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THE SPARTAN VOICEVOLUME 6 ISSUE NO. 4

WICHITA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER

Photo by Jordan Hull

“Proba Te Dignum”

October 12th 2012

Spartan Gangnam

By Austin Daniels.

Whether you are a senior or a freshman, a student or a teacher, or a hater or a freshman, we all agree that Homecoming week is by far the best week during the school year. Being a Junior in high school, I have experienced the high school version of homecoming three times (including 2012). It is way more fun than middle school’s homecoming week, but then again middle school sucks. Being a member of the Collegiate band makes homecoming even better because I get to do what I enjoy and present it to the whole high school during the game. The past two years of the band’s performance were ‘ok’, as I have been told by several people. And let’s be honest, the fireworks were the best part. One junior says: “This years’ performance (2012) was a huge improvement from the past, and I liked the dance moves, especially Gangnam Style. I really regret quitting…” I agree. This years’ band performance was a huge success and you know it went well when the performer, cheer leaders, dance team, and student

section all have fun during it. This years’ homecoming in all was a huge success. A big S/O to Mr. Fischer and Mr. Hake and the whole Collegiate band for doing their part in making it awesome. GO SPARTANS!!!

Spartan Royalty: Vafa Behzadpour & Molly Haines

American Floats.By Caroline Breit & Diana Kim

This year’s Homecoming Float competition was fierce. From the seniors’ horses, to the juniors’ Lady Liberty (that was actually a guy), to the sophomore’s candy throwing to the… freshmen’s’ CARPENTER? That’s right, the Freshmen actually hired a carpenter for their float this year…but I feel as though that might be a bit of a sore subject, therefore I will just interview members of each class about their views on the outcome.

Freshman Addison Root: “I didn’t help, so don’t blame me for the carpenter. Ask Morgan.”

Freshman Morgan Bergen: “I helped with the flag painting and didn’t see any carpenter.”

 Sophomore Samuel Beren:

“I spent a whole 2 hours working my tail off trying to make our float as good as it possibly could be. The fact that we got 4th behind the cheating freshmen with a freaking carpenter makes me want to cry myself to sleep.”

 Junior Seth Carder:

“We are the only one that didn’t do a standard flag and we should have won. I’m still angry.”

 Senior Ellen Oehmke: “Our float looked really good. I didn’t work on it though…but I was there in spirit. Everyone else did a fantastic job.”

Don’t drop that

dun dun cheerleader....

Freshmen from the 50’s: Emma Schmaltz, Addison Root, Bryanna Stocker & Sophie Shawver

Juniors representin’ da 80’s yo: Brody Dick

& Landon “Call Me Maybe” Root.

Vafa Behzadpour astride the Senior float with Jack Stewart & Joe Asbridge & Mt. Rushmore.

Ever wondering what to get at sonic?

Here are 10 new sonic drink combinations to try!

By: Sophie Shawver1. Watermelon sprite.

2. Strawberry pineapple Dr.

Pepper.

3. Cranberry vanilla slush.

4. Sprite with pineapple and

blue coconut.

5. Raspberry powerade lemon slush.

6. Orange soda with vanilla.

7. Vanilla cream Dr. Pepper

8. Strawberry orange

creamslush.

9. Diet cherry limeade with pineapple (for those of you watchin’ that figure).

10. Ocean Water...radioactive blue! My personal fave! 7-UP & Coconut...what!!!

Highland Style: Patrick Maloney, Cora Burgoyne, Brianna Lowden & Rhys Powell

Kara Maloney choreographs the Homecoming Court Dance.

Homecoming Court served a la mode.

RandomocityBy: Vafa Behzadpour (This is what happened to Vafa after Homecoming).Spenser Schooler: “I’m Kaylea’s white boo”

Sonny Frank: “Women are not Human.”

Ellen Oehmke: “umm lemme think of one” (never got back to me).

Austin Daniels: “I’m rarely late, and I enjoy a nice pair of slacks.”

Sam Brown: “Hi”

Kaylea Cooks: “I like public school.”

Hunter Cusick: “These bathrooms are disgusting, I try to avoid them…plus this sink hasn’t work from three years.” (asked while using the restroom)

Caroline Breit: “ The greatest gift in life is the sage cookies…and I’m averaging about ten per day…Its our version of Collegiate crack…In fact I’m gonna go buy one right now.”

Jordan Hull: “Sea otters hold hands while they’re sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other”

Riley Kemmer: “Would you eat the moon if it were made out of ribs?”

Aaron Clothier: “heck, I’d have seconds!!”

Patrick Maloney: “I call Caroline Breit, Elena now, I don’t really know why… I just do”

Sam Horner: “Whenever I’m home alone I like to hang myself by my underwear”

Dusty Youngman: “Look under the sink but make sure you wear a scarf. Now give me the peanuts.”

Roses are red and octopuses can swim, however when you add 2 and 5 you get pie, because Harry Potter once said, “Hakuna matata.” I know this doesn’t make sense, but that’s okay because I can swim. Whenever you understand what this article is about, go run around a track with one foot tied to your neck. If you are confused, then good, because pigs can fly. Now that you are confused, and think I’m crazy, I hope you enjoyed my article and had a good laugh…or a serious look of concern on your face…but I hope it was the first one because this is RANDOMOCITY.ععللىى االلككععككةة ممنن ببسسبببب ههااررىى ببووتترر ققاالل ذذااتت ممررةة:

"hakuna ممااتتااتتاا." ااععررفف ههذذاا للاا ممععننىى, ووللككنن ططييبب للااننننىى ييممككنن اانن تتسسللككهه. ككللمماا ففههممتت مماا ههذذهه االلممااددةة ععنن , ااذذههبب االلددوورراانن ححوولل ممسساارر ممعع ققددمم ووااححدد ممررتتببطط ررققببتتكك. إإذذاا ككننتت ممضضططرربب٬، ثثمم ججييددةة, ووذذللكك ببسسبببب االلخخننااززييرر

ييممككنن اانن تتسسللككهه.

Early DepartureBy Jake Barrett

Why do people leave homecoming? To drink? To party? To "have fun"? Homecoming comes around once every year, and your senior homecoming comes around ONCE. Why do people so freely waste it?

At the dance, a couple of songs after the homecoming court dance, half of the dance floor suddenly emptied.Where did everyone go?  The common assumption would be parties. They left a party that comes once a year for a party that can happen on any given weekend. For those of you who went to parties without alcohol, congratulations. I respect you and your willpower. Continue looking at pictures and skip the rest of this article because obviously this doesn’t apply to you.

What is the obsession with parties? People drink, which destroys brain cells and gets people killed, people do things they wish that they wouldn't, for instance hooking up with someone and realizing it was a huge mistake the next day, and people can die.

Awful things can, and do, happen. Our school is relatively small, so incidents have been isolated and infrequent. Don't be off guard, though, because accidents happen, and when they do, your or your friend's life can be altered or destroyed. Not to mention the severity of the crime, this isn't college, so cops do actually care about minors drinking. If you get caught, you get a Minor In Possession charge. If you were driving, you get a Driving Under the Influence charge. These two things euphemized as MIPs and DUIs, just six letters, can change your life for the worse. They bar you from jobs, scholarships, colleges, sports, and countless other things. By making one stupid choice, you close thousands of doors for yourself. Why do it? Because it's fun. Yeah, so are video games, so are movies, so are concerts, so are pools, so are friends. Just call up a few friends and watch TV, without alcohol. Or hot tub, or go to the pool, or go for a walk, or go play tennis. Why does a good time have to be determined by drunkenness? I don't know. It just is. Yeah, well maybe you could figure it out if you had those brain cells that you killed when you tossed your life into alcoholism that will persist through college, if you go, and your entire life. This article isn't written to inspire controversy, or cause arguments. Everyone can make their own decision for themselves. Just acknowledge the consequences of your actions like an adult before you make a mistake. Oh yeah, and it makes you fat.

FANCY MALONEY

Seniors on the brink of defeat at the hands of the Class of 2014.

Class of 2013 Picnic Day Disappointment

By Daniel Hullings

We the seniors, of the Wichita Collegiate School, lost to the class of 2014 in the boys tug of war last Friday. We had been undefeated in previous years, except for freshman year when we were all fairly small. (The Class of 2010 didn’t loose anything that year). Our class holds its strength in numbers, but we failed to realize we were going to have to bring it all against the juniors. The majority of the offensive line, which by the way is doing a great job this season, are members of the junior class. We the seniors failed to consider this before the tug of war and that little mistake lead to our picnic day disappointment. Congratulations to the junior boys. On the bright side, seniors dominated Homecoming week. We at Spartan Voice hope you all have a picnic day next year that is wonderful as our most recent one was!

This year as the Lady Spartans Tennis team

heads off to state there are some very high hopes. Being picked to win the state title however, doesn’t make the task any less difficult. When asked about the pressure the girls felt heading into this weekend, senior

Lindsay Funke stated “There is definitely some pressure…But we aren’t worried about that we are just here to try and win, and have fun.” Brooke Withrow, who won the title individually last year claimed “there is none,

I’m way to excited to be feeling any pressure.” Senior year is always a big year, it is the last chance you have for everything. One of the most gratifying experiences in high school is winning a state championship. “I would be the

happiest person ever. It’s my last year and I know I can win, so why not win!” State Lindsay Funke when asked about winning the title. However that is in the back of their minds. The girls are trying to calm their

nerves by enjoying a few days away from school and spending time with their teammates. The girls all know it is not just smooth sailing to the title. When asked about what they must overcome to win, Keli Dunn

replied by saying “I just need to keep my focus on every point. Take the tournament one point at a time.” Brooke, the defending champ says “I know I have pressure to win again, but it’s easy to forget it and focus on each point.”

I asked the ladies a few questions:

Tennis: 2012 Edition.State Championship:

October 13th-14thBy Riley Kemmer

What is the most exciting part of going to the state tournament?

Lindsay: Probably having qualified as a team so we have our whole team here. Knowing we have a chance to win as a team.

Brooke: team bonding

Keli: Skyping with Holden, and just having fun with the team.

Who will be your biggest challenge individually?

Lindsay: Def. just relaxing and playing how I want to play. Not locking up or being timid.

Keli: Staying focused on each point.

Brooke: I don’t really have any. Not letting any pressure affect her

Do any tough teams stand out from the crowd?

Lindsay: No not really. All 6 of us qualified and we have indirectly beaten everybody so we have the strongest team.

What is your favorite part of this year’s season?Lindsay: Being a senior, and being able to be a leader and example for all of the younger girls.

Brooke: Being with the team and developing relationships with the other girls.

The Most Anticipated Shows of the Fall…

By: Ellen Oehmke

COLLEGE

VISITSNext week both the

University of Chicago

and Elon are visiting Collegiate next week!

Stop by room 121, Cool

Beans?

Press from our

president/king:Vafa Behzadpour

Jersey Shore: They’re back for their final season! Snooki’s pregnant, Mike quit drinking… What’s to come? Now the only single people in the

house are Mike, Vinny, and Pauly D. Will the season be as crazy as the past six? Or will we have a boring Jersey reality show?

Gossip Girl: One of the most missed shows of the summer is finally back. Ivy and Charlie are ready to take down Lily, Lily left Rufus, and Blair

and Chuck decided they’re in love. Serena is no longer Serena,but is now “Sabrina.” Dan is hanging around Georgina and Ivy is hooking up with Rufus. Looks like this will be one of the most drama filled seasons yet.

Grey’s Anatomy: This show has been back for 2 weeks now. They all have returned from the plane crash and two people have died. Dr. McSteamy and Lexi Grey are no longer on the show and Arizona has hadher leg amputated. Dr. Shepherd can’t do surgery with his hand right now… Will his hand heal? Will all the surgeons get along and be able to

overcome the trauma?

Tosh.O: Back for season four, one of the funniest shows continues to stay on tv. This season’s wardrobe is expensive t-shirts. For those of you who haven’t watched it, Daniel Tosh plays internet videos and

comments on them. May sound dumb, but it is one of the funniest shows on tv. If you have not watched it, you must. It’s every Tuesday night on Comedy Central.

Modern Family: Yet another funny show that has returned. This season

Gloria is pregnant. A show that is filled with classic lines and some of the funniest characters on tv. Phil and Luke just goof around allday while Claire tries to keep everything under control.

The King is dead...Long live the

King.

Land of the Free, Home of the BraveBy Wynn Hukle

I have felt a surge of patriotism in 2012 that I have never experienced before. Not surprisingly, this first came to my attention when American flag-themed clothing became trendy for summer 2012. As ridiculous as it sounds, it subconsciously planted the notion in my mind that “America is trending…my country is cool.”

Part of the reason American-themed clothing reached such high demand this summer was because of the impending 2012 London Olympics. High-end designers including Alexander Wang and Versace featured minimalistic clothing on the runways last spring with a slight nod to athletic motifs as well.The Olympics is one of the only examples that comes to my mind when asked to think of a contemporary event that unites Americans of all age with a positive, uplifting experience. Like most Americans, growing up I was instilled with the notion of “American Exceptionalism,” and the fact that I am blessed to be living in “the land of opportunity.” The Olympics gives us a chance to flex our muscles and experience that sense of American Exceptionalism because American athletes usually win the most medals as a collective team.

It was about my 7th grade year that I independently began to take even a remote interest regarding the affairs of my country. Thanks to the unique timing of this, it is hard to think of many experiences in which I have felt overtly patriotic, given the state of our country over the past few years. Sometimes, it would be just the opposite, when I would watch the news and inevitably hear something about the national debt-crisis, the obesity epidemic, or how “American education is slipping through the cracks.” It definitely made me wonder: Is America still “the greatest country on Earth?” Even despite all of the depressing information that tells me the exact opposite? My generation has been brought up with a different sentiment as far as feeling a sense of security and pride, just for being an American. I was sitting in my first grade classroom on September 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center was unexpectedly attacked by terrorists. The entire time I was growing up, I felt the threat of terrorism upon my nation, and I still do today. There never was that seemingly “peaceful” time for my generation in which our country was not at war or threatened by potential acts of terrorism. This fundamentally alters the perception that people my age share of our nation from the perception that our parents shared because

in many ways, the experience and sentiment was quite different.

Despite all of this, my peers specifically have made it obvious that they are concerned with their country as opposed to being apathetic and uninvolved, which might seem like the only easy thing to do. Granted, there are many heated quarrels regarding politics that take place between my peers, be it via Twitter, Facebook or actually face-to-face, but this means we have not given up. The reason people fight about politics because it matters to them. People do not voluntarily argue about things they do not care about. As obvious as that sounds, I cannot recall one single girl-fight that gets as many people heated and involved as a political tweet.

Even though the views of people my age are divergent as to what is “best” for America, it is true they are identifying with their country through small gestures like wearing American-themed clothing, discussing their beliefs, and choosing “America” as a homecoming theme. That might seem trivial; however, there might be more to it than what we are giving it credit for. People would argue that “our country is divided now more than ever” and that thefuture may bring great hardships. That may be true, but when a group of students can agree upon one thing for their homecoming, “America,” it was symbolic to me. During that week, like any other homecoming, students went all-out to stay in character. It is interesting to me though that a group of students can be just as excited, if not more excited, to be “American” of all things fortheir homecoming.

Homecoming is an opportunity to truly identify oneself with their school and take pride in it. This year was a little different because we as WCS students identified ourselves with two homes we share: Wichita Collegiate School and the United States of America. The energy ofyoung people was not “grim” with the cast of Americana upon their homecoming like you think it would be for the students of a country that is in “decline.” Instead, it was unified, strong and uplifting. That gives me hope and also gives me the impression that even though we as students have only seen America from a certain vantage point, that we can still incorporate it into ourlives with valor and pride. We are the students who are about to graduate and move out into the world, and this lets me know that we will do that with our heads held high, no matter what circumstance we are in.

classes decorate bags to be filled with candy in honor of this Mexican celebration. These bags will be for sale next week during break  in order to raise money for

Lorenzo. This is a special opportunity for Collegiate to give back, so support Collegiate, support the Spanish Club, and support Lorenzo by purchasing a bag of candy!

Pumpkin Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookies By Chef Jemma.Found by Chef Jemma

Fall is coming! Spice it up with these delicious autumn flavors. Enjoyed by Editors & Homecoming Kings everywhere.Ingredients:1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour (1/2 cup of whole wheat flour)1/2 cup all purpose flour1/4 tsp baking soda2 tsp pumpkin pie spice1/8 tsp salt1/2 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup brown sugar2 tbsp butter, melted1 egg white2 tbsp pumpkin puree1 tsp vanilla extract1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions: Preheat oven to 350°. Line two cookie sheets with non-stick silicone baking liners or lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine the flours, baking soda, salt and pumpkin spice; stir to blend. In another bowl, whisk the sugars, butter, egg white, pumpkin puree and vanilla together until light and fluffy.

Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in two additions until the batter is very well blended.Place a spoonful of the batter onto a cooking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes

Support the Spanish Club!

By Julia Camp For the last three year, the Spanish Club has sponsored a little boy named Lorenzo through CFCA (Christian Foundation for Children and Aging). Lorenzo is a first grader in Guatemala, and the money we give him is put towards his education, encouraging and making it possible for Lorenzo to attend school. While we make it possible for Lorenzo to learn, the fundraiser also gives Collegiate Spanish students the unique opportunity to take sometime to study The Day of the Dead which is a Mexican celebration of the lives of those who have passed away. Every November, Collegiate's Spanish

Spartan Horoscopes By Rachel Fernandes

Aries(Mar21-Apr19): You will be very irritable this week. Your friends better watch out. If they accidentally annoy you, you will high five them...in the face...with a chair. Taurus(Apr20-May20): This week you will be feeling generous. You will share your awesomeness with others, and be quite kind to those who do not deserve it.  Hats off to you! (even though I'm not wearing a hat) Gemini(May21-Jun21): This week you will feel poetic, but do not fear. Go and read some Shakespeare. Your friends are not going to stay near. It will probably last all year and make you want to drink root beer. Cancer(Jun22-Jul22): All of this week Gangnam Style will be stuck in your head. Starting now... Leo(Jul23-Aug22): This week you will feel like you are in the Hunger Games. It will be okay, just go get some food.

Virgo(Aug23-Sep22): This week you are especially environmentally friendly. You will have the urge to plant a tree. Look at you recycling that water bottle.  You go Virgo! Libra(Sep23-Oct23): With so much going on this week you really want to take a time out and go camping. Hey, it's never a bad time so sing the ‘Campfire Song’ song. Scorpio(Oct24-Nov21): This week you will be feeling flirtatious, but using the lyrics to “Call Me Maybe” is never a good move. Sagittarius(Nov22-Dec21): This week you will be feeling gloomy. Don't be like Kristen Stewart. Show the world that dazzling smile! Capricorn(Dec22-Jan19): This week you will be feeling anxious. As it is flu season, people

keep dropping like flies. You believe that you will get sick too, but alas you will not. It'll get so bad that you will be the only one who shows up for school one day...that's right. The only one. Aquarius(Jan20-Feb18): I see that you are still in the homecoming mode. School spirit is a good thing to have, but if you are still showing up to school on Monday wearing your color for color day, you have a problem. Pisces(Feb19-March20): Last week you unleashed your wild side...and it hasn't settled down. No, you are not the Lion King. Settle down  or someone will fork your house. (Ahem...Kara Maloney)

Pillow

Fight!!!

By Kate Sorensen & Jenna Farhat

Harmony-

If you enjoy drawing, or even if you just like to scribble, this site is a wonderful place. It has many different settings including squares, long fur, chrome, sketchy, ect. It makes anything you draw look super awesome.Website Link- http://mrdoob.com/projects/harmony/There is also an app called ‘Harmony’

Goggles- Have you ever wanted to deface a website, but were unable to? Well then you will love this site. All you do

is tag it on the bookmarks bar on the top of your computer and then you go to the website of choice and click on it. The only problem is that it makes your drawings stiff so circles are close to impossible to draw.Website Link- http://goggles.sneakygcr.net/

Mighty Optical Illusions.com

A blog full of dizzying, confusing, and astounding optical illusions. Be sure to check it out!

HelloGiggles.comA really CUTE blog about anything you can think of. Founded by actress Zooey Deschanel.

Granimator-The ULTIMATE art app. You can create all kinds of AMAZING backgrounds and works of art. Just might be the best app of all time. Even if you don’t like art I suggest you give this app a try!

By KateSorensen

THE SPARTAN VOICE ACCEPTS THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES:The Spartan Voice is a newspaper operated by students at Wichita Collegiate School. Content in the Voice will consist of articles, editorials, letters, and any other material pertaining to the Wichita Collegiate community. The Spartan Voice was founded on the principle that all students should have an equal opportunity to share their opinion in an open, unbiased forum of discussion. Students, faculty, administrators, and parents make up the four fundamental parts of the Wichita Collegiate community. Although controversial subjects maybe featured in The Voice, no part of the community will be discriminated against. The views expressed in printed material do not necessarily represent the views of The Spartan Voice or Wichita Collegiate School.

SPARTAN VOICE STAFF Wynn Hukle, EDITOR

Vafa Behzadpour, Patrick Maloney, Bell Schwartz, Riley Kemmer, Caroline Breit, Ellen Oehmke, Spenser Schooler, Kayla Cooks, Daniel Hullings, Jake Barrett, Julia Camp, Rachel Fernandes, Diana Kim, Austin Daniels, Aaron Clothier, Jordan Hull, Kara Maloney, Jemma Davies, Grace Kohn, Jenna Farhat, Sophie Shawver & Kate Sorensen.

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