tells a compelling story and does a great job at show-ing character development in each character through the whole game. Spider-Man learns to make some hard decisions, Mary Jane devel-ops into the fearless journalist she knew she could be, and even the villains are shown to have deeper arcs than just “be bad, hurt people.” The development and the ability to get an audience to attach to char-acters is important in a game like Spider-Man because the character is already well known and widely loved. Yes, we are calling you outAmazing Spider-Man series. Be-ing able to make a well-known character feel new and still have the same feeling as the widely-loved comics is no easy task, and Insomniac hit it on the nose. Another crucial point the

developers nailed is offering lots of different styles of objectives. Throughout the playthrough, gam-ers will be able to play as Spider-Man, Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and even Miles Morales, who is included in the game and gets his own small origin story. The inclusion of Miles doesn’t feel forced and is honestly a well bal-anced character with very similar qualities to our hero Peter. The gameplay objectives range from collecting backpacks throughout New York to taking pictures of

by Ben Burns and Dillon Todd-staff writers

New Spiderman game exceeds expectations

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landmarks (a nice nod to Peter’s history as a photographer), and even doing small good deeds like cleaning up the city. There are also objectives like taking on random crime in the streets and complet-ing challenges to fight Taskmaster. All in all, Insomniac’s Spider-Man hits every detail me-ticulously and shows that the de-velopers really have a passion for what they do. They paid attention to very small details that most everyday fans wouldn’t have, and, for that, we feel confident in giving Spider-Man a 10/10.

The Art IV class, led by Ms. Shearman, has been working on the creation of art work using old book pages to give them a new meaning. The students’ assignment was to take three old pages from a fiction novel and use words and sentences from them to create a story with all three pages. Their story tied into their art project because the class then illustrated the story on all three pages in a sequence. Ally Loewe, a senior, created her project by capturing the concept through her piece on the miracle of having a child. Her first page reads out, “The words repeating in my head piercing forever a lasting wound” with a picture showing a mother find-

ing a baby alone. The second page says, “A mother who expected pain. She was in tears,” and it included the depiction of a mother with her newborn child. The final picture shows the mother and baby hold-ing hands, with the caption, “The boy led her heart proud and happy.” The Art IV students seem to have enjoyed their task with this cre-ative assignment. Their work embod-ies quality and uniqueness. With the help of Ms. Shearman, the Art IV class has finished their task of creating a project out of something as simple as old books. This shows what students from around the Pound are capable of and their hidden talents. They have al-most created something from nothing.

by Jake Crawford-staff writer

Art IV classes merge fiction with art

Using pages from old fiction books, Art IV students in Ms. Shearman’s class created stories and images from the words on the pages. Staff photo by Jake Crawford

DAWG DATESOCTOBER 2018 ENTERTAINMENT 8

Aries: It’s a good time to play it safe with other people’s hearts. With the new moon of the eighth, romance may come looking for you. Revel in the love. October 10 could trigger an argument—but you don’t have to engage. On the eighteenth, you’ll be at your strongest and best for the next few days.Taurus: Your love life could get SPICY! However, it’s a good idea to avoid major relationship commit-ments until retrograde ends on November 16. On October 8, someone might try to take care of you and you might want to let them.Gemini: You might not have an answer that you need—but stay strong, you’ll get there. When Venus goes retrograde on the fifth, love could slow down and give you a time to decide what you want. Do something fun and interesting on October 8.Cancer: It’s a great time to finish up something and spend time with friends and family. When Venus goes retrograde on the fifth, and feelings are a bit more under wraps. On October 8, help a family member if they ask for it. If not, stay silent on the issue.Leo: love could get more secretive and stubborn. On

October 8, let others take care of you—it’ll save you time and energy. On October 11, crazy things could come out of nowhere, but you can roll with the punches. Don’t worry!Virgo: Love may become a bit more serious and less silly. Sweet! On October 8, spend some money on your physical and mental well being. On October 9, Mercury leaves Li-bra and enters Scorpio, and it’s a good time to chill.Libra: It’s a good time to get serious about love. Go deep, and you’re not gonna regret it. On October 8, it might be important to put yourself first, and later in the month, money could be coming your way on Octo-ber 24. Score!Scorpio: Love will get even more serious, se-cretive, and deep. Awww! On October 8, it’s a good time to go deep with your thoughts. On October 24, you will radiate charm and someone you totally don’t expect will ap-proach you. Stay open, Scorpio!

Sagittarius: Love gets more serious and perhaps a bit cooler. On October 8, it’s time to ramp up your social life. Mix it up and you might meet some impressive new friends. However, you might want to be a homebody on October 24—that doesn’t mean you can’t be social, just maybe do it remotely?Capricorn: Love gets more serious. On October 8, your life may get better with career and social opportunities. Believe in yourself and others, and the world is your oyster!Aquarius: You’ll enjoy a clearer view of a romance. On October 8, you might want to open your mind wide open and chal-lenge widely held assumptions.Pisces: Love gets intense. However, put off anything serious until after November 16. On October 8, the truth will be clear to you. Acknowledge and act on it. On October 24, the world is a beautiful place and your happiness might be contagious.

Meet the Editors - by Isaac Kingstaff writer

Staff photos by Jack Vonier

Jack Vonier, 12 Isabel Favaloro, 12 Hannah Parks,10Q:What is your least favorite part of being

an editor?All: “STRESS.”

Q:What Spooks you most?Jack: “The specter of communism in our nation.”

Q: What is the most interesting thing about you?Isabel: “I can lick my elbow.”

Q:What is your favor-ite part of being an editor?Hannah: “Getting out of the house on weekends.”

*Oh no! 10 spiders escaped and are hiding in the paper! Can you find them all?

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