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2November 2009Hi Times Issue 2 Vol. 101

Anissa AldanaBrittany BelkiewitzJordan BelloJohn DeckerLauren DipertScott DonaldsonJon GardnerDanielle HenryEmily JorgensonAlex LopezIsrael RamirezMatt ReedKatelin RosenbaumAlex SaliwanchikErin SassSkyler ShortShelbi SmithCourtney WestZachary Winslett

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Second runners-up: Lisa Mullen, Jordan Beasley King and Queen: Matt Reed, Nicky Lang First run-ners-up: Natalie Pope, Greg Wedow(not pictured)

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Club float winner: PSI Class showcase winner: SophomoresRunner-up: Show Choir (not pictured) Runner-up: Seniors (not pictured)

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Thanksgiving is a time for families to come together from around the country to catch up on what is occurring in every-one’s lives, to watch and play football, to consider what they are thankful for, and to eat as much as they can. Thanksgiving is usually asso-ciated with the usual: stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, deviled eggs, mashed potatoes and gravy and turkey, while oth-er families have unique foods. Senior Alexis Butts has eat-en two unique Thanksgiving meals. “I think the strangest would be eating cooked macaroni noodles in curry sauce. While I was in Germany, my host sister made it all the time,” said Butts. “[Also] one year instead of roasting the turkey, my uncle fried it. It was pretty good, just really greasy.” Freshman Nathan Moore eats turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, beats, turkey stuffing, cranberries, green beans, oyster dressing, rolls and sweet potato casserole. “At one point we had clam chowder too,” said Moore.

English teacher Mrs. Cooper usually eats turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie, but has celebrated the holiday with a Thanksgiving lasagna. “At my family’s house, we al-ways have some kind of pasta because my mom doesn’t eat birds,” said choir teacher Mr. Coe. Other unique foods that can be seen around the dinner table on this holiday include cream cheese filled celery, rutabaga, Mince pie, Persimmon pudding, caramelized, spicy carrots, mac-aroni and cheese, collard greens, gingersnaps, and S’more’s. Butts said, “My favorite food to eat on thanksgiving is our blue-berry pie. My grandpa and I al-ways race to see who will get the first slice.” Cooper’s favorite holiday food is cranberries. “My mom makes awesome cranberries in a blender with oranges. It’s so yummy,” said Cooper.“Glazed Cranberry Mini Cakes” Found at Hersheys.comCook time: 30 minutes; 10 min. preparationMakes 36 mini cakesIngredients:

- 1/3 c. softened butter or marga-rine- 1/3 c. granulated sugar- 1/3 c. light brown sugar, packed- 1 egg- 1 ¼ t. vanilla extract- 1 1/3 c. all-purpose flour- ¾ t. baking soda- ¼ t. salt- 2 T. milk- 1 ¼ c. fresh cranberries, coarse-ly chopped- ½ c. walnuts, coarsely chopped- 1 2/3 c. Hershey’s premier white chocolate chops, divided- 2 T. vegetable oilDirections:1. Heat over to 250 degrees F2. Lightly grease or paper-line small muffin cups( 1-3/4 in. in diameter)3. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg and vanilla extract in large bowl until light and fluffy.4. Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually mix into butter mix-ture.5. Add milk, stir until blended6. Stir in cranberries, walnuts and 2/3 c. white chips (reserve remaining chips for glaze). 7. Fill muffin cups about 7/8 full with batter.8. Bake 18-20 min. or until wood-en pick inserted in center comes out clean.9. Cool 5 min.10. Cool completely11. To prepare the while glaze: place remaining 1 c. white chips in small microwave-save bowl; sprinkle vegetable oil over chips12. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 30 sec.; stir13. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM at additional 30 sec-onds or just until chips are melt-ed when stirred.14. Drizzle white glaze over top of mini-cakes.15. Refrigerate 10 min. to set glaze.

Celebrate making unique treats

Heather MeadSchool News Editor

Once and a while a student at LPHS has a skill that goes unnoticed by many. Brian McDonald is one of those people. McDonald’s bowling has lead him to nationals where he came in first place. The competition took place in Indianapolis Expo-Bowl where over 1000 kids competed. The competition lasted for two days. “It was a pretty hard competition”, said McDonald. McDonald started bowling then he was about three years old. He became interested in bowling from his grandparents, who also gives him his inspiration. McDonald bowls mostly on Saturdays, and is currently in a league, although he has considered joining the high school bowling team this year. “I’m just doing it to get some scholarship money”, said Mcdonald.

McDonald goes to nationalsMatt ReedStaff Writer

For those people who have been craving to see the talent of the 2009-2010 La Porte basket-ball teams, the 30 year anniver-sary of Louie’s Basketball Night will be held on November 16. “Louie’s night is the intra-squad scrimmage for the boys and girls basketball teams. The teams split up and play against each other,” said boys Head Coach Wells. The scrimmages start at 6:00 p.m. and are expected to last until 9:00 p.m. The event will be held in the main gym and the cost is the same as any regular basketball game. “Since this is the 30 annual an-niversary of the event, we will be selling t-shirts in honor of the 30 years,” said Coach Wells. Fans who would like to see the basketball teams in play before

Most know the drill: that new, catchy song that’s replayed over and over on MTV and the radio just doesn’t seem to leave the heads of our youth all throughout the day. A new band has man-aged to climb their way to the top, whether it be with one giant step or thousands of small ones they’ve taken over the years. A band such as this is All Time Low, who just a couple of years ago were just the opening band that warmed up the stage as peo-ple still entered the venue, once opening for bands who now open for them. Others include Paramore, Cobra Starship, and even the Devil Wears Prada, who have played in La Porte. Getting big in the music industry is not an easy feat. Some bands may be lucky enough to gain fame through a popular song that gets them noticed. Others spend years of constant promotion and touring in order to get on their feet. Once they’ve made it this far, the bands then tries to maintain popularity within the under-ground music scene and continue to expand their fan base, as well as the size of the stage they will take on. The guys of the band Pensive said, “Controlling the music indus-try are the fans! Fans don’t make distinctions between signed and unsigned bands anymore. They sup-port the bands they love, and use the power of the internet to spread the word about their favorites.” Many fans are willing to go to strenuous lengths for the bands that they love and adore, and the bands are thankful in the truest sense. The love and passion fans show cause them to be more than just fans, they become friends, and sometimes even family. After shows, there are always people standing at the doors, waiting for the concert goers to leave. There, they hand out flyers, demos, Myspace addresses, and virtually anything that may get the band noticed. “Today fans have a lot of personal contact with their favorite bands and the old days of mysterious, unapproachable rock star back stage is an anomaly. The most avid fans now become friends in the truest sense and the bonds are real and lasting.” Some just ignore handouts and toss these things on the ground or leave them in the back seat of a car. On the other hand, some essentially take home the promotion items and give these bands a chance. If lucky and talented enough, the bands will be given a shot to showcase what they’ve got to offer at the summer tour, the Vans Warped Tour. This tour gives bands the opportunity to gain tremendous amounts of fans and fame, and the opportunity to soar to the top of the music scene. Therefore, Kevin Lyman, creator of the tour, has the ability to determine whether or not the band will climb to the top or fall flat, being left in the dust and the other tour busses head for the next venue.

Rise of underground music sceneAnissa AldanaStaff Writer

the regular season will be given and chance and will be able to meet the players. Senior basketball player Evan Jurjevic said, “People come to see how the basketball programs will be this year.” The scrimmages are also ben-eficial for the players, who have a chance to play in front of an audience, possibly for the first time. “The goal for the night is to get a feel for the game-like situa-tions for the upcoming season,” said Jurjevic. Coaches will also be using the night to make final decisions for the winter season. “It is another tool for the coach-es to continue the evaluation process,” said Coach Wells. “It is another opportunity for every player to prove his/her playing time or expand his/her role.”

Basketball teams preview talent for 2009-2010 seasonCassy SwansonEditor in chief

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The cranberry mini cakes are a fun and festive way to have a unique sweet treat on Thanksgiving day.