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Snowlympics:Canada 2010

By Kate McCallan and Dan Gladis

Shaun White.Courtesy Google Images.

B.E. Taylor Comes to HopewellBy Sarah Bohy

Every two years, athletes fromall around the world come together tocompete in the Olympic Games. Thisyear the XXI Winter Olympic Gameswere held in Vancouver, Canada fromFebruary 12-28. This was the thirdtime that Canada has ever hosted theOlympic Games.

Before the Olympics evenstarted, tragedy hit the Georgia team.Nodar Kumaritashvilli, a Georgianluger, was killed while on a practice run.He lost control in the final bend of thenow infamous course. Kumaritashvilliwas then thrown off his luge andtowards the sidewalk of the track.Before he stopped, he struck a hardbeam at the end of the run.. He wasimmediately given CPR and thenrushed to the hospital where he waspronounced dead. The Georgianminister said the team would remain inVancouver and “dedicate their effortsto their fallen comrade.” The teamwore black arm bands and had a blackribbon on their flag. Officials later

claimed it was “an unsafe track.” Thewalls of the curve 16 were raised andthe ice was modified to prevent anyfurther deaths.

The opening ceremony washeld on February 12 and was dedi-cated to Kumaritashvilli who died thatday. It was televised internationally withover a billion viewers. During thelighting of the Olympic cauldron, therewere several glitches in the hydraulicsystem. One of the four cauldron arms

failed to rise before it was lit. Afterseveral minutes, officials decided tocarry out the ceremony previouslyplanned by having professionallyhockey player Wayne Gretzky lightanother cauldron outside of the arena.This small event led to some contro-versy over the next couple of days. The United States won the mostmedals, but Canada received the mostgold medals with Germany not too farbehind. Some noteworthy American

athletes who won gold are LindseyVonn, and Shaun White. Apolo Ohno,a famous speed skater, won the silverin one of his events. Ohno has wonmore Olympic medals in the wintergames than any other American. Not just the Americans in theOlympics are significant to people inPittsburgh. Several of the PittsburghPenguins participated in the hockeygames for nations other than our own.Sidney Crosby and Marc-AndréFleury played for Canada. SergeiGonchar and Evgeni Malkin played forRussia’s team while Brooks Orpik wason Team USA. In overtime, Crosbyscored on Team USA’s goalie RyanMiller for the game winning goal. Manypeople from the area were cheering fortheir favorite Penguins on these teams. The closing ceremony was onFebruary 28, 2010. Numerousamounts of people globally tuned inonce again to support their countries.These games not only unify the athletes,but the viewers as well. The nextWinter Olympics will be in Sochi,Russia in 2014.

This year’s guest forHopewell’s annual Artist in Resi-dence program was vocalist B.E.Taylor. Born and raised inAliquippa, Taylor has grown tobecome a legend in the Pittsburgharea. Taylor gained nationalrecognition and success with hiswork as the lead singer of the B.E.Taylor Group during the 1980s.During this time, the B.E. TaylorGroup recorded three major-labelalbums. Additionally, Taylorserved as the music director forthe award-winning televisionprogram, “LightMusic”. Taylor hasalso done commercial work withNickelodeon, Nick at Nite, OldNavy, and more.

In addition to his threesolo albums, B.E. Taylor is recog-nized across the nation for hisholiday albums entitled B.E.Taylor Christmas and B.E.Taylor Christmas 2. Thesealbums were so successful thatTaylor began an annual Christmastour. Taylor has performed Christ-mas concerts at venues such asHeinz Hall, West Virginia Univer-sity, and the Lamb’s Theater inNew York City.

The annual Artist inResidence concert took place onFriday, February 19. The eveningstarted off with a brief perfor-mance by the Hopewell JuniorHigh School Jazz Band. Followingtheir performance, the Hopewell

High School Jazz Band took thestage, playing a few pieces on theirown before being joined by Taylor.They performed “Unforgettable”,featuring a slow dance betweenTaylor and Ms. Luurtsema. After abrief intermission, the Trinity JazzOrchestra performed. Next,B.E.Taylor and his band per-formed a rousing set that includedmuch audience involvement.

Finally, the Hopewell HighSchool Jazz Band and the Trinity

Jazz Orchestra joined the B.E.Taylor Band on stage for their finalselection, “Vitamin L”, a singlefrom B.E.’s second album LoveWon the War. “Vitamin L” wasranked at number 66 on theBillboard Top 100 in 1984. Theevening ended with over 900hands in the air, all with the forefin-ger and thumb in the shape of an“L”.

The B.E. Taylor Band performs with the Hopewell HighSchool Jazz Band andthe Trinity Jazz Orchestra

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College ReviewBy Sarah Bohy

Movie Review:Valentine’s Day

By Kate McCallan

Image of Suites on Maple East. Courtesy of IUP’s website.

A scene from the movie, Valentine’s Day. Photo Courtesy Google Images.

Indiana University ofPennsylvania was founded in 1871as Indiana Normal School under theNormal School Act, which requiredthat it be a private institution, totallyindependent of the state of Pennsyl-vania. In 1875, Indiana NormalSchool opened its doors for the firsttime to an enrollment of 225 stu-dents.

In 1920, ownership of theestablishment was rendered to thecommonwealth of Pennsylvania.Seven years later, it was renamedState Teachers College at Indiana,Pennsylvania. Upon broadening itsmission in 1959, the school’s namechanged again to Indiana StateCollege. Finally, in 1965, theinstitution achieved university statusand became Indiana University ofPennsylvania.

Today, with a combinedenrollment of undergraduate andgraduate students exceeding 14,000,IUP has been ranked the fifth-largestuniversity in Pennsylvania. IUP’s vastlist of degree programs includes 145undergraduate programs, 61master’s programs, and 10 doctoral

programs. In addition to theirimpressive enrollment and studyoptions, IUP is accredited by theMiddle States Commission onHigher Education (MSCHE), a non-profit organization devoted topromoting educational excellenceand development through peerassessment and accreditation. TheMSCHE accredits educationalinstitutions in New York, NewJersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,Maryland, Washington DC, PuertoRico, and the US Virgin Islands.

In addition to the maincampus located just sixty milesnortheast of Pittsburgh, IUP has twobranch campuses; one inNorthpointe, and one inPunxsutawney. Offering bothundergraduate and graduate degree

Valentine’s Day is a romanticcomedy based on relationshipsand singles in Los Angeles involv-ing drama with break up and makeups from the expectations ofValentine’s Day.

This star studded moviehas many familiar faces that makeit so entertaining including AshtonKutcher, Anne Hathaway, JuliaRoberts and Bradley Cooper.

There are multiple plotlines intertwined within the movie. It is rated PG-13 and directed byGary Marshall.

programs, these campuses givestudents access to many of theacademic opportunities that can bepursued at the main campus.Additionally, graduate students cantake classes at IUP at Monroeville.IUP at Monroeville offers a numberof graduate degree programs andgives students the opportunity tocomplete coursework during theevenings or on Saturdays. Graduatestudents can earn their master’sdegrees from IUP at Monroeville intwo years or fewer.

Approximately two hoursfrom Hopewell, IUP is located in theIndiana County seat. Approximatelyone mile from campus are theIndiana mall and theater. This notonly provides students with off-campus leisure time, but also serves

as a convenient employment oppor-tunity. Additionally, IUP students cantake advantage of the institution’sCO-OP park. The CO-OP parkconsists of 270 acres of beautifulforest with ten miles of hiking andfitness trails. The park also featuressoftball and baseball fields, picnicpavilions, a fishing pond, a sandvolleyball court, and a golf drivingrange that is converted into a sledriding/snow tubing hill during thewinter months. Indiana University of Pennsylva-nia offers a wide range of division IIathletics. Some of these includemen’s football, basketball, and golf,and women’s basketball, soccer,and tennis. Additionally, IUP offers avariety of intramural and club sports.

I recommend seeing thismovie because it is entertainingand makes you laugh. It keepsyou wanting to find out what isgoing to happen with eachcouple.

Many people are ha-rassed each day. Some morethan others haven been treatedpoorly. The question is why? Noone can be certain. Many peoplechoose to bully while others arehurt by it. People say it’s to makethem feel good. Others believeit’s because of bad parenting.

It could be many otherreasons too. As you walk downthe hallway, what do your hear?Or see? People believe every-thing happens for a reason, but isit right? People nowadays peoplelack respect. When was the lasttime someone held a door foryou? Or even complimented youon your look? When was thelast time someone said “please”or “thank you”?

Respect is earned, notgiven. When you complain aboutgetting respect, think, have youearned it? Have you givenrespect? If so, did you keepgiving it? Once in life, everyonehas been mistreated. But, is itright to do that to someone else?The point of this story is thinkbefore you speak, it could affectothers.

Letter to the Editor By: James Dimirack

HR 303

PerspectivesPerspectivesPerspectivesPerspectivesPerspectives

Ask Dr. DanDear Dr. Dan,I have been going out with

this guy for quite some time now.Also, I have a guy best friend whoI used to go out with. My bestfriend is always there for me andwe talk all the time. Because ofthat, the feelings I have had for himnever really died away. I love mycurrent boyfriend very much, but Iam unsure of what to do with mypast feelings. Should I finally moveon? Or should I revisit those pastfeelings once more?

Sincerely,Unsure

Dear Unsure,First, let me say how lucky

you are to have two guys in yourlife who care about you somuch. However, life has pre-sented you with a tough choice.From what this letter reveals, Imight infer that the breakup youhad before was not so bad asyou two are still good friends.That is something rare andvaluable that you probablyshould not damage with asudden turn around in yourfeelings. It is my advice that thepresent situation you have nowis probably for the best. Youhave a boyfriend now who youlove and care about and it

would not be wise to damagethe relationship you have thereby trying to resurrect somethingthat your ex might not even feelhimself. Normally, the ‘rule ofthumb’ I go by is to always talkto the people involved. However,this case is an exception. Iwould bury those feelings unless,of course, they are driving youbeyond self control. Good luckand keep in contact!

Sincerely,Dr. Dan

Anti-EuthanasiaBy: Amy Kraus

Although euthanasia iscommonly used to help dying animals,some people view it as an end to thesuffering of humans. By definition,euthanasia is the act of deliberatelyending the life of an individual who is inagony. If euthanasia is legalized, it willdevalue the precious gift of life andplace undue pressure on the sick.

Beyond the limits of selfdefense, the choice between life anddeath is not meant for humans todecide. When people see no end totheir emotional or physical pain, theymight look at euthanasia for attention orhelp. One of the main problems witheuthanasia is the finality of the proce-dure; it is impossible to take back aninjection. Likewise, death is notpredictable even for a terminally illpatient because the diagnosis could bewrong or the individual could miracu-lously recover. With the advancementsin the medical field, there is potential fora cure to be found at any time. In a stateof desperation can a person actuallythink rationally? Instead of going tocounseling or adjusting to their situation,

people might foolishly considereuthanasia and throw away the rest oftheir lives. The legalization of euthanasiais unethical, because life is sacred.

In addition, some peoplemight see euthanasia as a way to helpfamily and friends get rid of theirburden. As illness progresses, the sickmust increase their reliance on caretak-ers could selfishly urge patients who areeasily influenced to prematurely endtheir lives. With the high cost of medicalcare, people may feel trapped byfinancial obligations. Truly, life isabsolutely priceless. The legalization ofeuthanasia would cause people to valuetheir lives through the expense ofmedical treatment. Not only will theterminally ill feel the pressured byfinances but also by use of medicalresources. Everyone has a right tomedical treatment, yet euthanasia willmake people feel unworthy of treat-ment that could help someone else inneed. By thinking of others, terminally illpatients could kill themselves withoutconsulting their personal desires.

Consequently, euthanasia isnot acceptable for the United States,because of its unprincipled qualities.Whether people look to euthanasia tostop pain or relieve others, life is tooimportant to waste.

Before I begin to express myopinions on this topic in full, I would liketo make a small disclaimer. I am not infavor of death or any personal actiontaken towards that end. However, inlight of that, I also believe it is not theplace of government to legislate what ahuman may or may not do with theirbody so long as it is not a physicaldanger to those around them. Thatbeing said, the legalization and decrimi-nalization of euthanasia is a must in theUnited States.

Life is a valuable commoditythat should not be wantonly thrownaway. The value of life must be learnedand loved by the person in question. Itis not a feeling that can be legislated orimposed by the authority of govern-ment.

For those who question thefeasibility of euthanasia, the State ofOregon stands alone in the clarity oftheir reason and logic. The OregonDeath with Dignity Act of 1994 is aprime example of proper euthanasiathat should be copied throughout theUnited States. The act states that apatient who is terminally ill may, withinsix months, request that medicationmay be given to them for the purposesof ending their life. This is not thereckless endangerment and devaluingof life that opponents claim. This simplyprovides an option for the terminally illto choose the time of their deaths. Also,according to the government of

Oregon, only 401 people have usedeuthanasia since its legalization in 1994.Not exactly the tidal wave of deathmany opponents have been incoher-ently gesticulating, for the average offewer than euthanasia administrationsper year is not exactly genocide.

In addition, suicides in theUnited States are committed more bythose over age sixty-five. Therefore, thethought that euthanasia would openroads for teen suicide is ludicrous.Euthanasia is also a religious issue,which this article shall not delve into thefiner aspects of beyond merelymentioning its existence.

No matter what, humans shallhave many choices with heavyconsequences in their lives. Any activitywith such weighty costs as euthanasiashould be only engaged in with thedeepest forethought and consideration.However, it is not the role of thegovernment to legislate that care andconsideration into an unwilling mind.That is why euthanasia should be madelegal in the United States of America.

Pro-EuthanasiaBy Dan Gladis

Hopewell Hi-LitesStudent Newspaper Staff

Dan Gladis-Editor-in-Chief

Catey Burget-News Editor

Sarah Bohy- Features Editor

Megan Sirko-Layout Editor

Paul Rosenstern-Sports Editor

Alaina Altieri-BusinessManager

Kate McCallan-Art Director

StaffAmy KrausTricia Marsick

SponsorMs. Rice

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Wrestlers Plan for WPIALsBy PaulRosenstern

Gymnastics Team Scores HighMarks at WPIALs

By Catey Burget

Viking Hoops Fall Shortin Playoffs

By Paul Rosenstern

Hopewell’s boys’ basket-ball team finished the regularseason in a tie with Blackhawk forthe section 3 championship. Thesection win and an overall recordof 17-6 earned the Vikings a thirdseed in the WPIAL playoffbracket. Hopewell stormed intothe playoffs having won seven oftheir last eight games, finishing witha 60-24 pounding of section rivalCenter. The loss came at the handsof Blackhawk, whom Hopewellshared the section title with, 64-48.

WPIAL playoffs came andHopewell was set to play BelleVernon at Amrbidge high schoolon February 23. To the surprise ofmany, Hopewell was knocked outof the WPIAL tournament. BelleVernon, with its 14th seed in theWPIAL, upset the Vikings 40-25.In the regular season, Hopewell’soffense averaged 52.6 points pergame, but in the first round loss,the team shot 11of 39 from thefield and managed just 25 points.The trio of Mark Ross, KevinWelsh and Dayne Smith were just

7 for 30. At the end of the first halfthe Vikings found themselvesdown 21-9, and Hopewell’s woescontinued throughout the secondhalf until the final buzzer ended the2009-2010 season.

Though the Vikings did notlive up to their ranking, what theydid in 2009-2010 is still worthy ofpraise. The section victory is thefourth such title in school history.The end of the seasopn also marksthe end of high school careers forfour seniors. Derek Petronzi,Mark Ross, Kevin Welsh andDayne Smith have all played theirfinal game as members of theHopewell basketball team. All fourof them were starters, and Ross,Welsh and Smith were top scorersin the WPIAL.

Losing four starters willbring a new look to next year’steam. Juniors Christian Farris andEd Domitrovich, and SophomoreNolan Harmotto are three playersthat will be expected to takeleadership roles next season.

The 2009-2010 wrestling teamhas already put together animpressive season. The teamplaced 15 overall in the highlycompetitive Powerade ChristmasTournament early in the season,and won the MAC tournament forthe second consecutive year. TheHopewell wrestling team endedtheir regular season with a recordof 10-0. They were then elimi-nated in the first round of theWPIAL playoffs, and since havemoved on to individual tourna-ments. The individual sectionchampionships were held onFebruary 27 at Mount LebanonHigh School where 11 Hopewellwrestlers earned themselves a spotin the WPIAL bracket. TheWPIAL championship tournamentwill be held on March 4, 5, and 6at Cannon McMillan. The 11wrestlers that will compete thereare Filippo Crivelli (103), TimDusch (112), Marco Crivelli(135), Cody Mutkus (140), AustinWoolsey (171), Jake Trillow(189), Brandon Fedorka (215),and Richie Smallwood (285).Fillipo Crivelli in his freshmanseason placed second at sections.Crivelli was ranked second in thesection, and is ranked fifth in theWPIAl. Tim Dusch was thechampion in the 112 pound classat sections, and is ranked eighth inthe WPIAL. Marco Crivelliplaced second in the section,losing the championship round tonumber two ranked Nate Catalanoof Cannon McMillan. CodyMutkus also took second at

sections, and he will go into theWPIAL tournament rankedseventh in the 140 pound class. At145 Ryan Carson placed secondat sections losing his championshipmatch to Aaron Mckinney of WestAllegheny. Carson is ranked ninthin the WPIAl. Team captain MattHundenski won the championshipat sections in the 152 pound classwith a 15-0 technical fall.Hundenski is the reigningWPIAL champion in the 152pound class, and is rankedsecond this year in the WPIAL.At 160 Brian Foy took second inthe section losing to number oneranked Troy Reaghard in a tight 4-3 match. Foy is ranked sixth in theWPIAl. Austin Woolsey qualifiedfor WPIAl’s at 171 by takingfourth in the section, along withJake Trillow at 189 who also tookfourth in the section. At 215Brandon Fedorka placed secondin the section, and is ranked fourthin the WPIAl. Finally Hopewell’sheavyweight Richie Smallwoodwrestled his way to second placeat sections.At the conclusion of the wres-tling season Hopewell will saygoodbye to arguably the bestwrestler in school history, MattHundenski. Hundenski holds theschool record for wins, and wasthe WPIAl champion at 152 in2009. Hopewell will also saygoodbye to seniors BrandonFedorka, Austin Woolsey, RyanCarson, Shane Unen, DylanWinkle, Rob Krah, and BrianFoy. All these wrestlers contrib-uted greatly to the success of the2009-2010 season.

The 2010 gymnastics teamhas had their most successfulseason this year since 2002. OnFebruary 26th and 27th the girlswere scheduled to attend the PAClassic at Moon Middle School.However, it was cancelled due toinclement weather and will berescheduled to a later date. Thisyear they have made it to the 2nddivision out of 3, which is Silver.

There are four others intheir division who they will becompeting against. There are atotal of eight girls on the team thisyear including: Britney Kress,Karlee Camesi, Rachael Gennaro,Cassandra August, KristaSymosko, Kelly Burak, LaurenRosati, and Lindsey August.

At the WPIAL Gymnas-tics Championships this month, thegirls placed sixth in team standings.In the Bronze Division, the girlstthat placed were: RachaelGennaro with 2nd vault, KarleeCamesi with 5th floor, and LindseyAugust with 1st bars, 4th beam,3rd floor, and 3rd all around. Inthe Silver Division, KristaSymosko placed 3rd in vault and5th on the floor. Kelly Burakplaced 1st vault, 2nd bars, 4thbeam, 2nd floor, and 1st all aroundin the Diamond Division. They arecoached by Terri Gazda and theirpractices are held at MonacaTurners.

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Winter HealthBy Tricia Marsick

Finding something activeand productive to do when there isat least two feet of snow outside istough; especially if shoveling snowwith calloused hands and a never-ending runny nose is not your cupof tea. It is nice cuddling up withyour dog and popping in a movieonce in a while, and sometimes it istime to get those muscles moving.

One of the easiest resolu-tions to anyone’s winter blues isjoining a gym. Local YMCAsoffer students a highly-discountedmembership fee, but something tokeep in mind: The SewickleyValley YMCA is privately owned,which means a membership thereonly grants access to that particu-lar gym. Most others link theirmembers to all YMCAs in thecountry.

Caralynn Arena (Senior)teaches her own cardio jam andaqua fit classes at LA Fitness inRobinson Township. It took a fewclasses and an AFAA Certificationto gain that position, but it wasworth every bullet of sweat. Sheearns $20 an hour while getting avigorous cardio workout in thatalso targets certain muscle groupsto create a long and lean body.

But if working up a sweatin front of fellow gym members

The Hopewell girls’ basketballteam has put together one of thegreatest runs in school history herein the 2009-2010 season. As ofMarch 1, they are 24-0, and aretwo wins away from a WPIALchampionship. The girls finishedthe regular season 22-0, and wentinto the WPIAL playoffs as the topseed. In the first round Hopewellbeat Montour 65-45, which setthem up to play Blackhawk in thesecond round. Blackhawk beatSouth Park to advance.

During the regular season,Hopewell squared off againstBlackhawk twice. The Vikingswon the first contest by a closescore of 58-56, but easily took thesecond by a score of 80-44. Inthe second round of the playoffs,things were not much different.Hopewell beat Blackhawk for athird time, this time by a score of59-43. Hopewell controlled the

game early with the help of seniorPaige Alviani who scored theteam’s first 13 points. Alviani hitfour 3-point shots to give theVikings the early lead. Alviani hasbeen one of the WPIAL’s topscorers all year averaging 18.9points per game. Hopewell endedthe first half with a 29-16 lead, andthe closest Blackhawk got to themin the second half was 32-25.Hopewell then responded toBlackhawk’s push with a basketfrom senior Sam Fisher, and 3-pointer from senior Elise Farris,and held on to the lead until thefinal buzzer

Next up for the Vikingswill be the semi-final round againstChartiers Valley on March 3.Chartiers Valley is 20-4 overall,and they are coming off of a 61-41win over Mount Pleasant in thesecond round. The game will beheld at Baldwin High School.

just cannot work for you, CaitlynBeatty (Senior) enjoys dancing upa storm to Jenny McCarthy’s Wiigame Your Shape. With easyaccess right in her living room, shecan put on a pair of shoes and getdown to business.

Sled-riding is SarahEstok’s (Senior) favorite winterpastime. “I love looking at thesnow; it’s so pretty, and it onlycomes around once a year.” Andsledding may not be the mostintense workout one can partakein, but pushing a long, heavy sledup that gigantic hill everyone justrode down gives any good sleddera wicked leg workout.

So whether it’s venturingout of the house into the wonderfulworld of cardio machines, weightrooms, old ladies in their bathingsuits, and muscle heads, or reach-ing around the backyard torummage up the biggest snowmanbuilt this year, any workout is agood workout. A couple dozeninches of snow should not put adamper on anyone’s motivation toachieve their fitness goals or to justsimply remain in a healthful state.Find an activity that represents youthat you can be proud of, and havesome fun while you’re at it.

Lady Vikings ContinueUndefeated Season Through thePlayoffsBy Paul Rosenstern

EntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainment

In The Color Purple,written by Alice Walker, the maincharacter, Celie, faces manyhardships and experiences manythings throughout her life. Aspeople read Celie’s diary, weexperience every thing through hereyes and learn more in-depthabout concepts such as racism andabuse.

Throughout her life, Celieis subjected to much abuse. First,when she is very young, Celie issexually abused by Alphonso,who she thinks is her father.Eventually a man who she refersto as Mr.____ reluctantly agrees

Book Review:The Color

PurpleBy Megan Sirko

Book andMovie Review:

Dear JohnBy Kate McCallan

to answer Alphonso’s request tomarry Celie. This may sound likegood news, but her life continuesto remain a living horror becausenow she is separated from hersister, who is the only one in the

world who truly cares forher, she must now carefor Mr.____’s rottenchildren, and must sufferphysical abuse from herhusband.One of the few thingsthat shine a light uponCelie’s darkened world isShug. Celie meets Shugshortly after Celie marriesMr.____. At first, theydo not hit it off, butquickly become veryclose companions. Shugnot only provides friend-ship to Celie, but alsohelps her to turn her life

around and surpass the hardshipsfrom the past and the hardshipsthat are yet to come in this story.

I would suggest thisbook for any one who is lookingfor a book to write an essay on

The cover of “The Color Purple.”Courtesy Google Images.

A scene from Dear John. Courtesy Google Images.

Based on the best-selling novel by NicholasSparks, the movie Dear Johnhas already made over 65million dollars in the boxoffices in less than a month.This well-know author hasonce again captured thehearts of many throughanother love story. Eventhough this is a somber bookand movie, it is a very realis-tic love story that manypeople can relate to in this dayand age.

The basic plot re-mains the same. John Tyree(Channing Tatum), a soldieron leave, falls for a youngcollege student, SavannahCurtis (Amanda Seyfried)who is currently spending hervacation building houses forhurricane victims. For thepair it was almost love at first

sight. Theyspend hourstogether untilJohn has toreturn to thearmy (in themovie theyseparatebecauseSavannah hasto return to school). Theypromise to remain together andstay in touch through any meansnecessary hoping to one day bereunited when his tour is up andshe finishes college.

While the two areseparated, they write consecu-tive corresponding love letters.Over this period of time, Johnand Savannah only see eachother a few times. After Septem-ber 11, 2001, John decides tore-enlist in the army thus makingit much longer for him to settledown with his beloved Savan-

nah. The distance slowly startsto strain the relationship forcingone of the partners to make arealistic decision about theirrelationship.

There are severalminuscule details that separatethe book from the movie.Although the central plot issimilar, the movie and bookcontain dramatically differentendings. This movie is a “guiltypleasure” for all of Spark’s fans

and certainly has many tearymoments. It is sure to beanother modern love classic. Ifyou are a hopeless romantic youshould consider seeing DearJohn in theaters or reading thenovel for the mere fact that it’s alove story unlike any other inthat it is realistic.

since the book contains plenty ofcharacters and conflict. It iswritten in a diary format which, inmy opinion, makes it a quick read.Even if you don’t have an essay towrite, The Color Purple is a greatbook to read for enjoyment. AliceWalker’s style of writing makesthe story very believable. I wouldsuggest this novel for a matureaudience only because of someprofanity.

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Hopewell, How Do You Feel?By Megan Sirko

Who’s your favorite president?

Student of the MonthBy Catey Burget

Marcy Hernandez- BillClinton

Nicole Flucker- RonaldReagan

Mrs. Kanitra- George Washington

Ryan Powell-FranklinRoosevelt

Samantha Hughes- RonaldReagan

Logan Krawchyk

Bobby Catley

Logan Krawchyk was chosenfor the upperclassman student ofthe month award. Logan is anextremely hard worker and he isvery successful in school. Logan’sfavorite subjects in school arePhysics and Chemistry because heloves science and learning howdifferent things work and worktogether.

Aside from school, Loganlikes golfing, working, seeingmovies, playing video games,hockey, reading, and having agood time with his friends. Otherthan the things he enjoys andschool, Logan works at the CenterTownship Movie Theater. Loganhas a few choices in mind forcollege but nothing definite. Hewould like to look at MIT, PennState Main, and Embry-Riddle.

Logan’s goals are to gethis masters degree in physicalscience and engineering, become ascratch golfer, and to one day visitEurope entirely. Logan says hisjunior year has been the best yearof his life so far because he hasenjoyed everything about it so far.An accomplishment he is proud ofis getting a 100% on his APChemistry midterm. “I’m really anerd, but I have more fun andspend time doing other stuff whenI should be studying.”

The underclassman student ofthe month chosen for Februarywas Bobby Catley. His favoritesubject in school is ServiceLearning. Service Learning is hisfavorite because he feels that theclass relates real life skills into aclassroom and out of class roomenvironment. He says that “Life-long skills and memories areoccurring here everyday.”

Other than school, Bobbyfinds enjoyment out of his job atChi-fil-A at the Beaver Valley Malland doing pottery at Muddy RosePottery. He is also a member ofthe band, Class of 2012, and he isa Safe and Drug Free SchoolCommittee member. His favoritething about this school year isbeing able to be involved withService Learning. He is proud ofhis achievements such as becominga certified CPR, AED, and FirstAid instructor through the HeartAssociation with Mrs. Heranic.

Bobby feels that hepossesses leadership to his peers.He says dealing with people hashelped him become more patientwhich gets to him to achieve hisaccomplishments. In the future,Bobby would like to attend acollege that allowed him to earn adegree that will continue hisservice to others. He would liketo have a job that guarantees him apromising future and good benefitsand keep him happy.Save the Date!!

Prom 2010Prom 2010Prom 2010Prom 2010Prom 2010Saturday, May 8, 2010

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Teacher’s PetBy Sarah Bohy

Mrs. Boots, a guidancecounselor at Hopewell for the pasttwo and a half years, is the proudowner of two dogs. Ruger is aseven-year-old German ShorthairPointer, and Tank is a four-year-old Boston Terrier.

Mrs. Boots and herhusband got Ruger from a breeder.As is true with any pointer breed,German Shorthair Pointers aretypically bred for game huntingpurposes, and Ruger is no excep-tion. Ruger’s specialty is huntingPheasant, and he is very highlytrained. “If I whistle once, he turnsleft, and if I whistle twice, he turnsright,” explained Mrs. Boots.

Tank, however, is acompletely different story. A fewyears ago, Mrs. Boots went out topurchase a gift for a baby showershe was to attend. While she wasout, she found Boston Terrierpuppies for sale and simply

couldn’t resist. When Mrs. Bootsreturned from her shopping tripwith Tank, her husband was by nomeans pleased with the newaddition to their family. Fortu-nately, Mrs. Boots explained thathe was eventually able to adjust,and that he and Tank are now thebest of friends. Despite Mrs.Boots many valiant attempts totrain Tank, however, the youngTerrier definitely has a mind of hisown. Living with a dog of Ruger’sstature has given Tank a seriousNapoleon complex, earning himthe nickname “shrimp”. WhenRuger isn’t busy hunting and Tankisn’t busy causing mischief, the twoof them enjoy lounging around thehouse together. When asked of her favoritememory of her beloved canines,Mrs. Boots had quite a story totell. One afternoon last summer,

Mr. and Mrs. Boots went to theNew Brighton Foodland. “Thedogs were in the back… we takethem everywhere with us,” Mrs.Boots began. “The air conditionerin the truck wasn’t working, so weleft thewindowsdown forthem.” Whenthey finishedtheir shop-ping, Mr.and Mrs.Boots gotback intotheir vehicleand set offfor home. Upon returning home,however, Mrs. Boots received analarming phone call. A Foodlandemployee had found Tank at thestore and called Mrs. Boots’ cellphone, the number which is

engraved on Tank’s identificationtag. “They called and told me theyfound my dog in the frozen foodsection. Sure enough, we turnedaround and there was only onedog in the back seat!” Mrs. Boots

explainedwith alaugh.

Mrs.BootsgraduatedfromRiversideHighSchool.From

there, she completed two years atthe Community College of BeaverCounty, and then finished herBachelor’s degree at SlipperyRock University. She then earnedher Master’s degree from GenevaCollege.

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