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The KHS Stinger is the only weekly student generated newspaper in the state of Oklahoma.
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Kingfisher, OK 73750
Page 2: Football vs Blackwell
Page 3: Football cont.
Page 4: Stinger Rides
Page 5: KHS Academic Team
Page 6: Senior Profile
Page 7: Football Pictures
Page 8: Jackets VS Cancer
Page 9: Diabetes Awareness
Page 10: PSAT Picture
Page 11: Mr. Plummer
Page 12: Thurs. Night Lights
Page 13: Haunted House Ad
Page 14: Cheer Clinic
Coming Next Week:
Football vs. Perkins –Tryon
Senior Profile
Stinger Fashion
October 21, 2015
“I may not agree with what
you say, but I shall defend to
the death your right to say it.”
Voltaire?
Jackets vs. Cancer Week Returns
By: Stinger Staff
The annual fundraiser called Jackets vs Cancer will take place during
the first week of October. Kingfisher High school has raised over $10k each
year for the past two years, winning 1st place from the American Cancer Socie-
ty for the largest sums raised by a high school. According to smack talk float-
ing around social media, other schools and groups are now gunning for us and
our record setting amounts. Oh, it’s so on!
Jackets vs. Cancer events this time around will focus on two events; the
football game vs Heritage Hall and the Faculty Basketball/Dodgeball tourna-
ment. At the football game on October 30th, several school clubs will be par-
ticipating in selling fundraising items to remind people of the fight against can-
cer and the need to fund cancer research.
The annual Faculty Basketball/Dodgeball game will take place on Tues-
day, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. Any faculty or staff who would like to participate
need to contact Kaitlin Lombardo to sign up. Also there are sign-up sheets out-
side her office and are due
this Thursday, October
22nd.
Finally, the Jackets
vs Cancer t shirt deadline
has been extended until
Wednesday, but that is the
absolute final run. If you
are interested in buying a
teeshirt to show your spirit
at the football game or the
faculty basketball/dodgeball
tournament, be sure to order
your shirt TODAY!
October 21, 2015
Editor-in-Chief Daniel Tautkus
Chief Photographer Sean Borelli Asst. Chief Photographer Sam Walter
Compositing Editor Kaden Baartman
Advisor Mr. Kurt Kaya
Advisor Emeritus Dr. A.J. Johnson
High School Principal Mr. Todd Overstreet
Superintendent of Schools Mr. Jason Sternberger
Editorial Intern Stephanie Soto Reporters: Janelle Hawk, Blanca Barcenas, Teresa Rangel,
Clairanda Porter, Logan Hightower,
Laryn Schemmer, Capacine Watan Photography Staff Cricket Kaya, Regan Henderson, Joey Little, Alex
Wilczek, Jared Hughes, Josh Howard, Brady Liles
Email Address: [email protected]
Policy Statement It is the policy of the Kingfisher School District to provide equal opportunities
without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, qualified handicap, or veteran
status in its educational programs and activities. This includes, but is not limited to,
admissions, educational services, financial aid, and employment.
Inquiries concerning application of this policy may be referred to Jason Sternberger,
Coordinator of Title IX and Section 504 responsibilities, Kingfisher Public Schools, P. O.
Box 29, 11th and Chisholm, Kingfisher, Oklahoma 73750. Telephone 405-375-4194.
Kingfisher Public Schools provide educational opportunities to disabled students
age 0-21. These services are provided in accordance with public law 94-142, which
requires an approved appropriate education for disabled children ages 0-21. Any person
having knowledge of a disabled child and not identified or served, please contact Jason
Sternberger, Superintendent of Schools, 11th and Chisholm, Kingfisher, Oklahoma 73750
or telephone 405-375-4194.
The opinions expressed in THE STINGER are those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect those of THE STINGER staff, its sponsor, the administration or
faculty of the Kingfisher Schools.
Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/MCT Campus
High School Newspaper Service.
School Photos Available To view and order photos from this school year.
www.khsphotography.com
Kingfisher smothers Black-
well, score looks familiar
By: Stinger Staff
On Thursday night, Kingfisher turned the
tide of a two game losing stretch to beat the Ma-
roons from Blackwell, 41-14. Fans of the Yellow-
jackets may start to get confused as the same num-
bers keep popping up in the final scores so far this
season. 41-14 was the exact score in the loss
against Cushing at the beginning of the month.
Favored by a heavy margin, Coach Myer's
team settled in on a windy, warm night, facing a
Blackwell team with an 0-3 season record.
At 6:40 in the first quarter, Trey Borelli
took a short reception from Beau Jinkens into the
end zone for 6, letting Manual Torres put the 7th
point on the board for the extra point.
Jinkens reached out for a pick for the Yel-
lowjacket defense at their own 45 yard line for a
turnover with 4:27 left in the first. On offense they
went 3 and out but followed it up with a 51-yard
punt by Tucker Arrington into the Maroon end
zone for a touchback The first quarter ended with a
Jinkens sack for major loss, 7-0 end of first qtr.
In the second quarter, sophomore Austin
Neal sacked the Blackwell quarterback for a loss of
9 yards with 10:43 left in the quarter. A 67-yard
touchdown run by Cole Crosswhite, along with an
extra point by Torres but the Jackets up 14-0 with
9:09 left in the half.
Freshman Zach Goodwin broke up a Black-
well pass play, forcing a turnover on downs at the
Jacket 27-yard line at 7:35. However the Maroons
came buck at 5:55 before the half with a pass play
into their end zone, putting the score at 14-7.
Further madness ensued as Arrington's punt
from the redone was blocked and recovered in the
Blackwell end zone. The score was now tied, 14-
14 with 4:03 left in the half.
STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 3
October 21, 2015
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Football Continued from Page 2
After going 3 and out, and turning the ball back
over to Blackwell, the Yellowjacket defense managed to
halt Blackwell on downs, but let them get close enough
to attempt a field goal to close out the half. It was
blocked at the hands of the Jacket defense, leaving less
that 7 seconds left in the first half.
During halftime, fans were treated to perfor-
mances by the Yellowjacket Cheer squad students from
their annual Mini Cheer Clinic. Students learn to cheer,
jump and stunt under the tutelage of the Kingfisher
Cheer Squad and their coach, Kaitlin Lombardo.
The 5th &6th graders performed first, followed
by the fourth graders, 3rd graders, 2nd, 1st , Kindergar-
teners and the Pre-K's bringing up the rear. Finally, the
entire ensemble of cheer students gave a rousing finale
as a send off.
Next up, the Pride of Kingfisher High School
Marching Band took the field and performed three songs
from their 80's-superband Journey songbook this year.
After the whistle for the beginning of the second
half, it seems Kingfisher was the only team to show up.
The Yellowjackets picked up two scores in the third
quarter with Jinkens tosses to Drew Schultz and again to
Borelli.
Late in third quarter Crosswhite made a run to
the redone with less than 1 minute left in third quarter
Jinkins follows up with touchdown, up the middle for a
five-yard score. Torres made the extra point, 35-14
Jackets.
Landon Foreman scored both an interception and
a 30-yard touchdown with little more than 3 minutes left
in the game. A bad snap on the extra point attempt led to
a failed two point conversion attempt, final score was 41
-14. Foreman was named as the Dobrinski Player of the
Game, as the Jackets now sit at 3-4 in the season, 2-1 in
District 3A-1.
This week the team will travel to Perkins-Tryon
for the Friday night game. The Demons are 4-4 overall,
2-2 in District. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
October 21, 2015
Stinger Rides Opinion by: Blanca Barcenas / dt
This week’s edition of Stinger Rides features Senior Alma Atondo’s 2009 Chrysler 300 Dub Edi-
tion. She’s the second owner after her brother and has been taking care of it very well.
The interior of her ride is pink and black and it’s exceptionally clean. The color of the car is grey
and its wheels are blinding from how shiny they are; only when she gives it a wash of course. People may
notice that her wheels are not dubs (20 inches or more) but her car is still a Dub edition.
Also, according to Autoweek.com in an article of the Chrysler 300 Dub edition “a main feature is
chrome, which will cover the honeycomb grilles, door handles and mirror caps. There will be three Dub
Edition badges on the exterior. Other upgrades include a 322-watt amplifier and MyGIG information sys-
tems.”
You will see Alma in this luxurious car cruising to work or to the gym. You will hear her coming
because of her amazing loud stereo system. Alma’s ride features a 3.5 liter V6 motor with an automatic
transmission for easy cruising, superb gas mileage and power to spare when she needs it. She’s a little em-
barrassed that she didn’t get it washed before her Stinger Rides photo shoot.
October 21, 2015
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website at:
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A Color PDF Version
of THE STINGER is available at:
KHS Academic Team Splits
District Competition
By: Stinger Staff
Kingfisher High
School's Academic Team
competed in it's first District
contest the Monday before
Fall Break.
Team sponsors, Ms.
Beam and Ms. Friday oversaw
the event which took place at
KHS after school. Visiting
Academic Teams from New-
castle and Harding Charter
Prep were both decked out in matching polo shirt uniforms
with their school name and
logo emblazoned boldly on
the front. For the first time,
the KHS Team proudly
donned their own team polo style shirts.
In their first District match, KHS faced the team from New-
castle and defeated them 300-160. While team Captain Harrison
Powell handled math questions. fellow team member Carson Racer
tackled humanities assisted by Brady Werner and Diego Perez..
Jacob Koehn-Howry impressed one and all with his light-
ning round rapid fire responses to NFL Quarterbacks and their cur-
rent team affiliation. He went 10 for 10 on the category.
In the second round, KHS took on Harding Charter Prep,
who also beat Newcastle by a lesser margin than the Yellowjackets
victory. While Powell his team members Racer, Werner, Peres, Ve-
ronica Olivares, Perez Malachi Mclain taxed their brains and memory
to the limit, Harding Charter Prep proved the better team, besting the
KHS team in the final match of the night.
The final score was 120-190. Next up for Ms. Beam and Ms. Friday's team will be the
second Traid on October 26 against Fairview and host school,
Watonga, followed by Regionals on Nov. 14th. The third Triad will
be on November 30, with the fourth and final Triad falling on Janu-
ary 12th.
Futuristic Car Expo by Teresa Rangel/kk
This Month, October 29th, no less than 76 brand new
concept cars, bikes, and vehicle parts will be premiered at the To-
kyo Motor Show 2015 the 44th to be hosted at the Japanese capi-
tal.
The theme is “your heart will race”, which is very prom-
ising to what it offers show attendees with Honda and Suzuki lead-
ing the charge with oddball vehicles on two or four wheels. These
sci-fi cars are almost cubicle in shape, using touch panels as part of
the dash, and cabinets doors that reveal touch screen technology
and seats with what looks like memory foam cushion.
Toyota upmarket brand, Lexus, will be planning too awe
their audience with the much-buzzed about surprise concept car.
Its presentation shows only a front view of the head lights with the
Lexus logo on it giving it a sense of je ne sais quoi.
Others aside from the Japanese brands, that are ahead in
the game, include 17 international manufacturers with big names
such as Volkswagen, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Jaguar, Land Rover, Cit-
roen and Renault will in attendance.
Abarth will return to this exposition after eight years of
absence and BMV will reveal the M4 GTS -- the company’s fast-
est road car ever which hasn’t changed much in its design.
Alongside many big cities like Paris, Geneva, Detroit and
Frankfurt, Tokyo is now recognized in the industry as one of the
worlds top five motor shows.
Since 1954 the Japan Automobile Association has at-
tracted large crowds with 902,800 visitors attending in 2013. For
more information on the cars you can go on Cnn.com and look
through some of the photos.
Someone please buy me a plane ticket so I can go and see
these cars in person
October 21, 2015
Senior Profile: Sean Borelli By: Laryn Schemmer/dt
This week’s Senior of the Week is Sean Borelli. Sean was born
on November 4, 1997, in Oklahoma City to Scott Borelli and Janet Mueg-
genborg. He has one younger brother, Gabriel, who is 6 years old. He has
one dog named Sugar.
Sean is involved in the National English Honor Society, Business Profes-
sionals of America, Technology Student Association, and is the Photog-
raphy Staff Chief. “What sports are you involved in,” we asked. “LOL,”
he replied.
Borelli’s favorite subject is history, and he is the Chief of the
Photography Staff, so it only makes sense that his favorite teacher is Dr.
Johnson. He plans on going to the University of Oklahoma to major in
Political Science and General Business. He definitely thinks that the will
be a billionaire.
His favorite movie is, “Perks of Being a Wallflower.” Sean’s
favorite TV show is, “Game of Thrones.” He enjoys reading his favorite
book, “Geography Club.” Anything in the “Fallout,” series is his favorite
video game. Also, not to mention he loves every kind of music, except for
country. Lana Del Rey and Marina and the Diamonds are his favorite
bands.
He enjoys, “getting money and having no life,” and also slackin’ at his
nonexistent job. With his money he enjoys shopping in his favorite place,
also known as 90 percent of the Black Friday bins at Walmart. You can
find him driving there in his 2002, black Honda Civic, while listening to
the radio station NPR. He constantly has a new favorite song. It practical-
ly changes daily.
His best friends are Lauren Burpo and Amber Jacoby. You can
usually find him out with his friends eating his favorite food, Chinese.
Borelli’s favorite animal is the Red Panda, his favorite holiday is Christ-
mas, and the color of his choice is crimson. Sean LOVES candy, any kind
is his favorite.
His most embarrassing moment is his daily attire. Being the
Photography Staff Chief is his biggest achievement. When asked about
one random fact about himself is that he is, “Gayer than San Francisco in
July.” His advice to underclassmen is, “DO NOT wear socks and san-
dals!” He will miss being on the teacher wifi when the student wifi is
down the most about Kingfisher High School. His words to fellow sen-
iors: “Bye!”
Over The Garden Wall Opinion By: Clairanda Porter/kk
Over The Garden Wall, an Emmy Award-winning minise-
ries on Cartoon Network first aired on November 3, 2014. Full of
beautiful art and music that compels the soul to sit and watch the
main characters, Wort and Greg, go on there adventures in the dark
woods.
Getting lost and side tracked is what Greg and Wort find
themselves in more than they would like. This cartoon has con-
jugered up many thories that may very well be true. I could sit and
watch this series over and over again and never get bored. There is
always something new to discover.
This show messes with your head from a dog eating a
black turtle and turning into a colorful eyed wolf hybrid that bursts
into some kind of black oil, to the fact that the world you think they
live is only a facade of what is really happening.
I do not want to spoil anything for anyone who wants to go
out and watch
it themselves,
but I there is
all kinds of
crazy crea-
tures and
events that
take place in
this short 10
episode series.
I recommend
that everyone
at least try and watch Over The Garden Wall.
Its one of the best cartoons I have ever watched.
October 21, 2015
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Diabetes Awareness Club
(FCCLA UPDATE) By: Elijah Lowman/dt
October 22nd, also known as diabetes ap-
preciation day in Kingfisher High School, there will
be a showing of The Breakfast Club. During the
same night there will be a sandwich eating contest.
The sandwiches will consist of diabetes, or Captain
Crunch, Butter, and Pixie Stix. Coke will be provid-
ed to wash the sugar down with more sugar to make sure there is no
sugar.
Just to add frosting to the cake, you get to show up in your
pajamas (not naked), and bring your own cereal. Someone bring extra
cereal for the poor please. Ms. Hobza is so nice she is letting those that
are not in FCCLA to join in to the Breakfast Club. There is just one
rule: don’t talk about the club.
October 26th will be Monday Movie night. Ms. Hobza does
not know what movie will be shown. Tickets are $5 to go see the mys-
tery movie. Talk to Ms. Hobza for more details about these events.
Henn-na Hotel,
Japan’s Robot Hotel By: Clairanda Porter/kk
A five-star hotel in Japan has taken the name as the
worlds first robot hotel. Henn-na Hotel, translated to Strange
Hotel, opened on July of 2015.
Humanoid robots meet the Japanese-speaking guests,
but the English-speaking guests are welcomed by a robotic di-
nosaur. When talking to the robots, it is not liking try to create a
conversation with Siri when you have no access to human inter-
action, the robots can engage in intelligent conversations.
The hotel does not only have talking robots but also
functional counter parts that cart luggage to the 72 rooms in the
hotel as well as staff courters. The hotel at this moment is going
through it’s first phase, but in the future would eventually add
72 more rooms.
As the hotel is going through its baby steps and stages
of few advances, Huis Ten Bosch, has said that he hopes that
one day the robots will run 90 percent of the hotel.
Not only does Huis Ten Bosch want to expand his
original hotel, he also wants to create 1,000 more of these hotels
in different areas of the world, bringing robots to all areas of the
world.
Where’d School Spirit Go? Opinion by Teresa Rangel/kk
I’ve been walking these KHS halls for approximately three years now and the
halls seem so dull. There doesn’t seem to be as much school spirit anymore as much as
it used to be my freshman year. I remember when we would hold pep rallies for LITER-
ALLY EVERY single football game. We would be dismissed early and the teachers
hated that because it jacked up their schedule, but the students loved it!
I wonder if we don’t have pep assemblies as much since we’ve not had many
photojournalist to volunteer to shoot video of the games and make awesome pep assem-
bly videos. The cheerleaders also, according to an anonymous source, don’t get as much permission. Pep Rallies can be very time consum-
ing as well taking a TON of time to plan and work to make them come through, where the cheerleader have to practice for approximately
a week just to present at a pep rally. Then they sometimes don’t have a place to practice after school or during their seventh hour, since the
basketball team uses the court on which they sometimes practice on.
But at least we are getting one more pep rally. We only had one last year and for us to get two this year is a change.
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October 21, 2015
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October 21, 2015
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MacArthur Plummer’s Death By: Logan Hightower/dt
Kingfisher public schools dignitary, Mr. MacArthur
Plummer died on Thursday, September 17, 2015, to a virus called
West Nile, which is a virus that can be transmitted from mosquitos.
Mr. Plummer passed at the Select Special Hospital, in Oklahoma
City. Mr. Plummer was a math teacher at Kingfisher High School
for 10 years, a K-8 principal for 13 years, a K-12 for 5 years, and
the superintendent for 5 years at Enid’s Public Schools.
Mr. Plummer was a basketball coach at Enid for 10 years,
before retiring. He led them to one championship and three finals.
In 2004, he retired and he spent his time on golf, fishing, and hunt-
ing. Mr. Plummer was a substitute teacher at Kingfisher middle
school for three years before he sadly passed away.
West Nile is a deadly disease that can kill you from the
inside, and it is called an “Auto-Immune disease” because there is
no cure for it. Many people called Mr. Plummer “Coach Plummer”
for the amount of times he’s coached.. Mr. Plummer was well
known for doing “Sudoku” (a Chinese game) on the back of the
newspaper. Mr. Plummer was also well known across the North-
West part of Oklahoma, and an inspiration to most children.
Insidious: Chapter 3
Opinion by: Lisa Baxter/kk
(WARNING - CONTAINS SPOILERS)
On October 10th, 2015 I decided I was going to watch Insid-
ious: Chapter 3. So I went to Red box like the dork I naturally am and
rented it. It was really good, I can tell you that.
In the beginning the movie showed that it was taking place a
few years before the first two Insidious movies. The movie begins
with the old lady (I actually can’t remember name) talking to a young
girl whose mom had died a year before. The young girl wanted to
contact her mother, but instead got in contact with the “woman in
black.” The young girl started freaking out and broke contact, telling
the young girl she was sorry but she couldn’t talk to her mother.
Next, the movie flashes forward to 3 weeks later and the
girl keeps trying to talk to her mom, only later realizing that it’s not
her mother she’s been talking to. It’s actually a dead man (demon)
who wants to take her soul to the other side where the rest of the dead
reside. You find out later in the movie but part of the girl had already
been stolen and the demon actually connected to what was left of the
girl’s soul. She was slowly dying and they all soon realized they
needed to hurry and help her regain her soul.
The girl’s mother came back and helped her daughter get
back to her body in the end…which was really nice to finally see.
October 21, 2015
October 21, 2015
October 21, 2015
Cheer Hosts Weekly Tumbling
Clinic
By Stinger Staff
If you happen to stop by Cheer Coach Kaitlin Lombardo's room and are
wondering what those huge rolls of mat are doing in her room, your answer can be
found once every week in the Commons.
Ms. Lombardo reports that Coach Eric Swaim comes in from a gym called
Tribe in Moore to conduct a weekly tumbling clinic every Wednesday at KHS.
"They are working towards tumbling skills such as back handsprings, tucks, layouts,
and fulls," states Lombardo.
Both middle school and high school cheerleaders are invited and make good use of
the added training they receive from Swaim.
The mats are currently being stored in Ms Lombardo's room since the gym
is needed for basketball practice.