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News June 9, 2015

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By Emily Duncan and Samuel Statham

On Friday, April 3rd Greenville suffered two losses to the community. At 6:30 a.m. the Johnson family—Pete Johnson Sr., Debra Johnson and their son Pete Johnson Jr.—was traveling to North Carolina to visit family for Easter and spring break. A 24 year old driver was traveling the wrong way on highway I-81 in Luzerne County Pennsylvania when he collided with the Johnson family head-on. The driver was in a diabetic coma which left him incapable of controlling his vehicle. Driver Pete Johnson Sr. and his wife Debra were wearing their seat-belts; however, Pete Johnson Jr. and the other driver were not. Pete Johnson Jr. and his mother Debra Johnson lost their lives in the tragic accident. Pete Johnson Sr. was also badly injured; however, he survived the accident and was rushed to the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. His injuries consisted of a broken leg and many other minor injuries.

The other driver was also alive at the scene and was rushed to the hospital to later be pronounced dead.

The loss of two of our community members affected the lives of many peo-ple in the Greene County area. Pete Johnson Sr. is a bus driver for Greenville school district on bus route 18. He is al-ways good to the kids and knows how to get along with them. All of the kids look forward to the holidays with him because he always gives them candy right before they get off. He also is the Deacon of the South Westerlo Congregational Christian Church. Debra Johnson was an employee at Kelly’s pharmacy in the heart of

Greenville. She was always right there supporting the Spartans’ sports teams while her son was coaching. Pete Johnson Jr. was a substitute in Greenville as well as the coach of J.V Basketball and J.V Baseball. He impacted the lives of many students and young athletes. He provided them with many life lessons when he coached them and also with a friend they could talk to.

Continued on page 3

Tragedy Touches the Greenville Community

Four to Retire from HS By Alyssa Hopkins

Four of Greenville’s finest teachers are retiring at the end of this school year. The Maroon Report caught up with each

of them.

Mr. Benedict

How many years have you been teaching? I have been teach-

ing at GCS for 25 years. I started teaching here in 1990.

What do you teach? I teach HS Band, Jazz Ensemble, MS Jazz Ensemble, Instrumental Lessons and Music Theory.

What are you going to miss most about Greenville? The thing

that I am going to miss the most is being around the energy and

enthusiasm of young musicians.

Continued on page 4

The Maroon Report News page 2

Will Brandt

Danielle Caprio

Bryan Drossel

Emily Fagan

Kelsey Gardner

Alyssa Hopkins

Kaitlyn Krasney

Natalie Louban

Michelle

Martuscello

Isaiah Papol

Niomi Papol

Matthew Plattner

Catherine Sielaff

Elaina Spahmer

Emily Statham

Sam Statham

Callie Walker

Our Staff

Interns pictured clockwise: 6th

graders Emily Duncan, Lauren

Rauf, Tess Herwick, and AJ Pahl.


Tragedy in Greenville continued from page 1

The loss of Pete Johnson Jr. affected the school district in

many ways. The loss of a good all-around sub, a great coach and

a friend to many throughout the community. When asked how the

loss of Pete affected him,

Sophomore Cody Duncan

said “I couldn’t believe

that it was true when I

heard what had hap-

pened. It was a big shock

and still is to me today.”

The loss of Pete

left many other communi-

ty members in shock.

Many couldn’t believe

that they had lost such a

great teacher and coach.

Pete’s coaching lead to

many great victories

throughout Greenville

including the first varsity basketball victory when he filled in for

the head coach.

When asked how Pete was as a coach, Sophomore Silas

Yelich said “Energetic, he could relate to us more than most coach-

es because he was young. He never quit on us and never stopped

pushing us.”

Losing someone is always hard, as portrayed by the

community members who came to show their respects the night of

the accident in a candle-light vigil. Over a hundred people came

in memory of Pete Johnson Jr., his mother Debra Johnson and to

show support for over

two hours for Pete John-

son Sr. Many prayed and

sang songs in tribute to

the family. Within a day

the lives of many were

changed forever. You

may always hear about

these kinds of accidents

but you never expect

them to happen to some-

one close to you.

On Sunday May

17th Pete Johnson Jr. and

his mother Debra were

buried in the Greenville cemetery. Afterwards a memorial service

was held for them at the Greenville school where hundreds gath-

ered in the gym. Many good memories and stories were shared

there, in memory of their lives, followed by a lunch provided by

members of the community.

Community members gathered at the vigil on the night of the accident.

We Will Miss You Coach Johnson


Retiring Teachers continued from page 1

I love seeing the huge progress and transition in the bands be-tween September and June. It is quite amazing.

What are you most looking forward to for your retirement? I

plan to perform on a full time basis again like I did when I first

graduated college. I have just released my 5th CD as a leader and I look forward to promoting the music and touring in the very

near future. At some point I may teach privately as well.

Ms. Schlenker

How many years have

you been teaching? I have

been teaching 29 years in

Greenville and at Colum-

bia-Greene Community

College.

What do you teach? I

teach Home and Career

Skills and Child Develop-

ment.

What are you going to

miss most about Green-

ville? I will miss the stu-

dents and being able to

tell great stories.


want to do whatever I want whenever I want to do it and spendi-

time with family. I also like to stay up late and sleep until I wake

up without alarm clocks.

Ms. Campbell

How many years have you been teaching? I have been teach-

ing 20 years at Greenville and about 35 years in all.

What do you teach? Special education.

What are you going to miss most about Greenville? I will miss

the teenagers who keep me young and the very good friends I

have made.


would like to travel; first on my list is Tuscany, but if I can't get

there, I'm planning on expanding my Tuscany themed arbor gar-

den in my yard!

Ms. Robins

How many years have you been teaching? I have been at Greenville for 15 years and have taught high school for 16

years.

What do you teach? I currently teach Regents English 11 and AP

Language and Composition (usually sophomores).

What are you going to miss most about Greenville? The thing I

will miss the most is Greenville students, who are the best! I will

also miss my colleagues. I will not miss getting up at 5:30 every

morning.

What are you most looking forward to for your retirement?

There is so much I

am looking for-

ward to, but es-

pecially traveling, reading things

other than essays,

riding my horse,

and early morning

yoga classes.

Mr. Benedict

GCS students will miss Ms. Robins’ wit and wonderful knack

for doing characters’ voices.


Where are our Seniors Going?

Colleges/Universities:

-Anderson University: Tirzah Wallin

-SUNY Brockport: Emily Bodecker, Kian Fariello

-University at Buffalo: Connor Allen, Zoe Rudloff

-SUNY Cobleskill: Emily Statham

-The College of St. Rose: Tobi War-wick, Brad Monkell

-Columbia-Greene Community Col-lege: Justine Koerner, Anglena Louban, Mary Marshall, Brandon Padin

-SUNY Delhi: Russell Lewis

-Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univer-sity: Jaymey Kuykendall

-Full Sail University : Callie Walker

-Hartwick College: Carly Johnson, Taylor Pearson

-Herkimer County Community Col-lege: Raven Barger

-Hudson Valley Community College: Taylor Antonelli, McKayla Edging-ton, Erich Koehler, William Keoppe, Michelle Martuscello, Luke Mistler, Carolanne Peters, Sam Roggio

-Lincoln Tech: Mike Pinney Jr

-Maria College: Erica Tedesco

-University of New Hampshire: Ma-rina Plattner

-Oberlin: Julian Jacobs

-SUNY Oneonta: Josie Thoburn

-SUNY Oswego: James Hicks

-Paul Smith’s College: Rocco Caval-luzi

-SUNY Plattsburgh: Kenny Bates, Carly Bryan, Tracey Fox

-Princeton: Rachel Coe-Scharff

-Pratt: Sarah Mataraza

-Sarah’s Sister’s: Bryanna Lyman-Schreiweis

-Schenectady County Community College: Brandon Johnson, Devin Mateo

-Siena: Bethany Mitchell, Julianna Rauf

-Simmons College: Olivia McAneny

-St. John’s University: Catherine Sielaff

-Stony Brook University: Killian Black

-Syracuse University: Matt Plattner

-Utica College: Patrick Bowden, Taylor Lee

-Vassar College: Maddy Ouellette

Other Careers:

-Carpenters Union: John Case, Shiann Lane

-Employment: Brenden Lee, William Lyman-Schreiweis

-U.S. Army: Zeke Dagget, Joe Oliveri

-U.S. A ir Force: Mario DeSarno

The Maroon Report compiled a list of where GCS

seniors are going in the fall of 2015. Located on the left

is the map with all the points of the locations of the schools.

The lighter pin is Greenville, the darker pins are all the

schools.

By Callie Walker & Kaitlyn Krasney


By Julie Hamilton Congratulations to

Greenville High School Junior

Emily Fagan for being selected

from a pool of student candi-

dates to participate in the 20th

Annual Pen in Hand Writing

Conference on March 6th and 7th

in Dolgeville, New York.

The Pen in Hand Con-

ference provides high school

students with the opportunity to work closely with mentor teachers

and professional writers in a writing workshop setting. Approxi-

mately fifty high school students from districts throughout upstate

New York were selected to attend the conference. Admission is

based on a competitive application process, which includes teach-

er recommendations and the submission of writing samples. Emily

thoroughly enjoyed the weekend and benefitted from the inten-

sive writing experience and collaboration between teachers and

students.

Emily adds, “The Pen in Hand program was a really

good experience that I hope other Greenville students have the

opportunity to take advantage of in the future.”

Kudos Student Writer Recognized Dr. Pam Receives National Attention

By Kelsey Gardner

Congratulations to Dr. Pam for recently being recognized as 2015 National School Psychologist of the Year!

How do you feel about receiving this award?

Thrilled, speechless, honored.

What motivates you?

I feel fabulous leaving school after helping someone; [I help various people like students, teachers, or guidance counse-lors].

Why did you want to become a school psychologist?

I thought psychology was really cool, I like studying the brain and I was a summer youth-counselor.

What do you like about being a psychologist in a school like Greenville?

I love that it’s a small school, I know other larger schools’ psychologists and their jobs are much narrower.

You have done so much already… what else would you like to do in your career?

I’ve thought about teaching at the college level and ex-panding my private practice.

How do you feel about being in The Maroon Report?

I love it, thank you so much! I know it’s a coveted thing to be featured in The Maroon Report.

The Maroon Report would like to extend a spe-

cial thank you to Ms. Parvis for supporting the

6th grade intern project!

Dr. Pam Agan Smith

Emily Fagan


By Alyssa Hopkins

For six years, Greenville has been inviting the Schenec-tady Light Opera Company to give us feedback on our annual high school musical. SLOC has an awards program, where faculty members watch various musicals in high schools around the area, and rank them. Some of these schools include Shenendahowa, Saratoga Springs, Bethlehem, and Shaker. This year, we per-formed Rodger and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! We are proud to announce that, out of fifteen schools around the capital region, Greenville won first place overall! In addition, nine of our students were nominated for Outstanding Performer. These students in-clude, Alyssa Hopkins (Laurey), William Koeppe (Curly), Julianna Rauf (Aunt Eller), Lucas Mistler (Will Parker), Bryan Drossel (Jud Fry), Elaina Spahmer (Ado Annie), Killian Black (Ali Hakim), Isa-belle Caffero (Gertie), and Brad Monkell (Andrew Carnes).

Greenville Musical Wins Prestigious Award

When asked how she felt about this award, assistant

producer Bethany Overbaugh said, “It was nice to be recog-

nized for all our hard work, but the show and the experience

was just as great before we heard about the award.”

When asked how she felt about her experience being

in the musical, senior Khrystina Warnstadt said, “I love the mu-

sical and everyone in it! I’m very happy that we were recog-

nized for the incredible shows we put on here.”

The Maroon Report Opinion page 8

Testing or Torture? An In-Depth Analysis of the New York State Testing Controversy

By Emily Fagan

For most high schoolers in New York, state tests are just

another spot of grime on the dirty penny that is their time in mid-

dle school. It`s over, done with, and there`s no need to unneces-

sarily delve back into those memories. This is true particularly for

current juniors, who were subjected during a particularly irksome

bout of state tests to the infamous “Hare and the Pineapple” fa-

ble that tested them on their ability to rank the philosophical mus-

ings of anthropomorphic animals and understand the motives be-

hind the cannibalistic actions

of those animals at the con-

clusion of the tale. However,

just because some of the

population of Greenville

has escaped the clutches of

the state tests doesn`t di-

minish the importance of the

issues surrounding the test-

ing.

This April, 60.53%

of Greenville middle and elementary students refused to take the

state test for ELA, and at total of 64.59% declined participation

in the math test, among the highest rates compared to neighbor-

ing districts. This dramatic escalation in refusals, coupled with the

recently very vocal backlash against New York State Tests that

has been buying up billboards and phoning homes of potential

test-takers, can be trailed back to many sources. Primarily, New

York State Governor Andrew Cuomo`s self-proclaimed “War on

Teachers,” revealed in his “State of the State” address, which has

led to a subsequent push on using state tests as leading factors in

a teacher`s job evaluation. So despite the fact that a student`s

performance on state tests are not counted towards their grades,

teachers are assessed on how well those students do. This would

be all well and good, if all students still maintained the level of

effort on state tests as they would if they actually counted on their

grades. However, a recent poll of 60 middle school students (20

from each grade) shows that 48% agrees that students don`t try

as much, if at all, on state tests because they knew their score

would not reflect on themselves. To a teacher, this statistic that at

least half of their students are either trying not as much or at all is

terrifying, almost as terrifying as the fact that many middle

schoolers don`t even know the significance of test refusals. Eighth

grader Garrett Delong, who claims that only fifteen out of eighty

kids in his grade took the

math tests, has first-hand

experience with apathetic

test taking, and has stated,

“Sometimes when parents

say [to students] they can`t

opt out, they just go through

and put ‘C’ for every an-

swer.” Garrett continued on

to say that although he

doesn`t believe in teachers

being evaluated on these tests, he took the tests this year because

he thinks “We should still take the tests to show New York State

the stuff they added [to the tests] that we don`t know.”

Another eighth grader, Sonia Vertus, despite being in

the minority of students who claims to still try her best on the state

test, argues that “I don`t think it`s fair [to evaluate teacher per-

formance on state tests], especially if there`s only a small amount

of kids, it might seem as if it’s a ‘bad teacher’ when that`s not

necessarily true.”

Continued on page 9

Middle School Student Effort On 2015 New York State Tests

Less

More

No Change


Continued from page 8

Teachers aren`t just worried about how they might be impacted

by these vigorous tests, however. Mrs. Parvis, sixth grade English

teacher, hasn`t ever been a fan of standardized testing as she

feels it doesn`t “purport any useful

feedback to students regarding

their performance…without feed-

back, how does a student know

what to improve?” Additionally,

Mrs. Parvis argues that “even the

bar exam provides specific feed-

back to students who do not pass

so they might improve their per-

formance. I wonder, why aren't

school children afforded this same

courtesy?” Although Governor

Cuomo seems untouched by children and teachers struggling in the

horrible grip of standardized testing, the bar exam, a test law-

yers must take in order to be qualified to practice law, is some-

thing he`s all too familiar with. According to his autobiography All

Things Possible, he failed

the bar exam four times,

something students (and

their teachers, for that mat-

ter) taking standardized

tests don`t have the luxury

of. Perhaps for someone

whose teachers and profes-

sors aren`t depending on a

passing grade for their

wellbeing (and someone

who has the financial means to keep going to law school and try-

ing over and over to pass the test), all things are indeed eventual-

ly possible, but sadly those exceptions don`t really apply to stu-

dents and teachers at public schools like Greenville, whose jobs

and self-esteems take countless hits every April.

Furthermore, the time provided for state tests around the end

of every year takes away from crucial classroom time right be-

fore the exams that actually count on a student`s final grade.

Middle school principal Mr. Reeve dismissed the time taken away

by state tests, asserting that “Throughout a given year we have

many interruptions…standardized

tests have been going on for many

years.” However, stopping classes

for two weeks is a pretty big inter-

ruption, particularly in the middle

school. “Especially at this age, kids

need structure,” seventh grade

math teacher Ms. Malcolm ex-

plained, “and for two weeks, they

don`t have structure.” Even though

Greenville doesn`t enforce the “sit

and stare” policy initially mandated by the state, as clarified by

Superintendent Dudley`s statement “Students were definitely not

placed in a disciplinary setting,” students were reportedly only

allowed to read or make up missing assignments, not practice or

learn anything that would have been taught in those lost weeks of

class. “There should be

learning going on…” Ms.

Malcolm expressed, “I don`t

see [those kids] three days

for English and three days

for Math, that`s a lot of

time.” 63% of the 60

Greenville middle schoolers

surveyed claimed that they

felt the weeks of state test-

ing take away from their

learning time in the classroom. Anthony Dellarocco, a sixth grader

who did not take the state tests, felt that while he was in the re-

fusal rooms “[The school] should have let us do that week`s home-

work since we were missing class.” When a sixth grader is asking

for more homework, you really know the school needs to up its

game. Continued on page 10

Does State Testing Take Away From Learning In The

Classroom?

Yes

No

Continued from page 9

But why, then, are state tests required in the first place? Increased

standardized testing was initially put in place as a result of the

“No Child Left Behind” program, and people like Gail Richmond

may have figured out why the levels of tests administered haven’t

subsided since. Mrs. Richmond, a retired elementary school music

teacher, has conducted community forums on this very topic across

New York in places like Albany, Oneonta, Schenectady, and Sco-

tia, and prides herself in “fighting the corporate takeover of pub-

lic education.” According to Mrs. Richmond, “Public education is

the last untapped frontier for investment.” Companies like Pear-

son certainly do have a mo-

nopoly on the standardized

testing of students, and Mrs.

Richmond has concluded that

“failure must be manipulated

in order for Pearson to sell

the cure.” According to Mrs.

Richmond, “Teachers are not

against assessment,” but “the

3-8 tests are not used to in-

form, drive, or improve in-

struction. Neither teachers nor

parents see these tests…a good test allows teachers to asses stu-

dent progress and improve their teaching methods.” Additionally,

she argues that many of these tests, particularly the ones for third

through sixth grade, are “age inappropriate” for students. In re-

sponse to a publication in the Greenville Pioneer praising the

“civil disobedience” efforts of Greenville parents and students,

Mrs. Richmond simply stated, “Civil disobedience is the breaking

of a law for the greater good of society. Test refusal for grades

3-8 is a parental right.”

As previously stated, Cuomo`s “War on Teachers” is an-

other big reason for the use of state tests. The “War on Teach-

ers”, which aims to destroy the “monopoly” of public schools, is

actually just been slowly steamrolling students and teachers in the

public education system. Free and universal education is some-

thing that sets the United States apart from many other nations,

and is a right every child in the country should be given the op-

portunity to take advantage of. Unfortunately with this war, Cuo-

mo has been forcing bankrupt public schools into becoming char-

ter schools, which are exclusive tuition-charging institutions that,

like Pearson (and unlike public schools), make a profit off of edu-

cation. It`s certainly strange that Cuomo sets about “improving”

education by destroying the “monopoly” of free education and in

fact creating a larger and expensive monopoly of charter schools.

“I think that Governor Cuomo needs to realize that teachers

should be his allies and greatest tools in enhancing the education

system,” Mrs. Carlton, seventh grade ELA teacher, diplomatically

stated, “We want to see our students and our schools improve,

and welcome any change that will make that happen. It sounds

cliché, but, when we are pitted against one another, no one wins,

least of all the kids.”

Middle school princi-

pal Mr. Reeve thinks that a

solution to this controversy,

and the “war” in general,

could be “done in a systemat-

ic way of sitting down and

coming out with a well thought

out plan”, as he said “I don`t

think teachers would have

been opposed to a different

system.” Ms. Malcolm, agree-

ing about the evident communication divide, expressed, “I don`t

think [Cuomo] understands what it`s like to walk in a teacher`s

shoes, just like I don`t know what it`s like to walk in his shoes.”

The New York State Tests are just one battle of Cuomo`s

“War on Teachers,” but so far its unconstructive and sometimes (as

in the case of the “Hare and the Pineapple”) impossible stand-

ards, coupled with the lack of provided motivation for students to

gauge an accurate measurement of a teacher`s abilities, have

been traumatic enough to keep teachers, parents, administrators

up at night, and make kids wish they could just do homework in-

stead. This assault on our education system is not just something

that affects teachers and students in middle or elementary

schools, but in every classroom in the district. If Greenville is to

continue to provide a free and equal opportunity to education,

we must all fight.


By Isaiah Papol I sit there in class taking notes; the room is quiet as I try to keep my mind off of the nice weather. The sudden ear drilling buzz of the fire alarm causes the class to instinctively get to their feet. I make my way to the door peeling left, then right down the stairs and outside. The weather is gorgeous; we all go to our designated area hoping the fire drill will take time out of our more mundane classes. Our teachers hush the ever present mumbling among stu-dents, and occasionally move the trouble makers apart. Some stu-dents complain about the apparently scorching 70 degree weather, and how they could drop dead of dehy-dration. As I wait, I let my mind wander again. I notice a line of cars waiting to get into the parking lot; a single short bus blocks their advances. My mind turns to wonder. What if someone was to attack the school while there was a fire drill? I look around at all of the students... if someone were to attack the school, espe-cially at a vulnerable time such as a fire drill mass confusion coupled with shock would make for a very bad day.

As the fire drill concludes, I look at the short bus blocking the driveway. It would be far too easy to drive around the bus. Someone could easily use their vehicle as a weapon against clusters of students. We essentially line ourselves up for fifteen or twenty minutes. This world is a nasty place. Those who are reading this may get offended, but that doesn’t get rid of the facts. We are left unguarded in the open, and I don’t think my English teacher is going to be able to get all of us to safety if something was to go wrong. The amount of damage one person could cause if the oppor-tunity presented itself is incredible. The school’s job is to deny them of that opportunity. The illusion that something like this couldn't hap-pen in a “rural” or “country” area is ignorant at it’s finest. There are individuals who would do the deed no matter where you go. No I’m not saying we should get rid of fire drills, that’s not the answer. In-stead, during every fire drill, an officer should be present in the parking lot, another should be in the outdoor basketball court area.

There should be an officer at the elementary, and the mid-dle/high school. Some people say that this would make the school look bad, but you know what looks worse? A kid in a body bag. This is the reality we live in now, denying it and waiting for some-thing to happen is not what we should be doing. The school should give every student a tag number. When you get to school there should be a check in station where you give your tag number and proceed into the school. It will look much like a toll station when you cross a bridge. As a precaution, there should be metal bars that would raised from the ground. If a vehicle was to speed through the

station this would cause the car to be lifted off the ground and to stop it in its tracks. The school could then be sent into lock down mode, the authorities could be notified and the officer stationed at the school could report to the sight. With the new bus schedule we have an extra ten to fifteen minutes in which we wait for school.

During this time we should put our bags through a x-ray station like the ones in the airport.

This would not only eliminate the chance for an armed student to get into school, but the drug and alcohol issue in the school would dissi-pate as well. If you have noth-ing to hide, then you should not have a problem with it, and the law permits the search of lock-ers and bags.

Having a check in sta-tion at the middle and high school would make the process quick and you would have time to get breakfast and head to

class. Money should not be more important than safety. The school got rid of late buses. Lunch prices were raised. The weight room was mostly donated. Where is the mon-ey going? Let’s put some of it into a better safety pro-gram. The precautions I mentioned as examples would only need to be bought once. Of course some mainte-nance is required, but our janitors do a good job of keep-ing things clean. I would rather have a leaky roof, but be safe. Instead of buying new laptops for an entire class, ipads for elementary kids, a new sidewalk, and new lock-ers (next year) we should invest in the safety of the stu-dents. The cost of the Hp probook 455 laptops that the sophomores got this year run at about $469.99 each, multiply that by every sophomore in the school. The cost for one apple ipad (16GB being the smallest no 8GB) is $499.00 without tax. One locker costs from about $45.00 to $115.00. One X-ray screening machine would cost $773.63. The school would have a great deal more safe-ty against drugs, weapons, explosives, and other contra-band with one of these. Call me paranoid but if the day comes that someone breaks into the school and things start going downhill and you're forced to hide to save your life remember this article.


School Should Rethink Fire Drill Safety and other Hazards

“What if someone was to attack the school while there was a fire drill?”

Seniors, if

you

could than

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person wh

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would it b

e?

Hall Talk

“I would like to thank the friends that have been here

for me and the teachers that have accepted all my late

assignments. Specifically, I would like to thank Ms. Sim-

mons for being a friend long after being a teacher and

for convincing me I could do anything I set my mind to.“

-Maddy Ouellette

“If I ha

d to pick one person it

would be Erin M

agee.

She always pushed me to do my best a

nd put me in

my place when I got a litt

le wild. I thank h

er for eve-

rything and she

's a major co

ntributor to

me graduat-

ing with my cla

ss.” -M

akayla Edgington

“The entire Greenville staff for putting up

with us for all these years.” -Connor Allen

“I'd say the person who

would help me the most

would be Dad.” -Zeke

Dagget

“Definitely my mom who spent a lot of time investing in traveling with me to college auditions and research.” -Julian Jacobs

“The person who helped me the

most would probably be Ms.

Sharkey for always making sure I

was getting work in and always

getting on my case for slacking

off.” -Lucas Mistler

“I would like to thank my parents for

supporting my dreams and following me

to Florida.” -Callie Walker

By Danielle Caprio

“I would like to thank Mr. Benedict, be-

cause he has helped me discover that

music is a huge part of my life; some-

thing I intend to pursue, and as he says, I'm not just your band teacher. I'm your

life teacher.” -Julianna Rauf



What is your Biggest

Fear about Going to

College? Hall T

alk

“Leaving the nest of Greenvill

e and ventur-

ing off and having to make new frie

nds and

going separate ways from all my high sch

ool

friends.” -McKayla Edgington

“Harder classes.” -Taylor Antonelli

“College is a big fear of mine. I’m

afraid of the unknown and undiscov-

ered, but I’m excited for the change and

starting a new chapter.” -Carolanne

Peters “My biggest fear about going to college is realizing that my ma-

jor is something that I’m not interested in, or wasting money on

classes that I don’t like.” -Angelina Louban

“ My biggest fear is living on my own and 14 hours

away from everyone.” -Tirzah Wallin

“The cleanliness of the bathrooms.” -Emily Bodecker

“I’m afraid of people doing ANY-

THING illegal around me! If your mom

wouldn’t want to see what you were

doing, then I don’t want to see it

either.” -Caroline Bobrick

“My biggest fear is fear itse

lf– and herds of

Buffalo (wings).” -Zoe Rudloff

“My biggest fear about college is not being able to

finish. I hate failing and I want to make a good life for

myself.” -Chris Jollie

“Failing...I would take Joe Oliveri with me

to help.” -Brandon Padin

“My biggest fear about co

llege is not getting

into a

good 4 year school after HVCC.” -Lucas Mistler

By Catherine Sielaff


Seniors,

What Will

You Miss

Most?

Hall Talk

“All of my younger friends.” -Callie Walker

“I will not miss waking up at 6 am.” -Nicole Caprio

“I’ll miss th

e musicals.” -

Zoe Rudloff

“I’ll miss getting Palmer-ized and kicked out of the library.”

-Rachel jCoe-Scharff

“I’ll miss m

y many lovers and recognize

that it w

ill take some time to establish

such a

fan base again.” -Caroline Bobrick

“All the sporting events and fun opportunities.”

-Matt Plattner

By Emily Fagan

Public Word Sculptures This project was based off the work of Robert Indiana,

an American pop artist. His best recognized work is the

word love in uppercase letters. Robert Indiana uses

words, letters, and numbers that are meaningful to him

in all his work.

LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana in NYC

Here are some words, letters and numbers that mean some-

thing to a few students in Ms. Dellarocco’s sculpture class.

Matthew Plattner

Callie Walker

Zoe Mullen

Devin Mateo Bethany Lewis

The Maroon Report Fine Arts and Culture page 15


How To Draw Graffiti By Matthew Plattner

Here's an easy guide using the word “BAD” to create a bubble

style of graffiti.

1. Start by writing out your name or a word in capital letters

using a pencil, try and keep a little space between each let-

ter.

2. Next draw circular bubble shapes around your lines, be sure to break the curves into sections.

3. Now draw around the outside and inside edge with a bolder

line using a dark marker.

4. Erase your pencil lines inside your letters. Then add a few

lines to accent the curves of the bubbles.

5. Redraw your letters closer together, overlapping your edges. To make it easier you could cut them out, place them togeth-

er, and trace them.

6. Finally add 3-D highlights, a simple shadowing or force field.

Highlight!

3-D

Force field

TRY IT HERE

Accents!


Silence

Long Shadows cast a wonderous glance into their soul,

Their significance could not lie within their worth,

For only hidden in worthlessness can they be found.

Value of worth cannot be measured in usefulness,

But in how many times they did not matter.

Echoes, screams, words, no matter how loud, cease, where silence lasts a lifetime.

That within itself is why silence is never truly broken,

That is why they are silence, and they cannot ever be broken.

—Carolanne Peters

Poetry

Grateful Words

The appreciation couldn’t begin

So many places to start

Too many places to end

Joy has come on the wind

And I won’t let it be blown away

-Lucas Makely

The Maroon Report Features page 18

My Life as an Intern

Funny Side

By Tess Herwick and Aj Pahl

Do you know what The Maroon Report staff really does behind closed doors? Well, you might think it’s a quiet, serious, and informational class, which it is… most of the time! Some things they do during the class include drawing mustaches and such on each other’s faces in pictures. Or they might show you a picture of guts (Catherine). They might even make you jump on each other’s backs! All of the things listed are pretty probable and have hap-pened to us as interns. Don’t get me wrong, this class is a great opportunity for experience and we have learned a lot in the journalism world! And the staff’s craziness, just adds to the fun! Thank you Maroon Report staff and Mr. Morelli!

For the last month four sixth-graders have served as interns on The Maroon

Report Staff. Now these students recap about their experience.

Serious Side

By Lauren Rauf

Sitting in a classroom full of high

school students is hard enough. You have to

deal with loudness and craziness. Just think

back to when you were in sixth grade,

scared and unpopular—yes unpopular—

but that’s just us quiet sixth graders. Work-ing with high school students is pretty cool

though. We have gotten to experience high

school life through being part of one high

school class. Tess Herwick, AJ Pahl, Emily Duncan, and I are all

interns for a high school journalism class. We got to learn some

cool stuff on the computers and more. We learned how to manip-

ulate pictures and to put them on the newspaper template. We have helped with articles. We also got to make new friends, even

though they are in high school. It was a really cool experience. I

really liked being in this Journalism class because we got to do

what high school kids do in this class and most 6th graders do not

get the opportunity until they get to high school. We would like to

thank all staff members and of course Mr. Morelli for helping us along this awesome experience. We could not have done it with-

out your help and support.


By Alyssa Hopkins

Maroon Report Staff Superlatives Most Likely to Win The

Hunger Games: Isaiah

Papol

Best Dressed: Natalie

Louban

Best Bromance: Sam

Statham and Bryan

Drossel

Most Tech Savvy:

Kelsey Gardner

Best Car: Matt Plattner

Most Unique Laugh:

Niomi Papol Most Creative:

Danielle Caprio

Most Athletic: Kaitlyn

Krasney Most Gullible:

Alyssa Hopkins

Most Caring:

Michelle Martucello

Most Likely to Win

Jeopardy: Emily Fagan

Most Likely to be a Politi-

cian: Catherine Sielaff

Most Outspoken:

Emily Statham

Biggest Brain-stormer:

Callie Walker

NOT PICTURED


By Niomi Papol

Queen: Taylor McGuiness

King: Sam Statham

Prince: Kolby Cadwell

Princess: Erin Crawley

Duke: Jacob Gorneau

Duchess: Natalie Louban

Baron: DJ Smith

Baroness: Kortney Schultze

Lord: Bryan Drossel

Lady: Alyssa Hopkins

Prom Superlatives:

Best Dressed (Juniors):

Bryan Drossel

Taylor McGuinness

Best Dressed (Seniors):

Krystina Warnstadt

Matthew Plattner

Best dressed (Sophomores):

Stella Yelich

Adrian McAneany

Best Couple:

Sam Statham + Stella Yelich

Best Photo booth pictures:

Bethany Lewis + Mr. Hilgendorff

Caroline Bobrick + Herself

Most Dysfunctional:

Tyler Biernacki, Sam Statham, DJ Smith,

Bryan Drossel

Most unique: Tobi Warwick + Erin Milsom

Prom Wrap- Up


By Michelle Martuscello

Disney’s Frozen Snowball Punch Ingredients: 1/3 cup blue Hawaiian Punch or any other blue flavored drink 1/3 cup lemon-lime soda 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream Blue or white edible pearls Directions: Pour punch and soda into 8 oz. punch cups. Add a scoop of vanil-la ice cream. Sprinkle some pearls on top, then enjoy your Frozen inspired drink.

Chocolate Malt Milkshake Ingredients: 3 oz. dark chocolate 1 cup milk 6 scoops of vanilla ice cream (or frozen yogurt) 5 tablespoons chocolate malted milk Whipped cream Chocolate shavings

Directions: In a small pot melt together the milk and dark choco-late until just melted. Remove from heat and allow to cool. In a blender combine the ice cream, malted milk and chocolate milk mixture. Blend until smooth. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings or mini chips. Drizzle some chocolate syrup around the edges—just to be fancy. Glow in the Dark Drinks Directions: Add tonic water to any drink and drink it under a black light. It will glow! This would be good to add in the Frozen inspired drink! Triple Berry Smoothie Ingredients: Coconut water (frozen into ice cubes, you will need 12)

3 cups of fresh berries 3/4 Greek yogurt. Directions: For each layer blend 1/4 cup yo-gurt, 4 coconut water ice cubes and 1 cup of berries. Add each layer to the cup, rinse your blender and re-peat.

Chocolate Chip Mocha Frappe Ingredients: 4 coffee ice cubes 2 scoops of chocolate ice cream A small handful of chocolate chips and some extra for garnish 1/3 cup of milk Directions: Completely freeze coffee into ice cubes. Blend everything togeth-er and add chocolate chips on top Fruity Lemonade Ingredients: Pitcher of Lemonade 1 cup of berries of your choice Directions: Pour lemonade into a small pitcher then add 1 cup of slightly mashed berries. You can smash these by hand or with a spoon, but the more you smash them, the more the color and flavor will infuse with your lemonade. Berry Ice Cubes

Directions: Fill your ice cube tray with water or the drink of your choice. Add any berry or fruit you want to each ice cube before you put it in the freezer. If the berry is too large, like strawberries, cut them in pieces small enough to fit in the ice cube.

Shirley temple Ingredients: Grenadine Ginger Ale Directions: Fill your cup up with ginger ale and add a splash of grenadine. For a larger amount, like enough to fill a pitcher, use an 8 : 1 ratio.

Cool Down with Summer Drink Recipes


Summer Book Suggestions By Michelle Martuscello

Teacher Suggestions: The Tyrants Daughter by J.C. Carleson - When Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s great-est military academy. Suggested by Librarian Ms. Lockwood

The Trap by John Smelcer - Seventeen-year-old Johnny knows that his grandfather Albert is a stub-born old man and won't stop checking his own trap lines even though other men his age stopped doing so years ago. When Albert doesn't come back from checking his traps, with the temperature steadily plummeting, Johnny must decide quickly whether to trust his grandfather or his own instincts. Suggested by Math Teacher Mr. Russell

The Modern Middle East by James Gelvin - Explore how the forces associated with global modernity have shaped the social, economic, cultural, and political life in the region over the course of the past 500 years. Beginning in the sixteenth century, this book examines the impact of imperial and im-perialist legacies all the way to the current chal-lenges to those regimes on everyday life in an ar-ea of vital concern to us all. Suggested by History teacher Mr. Thela The $64 Tomato by William Alexander - Bill Alexander had no

idea that his simple dream of having a vegetable garden and small orchard in his backyard would lead him into life-and-death battles with ground-hogs, webworms, weeds, and weather; midnight expeditions in the dead of winter to dig up fresh thyme; and skirmishes with neighbors who feed the vermin. It cost him $64 to grow each one of his beloved tomatoes. You can't put a price on the unparalleled pleasures of providing fresh food for

your family. Suggested by Economics Teacher Mr. Gray Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin -Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illumi-nates Lincoln's political genius in this highly origi-nal work; as the one-term congressman and prai-rie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to be-come president. Suggested by History Teacher Mr. Albright

Student Suggestions: Sahara by Clive Cussler - Egypt, 1996. Searching for a treasure on the Nile, Dirk Pitt thwarts the at-tempted assassination of a beautiful U.N. scientist who’s investigating a disease that is driving thou-sands of North Africans into madness, cannibalism, and death. The suspected cause of the raging epi-demic is vast, unprecedented pollution that threatens to extinguish all life in the world’s seas. Suggested by Senior Bethany Mitchell

The Fall by Albert Camus - Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights he re-gales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypoc-risy and alienation pours forth. The Fall (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. Suggested by Senior Andrew Warwick

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein - A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope—a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it. Sug-gested by Senior Marina Plattner 11/22/63 by Stephen King - Life can turn on a

dime, or stumble into the extraordinary, as it does for Jake Ep-ping, a high school English teacher in a town in Maine. While grading essays by his GED students, Jake reads a gruesome, en-thralling piece penned by janitor Harry. Harry somehow survived his father’s sledgehammer slaughter of his entire family. Jake is blown away… but an even more bizarre secret comes to light when Jake’s friend Al enlists Jake to take over the mission that has become his obsession—to pre-vent the Kennedy assassination. It all turns to a lon-er named Lee Harvey Oswald. Suggested by Sen-ior Kenny Bates The Ugly Series by Scott Westerfeld - In Tally Youngblood’s world, looks matter. She lives in a society created to function with perfect-looking people who never have a chance to think for themselves. And she’s tired of it. First as an ugly, then a pretty, and finally a special, Tally takes down the social infrastructure. And then, a generation later, a world obsessed with fame and instant celebrity—and filled with extras—will reap the consequences. Suggested by Senior Julianna Rauf


What type of Senior are YOU?

1.) Your homework is due on Tuesday during 3rd period, you...

A.) Hand it in right on time

B.) Don’t hand it in

C.) Hand it in on Wednesday

D.) Hand it in at the end of the day

2.) You see a group of freshmen that can’t find their class, you...

A.) Help them find the class

B.) Don’t even notice them because you are texting

C.) Walk by them

D.) Make jokes about how clueless they are

3.) While making your senior schedule you...

A.) Fill it up with tons of classes! The more credits the better!

B.) Let the guidance counselor choose for you

C.) Pick a few classes but leave some study halls too

D.) Only take the classes you need to graduate so that you can

leave early every day

4.) While applying for college you...

A.) Apply to your top ten

B.) Don’t apply at all

C.) Apply to a few, you are still undecided

D.) Apply to your top school, you know you’ll get in

5.) It’s time to plan the senior trip, you...

A.) Already have it planned!

B.) Aren’t going and don’t care

C.) Let other people plan it, but go and have fun

D.) Bring your best clothes and make a plan to sneak out

If you answered mostly A’s you are a Go Getter! You love school

and you are thrilled about your senior year. You have great

grades and are willing to participate in almost any school activi-

ty!

If you answered mostly B’s you are a Lazy Senior, you don’t par-

ticipate in school activities and barely notice anyone passing by.

All you want to do is get out of this school!

If you answered mostly C’s you are an Average Senior, you par-

ticipate in the activities that you want to, have decent grades,

and enjoy study halls with your friends.

If you answered mostly D’s you have Senioritis! You think you are

the hottest thing around and love to make jokes and pick on

freshmen because, ‘that’s just what seniors do.’ Right?

By Emily Statham

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By Kelsey Gardner Fun things to do in the summer can be as simple as riding bikes or swimming with friends; to as extravagant as a vacation to Australia or Brazil. Although, sometimes, great local activities seem hard to find, so I’m here to help.

Visit Washington Park in Albany

This park is a gorgeous destination all year round com-plete with a lake at the southwest end. Here you can take a peaceful jog, or bike-ride, or just stroll along the water’s edge watching the birds. There are also courts for tennis, basketball, volleyball and more. There is also a lot of history to learn from the many statues and monuments around the park. If you look online you may find an upcoming concert at the back of the lake house or atop the hill, or a festival being held in the park. As an added bonus, tons of events or activi-ties in the park are totally free! Address: Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12203

For more information on the park or events you can call (518) 434-4524 or visit www.albany.org/listings/Washington-Park

Go to Zoom Flume

Since it’s the closest water park it’s always a great place to cool-off and make fun summer memories. With 8 slides, 5 pools/play areas, a new zip-line and 3 food stands, you can stay for a whole day and never get bored or hungry. Plus, there are special events with celebrities. You can buy season passes or just go

a few times. Also, The Country Place Resort is right next-door so you can stay overnight and explore the water park during the day.

Address: 20 Shady Glen Rd, East Durham, NY 12423

For more information call (800) 888-3586, visit www.zoomflume.com, or email [email protected].

Organize a Pick-Up Game

Call or text friends and family to come over to your backyard or a park for some friendly competition all day or just for a few hours. Depending on the park, you can find courts/fields for soccer, basketball, baseball, volleyball and most other sports. If not enough or no equipment is avail-able, ask people to bring their own sports gear. For after a long, fun day of sports you might want plan ahead and set-up a picnic/cookout to feed the many worn-out and hungry people.

Set-up a Scavenger Hunt

Whether it’s finding items scattered around the yard/

park or all over town, scavenger hunts can be fun competition all day long. You can set-up items to find within walking, biking, or driving distance and have family and friends compete in teams or individually to find the most items or get the most points. The things to find

can be items you hid or any items open for the public to take. There can also be varying amounts of points awarded for each item based on how hard or easy they are to find. To make it more interesting, people can also be sent to do things like taking a selfie with a Tops cashier or recording yourself/your team doing hopscotch or leapfrog. Hike, Swim, Fish and Camp

There are plenty of local lakes with campgrounds and hiking trails. Great ex-amples are North/South Lake, Thompson’s Lake Campsite, Lake George Escape Campground, and sev-eral more. To discover more fun campsites it’s as easy as a quick search on the web.

Cool Activities for the Hot Season

Thompson’s Lake

Lake house in Washington Park


By Alyssa Hopkins

Ms. Sharkey was chosen to be teacher of the month for being kind and helpful, rounded out with a witty sense of humor.

We asked Ms. Sharkey…

How many years have you been teaching? “11 years.”

What grades do you teach? “Grades 9-12.”

Do you like your job? “I love it...most days.”

Favorite food? “Wings...the hotter the better.”

How do you feel about being featured in The Maroon Report? “I’m a little upset about being the month after Mr. Russell, but I guess things get better as we move through the year. I’m glad to be the first featured woman, it’s an honor.”

Quotes about Mrs. Sharkey…

“I think Ms. Sharkey is on the cutting edge of education, and I wish she could teach the rest of us how to be so amazing.” -Math Teacher Mr. Russell

“Shark does not treat her students like any other teenager in the school, once you are in her class, you become part of her family.” -Junior Bryan Drossel

Teacher of the Month

Student of the Month By Michelle Martuscello Freshman Madalyn Krasney was chosen to be student of the month for being well-rounded, hard-working, and kind. We asked Madalyn… What is your favorite activity? “Basketball.” What do you want to do when you are older? “Journalism.” Do you have any special talents? “I am good at taking pic-tures.” What is your favorite subject? “Science.” Quotes about Madalyn... “Madalyn is a powerful versatile machine sent here from the fu-ture to excel in academics and athletics.” - History teacher Mr. Thela “She’s really good at putting life in perspective with humor and friendly comments. She will make a great a leader.” - English teacher Ms. Toohey “As far a I know she’s a hard worker in the classroom and just as importantly she’s good at athletics.” - Athletic Director Mr. Warga

The Maroon Report Sports page 26

A-Ro(i)d: The Rise, Fall, and Impact of Steroids in MLB By Will Brandt Back in June, 1993 no other prospect was more hyped about than a shortstop from Florida. His name, Alex Rodriguez. The Seattle Mariners had first pick in the draft that year and took Rodriguez first overall. He flew through the Mariners minor league system, and just one year later, as an eighteen year old, Alex Rodriguez stepped into a major league batters box. He be-came the first player in Mariners history, and the first in ten years to make their debut at age eighteen. Rodriguez didn't get the starting shortstop job in Seattle until 1996, where he burst into the mainstream that year, having a .358 batting average, 36 home runs, and 123 RBIs. Mind you, he was only twenty-one at this point in his career. He had a very bright future ahead of him. 1998 was a huge year for Rodriguez, joining the 40-40 club. (A rare feat in which someone hits 40 home runs and stole 40 bases in a single season, it has only happened 4 times in MLB history.) Rodriguez continued to be a prime face in baseball, always smiling. He continued his success in 1999 and 2000, but after the 2000 season, Alex Rodriguez became a free agent. Alex Rodriguez, in the 2000-2001 offseason, signed the biggest contract in MLB history at the time, he signed a 10 year, 252 million dollar deal with the Texas Rangers. A-Rod became the first player to achieve a 200 million dollar contract. Rodri-guez didn’t disappoint in his first two sea-sons in Arlington, mashing 52 home runs in 2001, and 57 in 2002. Despite big num-bers, the Rangers finished last place in their division those two seasons, hurting Rodri-guez and his run for an MVP. Rodriguez didn’t win his first MVP award until 2003. After the 2003 season, Rodriguez was nearly traded to the Boston Red Sox, but due to A-Rod’s huge contract, the MLBPA (Major League Baseball Players Association) vetoed the deal, knowing that the Red Sox could not take on his giant contract. But there was one team that could take on his con-tract, that team, the New York Yankees. Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees in February 2004. Along with the trade, A-Rod changed his number from 3 to 13 (The number 3 has retired by the Yankees in honor of Babe Ruth), and a move of position, from shortstop to third base because of Derek Jeter holding down short. It was in the 2004 playoffs that A-Rod made one of the more controversial moves of his career. Rodriguez hit a ground ball back to Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo, Arroyo went up to tag Rodriguez, but, A-Rod felt the need to smack Arroyo’s glove and knock the ball loose. A-Rod was ruled out on interference, although he denies ever smacking the glove. That was the first move A-Rod made that put his status in question. The next season, 2005, A-Rod won his second MVP award, with a .321 batting average, 48 home runs, and 130 RBIs.

After a slight drop off in numbers, but still very good numbers, A-Rod returned to his form in 2007, winning MVP award number three. He mashed 54 home runs that season. But prior to that sea-son, former Outfielder and open steroid user Jose Canseco was planning on releasing a follow-up book about steroids in baseball with one of his main targets for this new book, Alex Rodriguez. In an interview with Katie Couric in 2007, Rodriguez claimed that he never took PEDs in his career. Despite all this, the Yankees gave Rodriguez a 10 year, 275 million dollar contract extension, a move still haunts them. A-Rod had another strong season in 2008, but prior to the 2009 season, A-Rod had been caught. A 2003 drug test that was supposed to remain anonymous got leaked. Throughout the 2001-2003 seasons, A-Rod was taking 3 banned substances. In

March of that year, A-Rod came out and said that yes, he did take them during those sea-sons. He was suspended the first 50 games of that season. From 2009-2011, not only was A-Rod becoming a target of jokes for baseball fans, but he had also won a world series ring, still was hitting 30+ homers a season. Yankee fans didn’t mind his production at the plate. But come 2012, injuries limited Rodriguez to 99 games, only hitting 16 home runs. It was his first season since 1997 that he didn't have 30 or more home runs. In the playoffs that year, A-Rod hit a dismal .111. Then 2013 came along. A-Rod, who was already put on the 60-Day DL for undergoing surgery on his hip during the offseason, got more added on to him. A-Rod was the biggest name in the 2013 Biogenesis steroid scandal. A-Rod had now become the most hated player since Barry Bonds, another steroid user. On August

5th of that year, MLB came out and said A-Rod was suspended for 211 games, the rest of the 2013 season and all 162 games in the 2014 season, a new record. A-Rod had yet to play a game that season. But, A-Rod applied his suspension, letting him play the rest of the 2013 season, and be suspended the whole 2014 sea-son. Many baseball fans we’re angry with the move, myself in-cluded.

Then, after the 2013 season, A-Rod felt the need to be stubborn and wanted to appeal his suspension and play the 2014 season. He went to some extreme lengths in doing so, like filing a lawsuit against Major League Baseball. After months of fighting MLB to play, he eventually dropped the various lawsuits and sat out for the 2014 season. Rodriguez spent over 3 million dollars in legal fees, but A-Rod, being stubborn again, refused to pay his lawyers, causing his lawyers to sue him $380,000 in legal fees. That November, it was reveled that A-Rod had told the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) that he had used PEDs within the past few years, despite telling the press a mere two weeks before that he never used HGH or any other PED.

A Rod –also known as “A-Roid.”

Continued on page 27


A-Rod continued from page 26 A-Rod is back for this season, the 2015 season, and is actually doing better than people expected him to. Although, no one, and I mean NO ONE, wants him back. A-Rod has really put this game to shame. Rodriguez tied Willie Mays on the night of

April 30th with his 660th career home run, putting him 5th all time. In Rodriguez’s con-tract it’s stated that when he would break a milestone home run, the Yankees would give a bo-nus; this bonus was $6 million. Yankees GM Bri-an Cashman came out and said that the Yankees would not pay Rodriguez the bonus because he

cheated to get there. That is a very smart move by the Yankees. I feel fully that Alex Rodriguez is one of the biggest liars, phonies, hypocrites, and just evil baseball players Major League Baseball has ever seen. No matter what Rodriguez does from now till the end of his career, my opinion on him will never change. I know I am not the only baseball fan who feels this way. I feel that he should be stripped of any milestones he achieves, because he cheated to get there. They should do that with any player who took steroids. I’m very pleased right now with how the BBWAA (Baseball Writers’ Association of America) is approaching guys who took steroids on the Hall of Fame ballot. A player is eligi-ble for the Hall of Fame five years after retiring from baseball, and you need 75% of the voters to vote for you in order to get in and you’re allowed to stay on the ballot for 15 years unless you get less than 5% of the vote—you then drop off. The BBWAA are the voters for the Hall of Fame, and with major steroid players coming on to the ballot in recent years, none have gotten in. A few steroid users that have been on the ballot have been Barry Bonds (on his 3rd ballot he peaked at 36.8%), Roger Clemens (on his 3rd ballot peaked at 37.5%), Sammy Sosa (on his 3rd ballot peaked at 7.2%), and Mark McGwire (on his 9th ballot, peaked at 23.5%),

just to name a few. I feel that if you take steroids, you should just be banned from the game. Right now, baseballs penalties are: 50 game sus-pension for 1st time offenders, 100 games for 2nd time, and lifetime ban for 3rd. I feel you should get banned if you’re caught—none of this 3-strike stuff—one time, you're done. There’s no room in this game for cheaters. This needs to be a clean game. It’s rather obvious when someone takes steroids of any kind; take Barry Bonds, for example. Bonds went from look-ing like a stick to bulking up very quickly. Rodriguez also went from being a stick to a giant within

a few seasons as well, although it is not as noticeable as Bonds.

Roger Clemens also bulked up very fast. The steroid use is obvi-

ous.

At the end of the day, I will always have the same stand

about ster-

oids in base-

ball—if you abuse the

game, and

try to find the

easy way

out—well,

news flash,

you will get caught. You

will lose this

battle. You

will not have

only let down

your team-mates, coach-

es, baseball

as a whole,

but most im-

portantly, your fans. Let’s keep America’s pastime clean.

Roger Clemons

Roger Clemons

A-Rod

A-Rod


Seniors Leaving Our Sports By Bryan Drossel

It’s time to say goodbye to the many senior athletes who have contributed to Greenville sports teams.

These athletes have dedicated a section of their last year at Greenville, and for some people, more than just one year to play on a sports team.

Softball: Nicole Caprio Callie Walker Tracy Fox Emily Bodecker (score keeper) Golf: James Hicks Wrestling: Rocco Cavilluzzi Carolanne Peters Girls Volleyball: Olivia McAneny Carly Bryan Nicole Caprio Callie Walker Bethany Mitchell Khrystina Warnstadt Guys Volleyball: Jaymey Kuykendall James Herbstritt Luke Mistler Kenny Bates Killian Black Brad Monkell Jody Hamilton Patrick Bowden Chris Jollie Girls Basketball: Julianna Rauf Carly Johnson Bethany Mitchell Carly Bryan (score keeper) Guys Basketball: James Hicks Erich Koehler Russell Lewis

Track: Kenny Bates Julian Jacobs Cross Country: Jaymey Kuykendall Luke Mistler Kenny Bates Caroline Bobrick Rachel Coe-Scharff Baseball: Kian Ferrielo Asghar Khan Cheer: Callie Walker Taylor Lee Jocelyn Custer Tennis: Jaymey Kuykendall James Herbstritt Caroline Bobrick Rocco Cavilluzzi Erich Koehler Bethany Mitchell Guys Soccer: Erich Koehler Matt Plattner James Herbstritt Russell Lewis Killian Black Girls Soccer: Carly Johnson Tracy Fox Marina Plattner Josie Thoburn Julianna Rauf These senior athletes have had an impact on the devel-opment of each sports team that they have been involved in and have brought their own uniqueness to the sports community. The Maroon Report and the rest of Greenville wishes all of the senior athletes good luck in college and with their futures in sports!

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GCS Student’s Art Wins

Award, Featured Locally

Dear Maroon Report Staff:

I would like to thank you all for your hard work, ideas, and the wonderful experi-

ence of working with you for the last two years! I hope the paper continues, and I

hope you all continue writing and asking questions! Stop by room 306 anytime to say hello!

-Mr. Morelli

I would also like to thank Ms. Bonnie Spencer for the hard work and flexibility she

offered The Maroon Report staff in printing the paper for us — we couldn’t have

done it without you!

GCS sophomore and artist Gabie

O’Neill won the Rotary Club Art

Contest for her duck which is now

featured in the Brasserie restaurant in Greenville.

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