Dragon’s Roar February 2013

Drawn by Kara Koz

Drawn by Alyssa Smith

Drawn by Rocio Fajardo

Drawn by Megan Bean

Drawn by Emily Alcorn

It’s a new year; students have

new opportunities never offered to

them before. 2013 is a time to start over

fresh. This is especially true for the

yearbook staff.

This year Ashley Allen and Alli-

son Flower have been working every

single day in class to get this yearbook

put out on time. So far they’ve com-

pleted 18 pages. Some of the topics in-

cluded are senior pictures, junior high

and high school athletic and regular

collages and all sports including the

bowling team. Each club has its own

page except FFA and BPA since they

are intra-curricular and co-curricular in

respective order; they’ve got a two

page spread. Student council, NHS,

and student officers each have a page

of their own too. Homecoming and

Prom have a two page spread while

Sunshine and the Halloween dance

have one. Band-Choir, Variety Show,

and the musical each have a two page

spread also. There are four pages of

individual surveys, eight pages for

field day, four pages dedicated to

senior projects, two pages for stu-

dents with after school jobs…the

list goes on and on. This way every

single student is guaranteed to be in

the yearbook at least three times!

Please pay attention: February

1st—February 15th the price to pur-

chase a yearbook will be $45. After

February 15th the price will go up to

$55. So if you want a deal, get your

orders in early!

There will be students sitting

outside the library during lunch or you

can order online at

www.jostensyearbooks.com, or write a

check to Argos Jr/Sr High School c/o

Shari Bloom, 500 Yearick Ave., Argos,

IN 46501

Yearbook news

Artwork

Pages 2-3

Girl’s and Boy’s

Basketball

Pages 4-5

Valentine’s Day

Articles

Pages 6-7

BPA—Spirit

Week

And District

Results

Page 8

Senior Project

Page 9

FFA Week

Page 10

Genetically

Modified Food

Page 11

Artwork

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Basketball girls with a 9-8 record so far this year! With

a new coach as well this year, Gary Teel. Gary knew

Argos was accepting applications for a coaching spot

this year. His wife Julia and three daughters Amy,

Stephanie and

Brooke encouraged

him to apply for the

coaching spot.

Coach Teel was a

middle school math

teacher for thirty six

years. Argos gave

him the opportunity

to get back into

coaching after a two

year absence. He

has previously

coached at Akron

High, Milford Jr.

High, Triton High,

Whitko Middle

School, and most

recently Tippecanoe Valley High. He coached at

Tippecanoe Valley for twelve years; he won five sec-

tionals and was named IBCA 2003/04 District 1 Girls

coach of the Year. He has been coaching for over 30

years. He hasn’t just coached basketball he’s also

coached baseball, football, and track.

Coach Teel has nothing but

good things to say about our basketball girls. He says

the players are a class act, they are willing to listen,

they have good attitudes, and they work very hard at

improving their

game. Coach says

his acceptance from

the girls made the

transaction easy. He

also said the teach-

ers and administra-

tion made him feel

welcome as well.

As a team it’s al-

ways hard to switch

to another coach but

the girls have ac-

cepted Coach Teel

and like him. Libby

Moyer, a starting

varsity player, had

this to say about coach, “I love coach, he’s very en-

couraging and enthusiastic. I feel very good about the

season. We work hard in practice and play as a team!”

all the girls had great things to say about Coach Teel.

Along with a fun season they also have a great new coach they all

look up to.

Basketball Girls BOYS BASKETBALL

Varsity Dragons

It is over half way through the 2012-2013

season and the Dragons have compiled a

record of 4-12. The Dragons have suf-

fered two tough overtime defeats that left

everyone with a bitter taste in their

mouths.

The Dragons are making strides on im-

proving on the fundamentals of the game

as they inch closer towards the final

chapter of the season. The team remains

optimistic on what they can accomplish

and look to surprise some teams down the

road.

“Defense intensity is improving during

practice, and we are starting to be more

effective on offense. We have cut down

on turnovers which will help us in the

near future,” says senior forward Alex

Blum. Come

out and sup-

port your Ar-

The JV Dragons possess a lot

of talent and potential talent. Their

season has been challenging but they

have gotten better as a team. Their

record is pretty good so far and they

are improving individually, and as a

team.

Junior-Varsity Dragons

Basketball

COACHES

By Max Bailey By Olivia Peseck

Coach Stone, Coach Snyder and Coach Shafer

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February 14th, the most looked for (or

dreaded) day. You wake up and look at your

phone and see the text

from your grandpar-

ents, parents, friends,

and if you don’t already

have him, the most

sought after boy that

you like. You get ready

for school, have that

really cute outfit al-

ready picked out, your

hair is perfect along

with your makeup. But

when you get to school,

there is no rose, no

card, nothing on your

locker. Just when you think you are having

the worst day in the world, you kept on read-

ing.

“My boyfriend and I were going to just

stay at his house and watch movies then go

out to dinner, but we ended up just going out

to the movies. We didn’t forewarn his parents

so they thought something bad had happened

to us. They ended up calling the cops and the

cops found us as we were walking into the

movie theater… SCARY!” –Anonymous

“My worst V-Day memory would have

to be when my gift was an appliance for the

kitchen. Not many women enjoy getting ap-

pliances for any special occasion.” –Mrs.

Baker

“Last year I spent V-Day by myself be-

cause my boyfriend and I were

fighting.” –Sam Risner

“My worst V-Day is getting

roses that were not meant for me

and getting a box of chocolates

and no chocolate is in the box.” –

Anonymous

So when you’re sitting

home alone or if you’re fighting

with your boyfriend or girlfriend,

think about these stories and have

a good laugh and maybe do some-

thing just for yourself to make you

feel good. Who ever said you had to spend

Valentine’s Day with someone?

Worst Valentine’s

Day Stories By Gabrielle Bennett

Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is loved by couples and hated by singles. This day is all

about love and heartbreak if you really consider it. Here are some things that

couples are doing this Valentine’s Day!

Damon + Katie

“Going out to eat!”

Sam + Jesstin

“We’re just going to chill at home together! “

Kayla + Derek

“Going out to eat and then

to a movie!”

ALLIE + TYLER “Going out to eat at Olive Gar-

den and going ice skating! We

might watch movies.”

Sam + Patrick

“ No plans because Pat-

rick is working /:” Harrison + Shacoda “Probably going out to eat!”

Ben + Holly “We will probably just hang

out!”

“Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and

fierce, but still only light and flickering.”

-Henry Ward Beecher

By Jami Patterson

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The Argos Business Professional of

America chapter had great success at the

District 2 Leadership Conference! Every

member in the chapter organization made it

onto the State Leadership Conference

which will take place March 10th through

the 12th. Henry Harrell was also re-elected

as the District 2 President. The chapter has

a lot of work ahead of them if they plan on

attending the National Leadership Confer-

ence which will take place in Orlando Flori-

da on May 8th through the 12th.

Torch Awards

The chapter also had great success in

torch. Torch is an application in BPA for

members to be recognized for all of the

achievements that they have done in several

different categories. There are several dif-

ferent levels which include the Executive

(Local Chapter), Diplomat (District level),

Statesman (State level), Ambassador

(National level). Argos was the only chapter

to have member complete the diplomat

torch award in the whole district. There are

currently six Statesman qualifiers and two

Ambassador qualifiers.

BPA will hold BPA week, February

11th to the 15th, to bring awareness to our

organization.

BPA Spirit Days will include:

Monday:

Nerd Day- dress as a nerd

Tuesday:

Tie Day- Wear a tie or bowtie

Wednesday:

Occupation Day- Dress as your favorite

Occupation

Thursday:

Business Casual Day-Khakis, polo shirts,

etc.

Friday:

Formal Friday- Dress up in your most pro-

fessional attire

BPA: Uncovering Your Magic

Ben Carter Spreadsheet Applications--5th place Word Processing Skills--2nd Place Kainen Morgan Banking & Finance--1st place Keyboarding Production--1st place Michael Williams Banking & Finance--3rd place Entrepreneurship--1st place Tyler Lyon Banking & Finance--4th place Small Business Management Team--1st place Alex DeWulf Banking & Finance--5th place Prepared Speech--3rd place Liz Hack Word Processing Skills--3rd place Aubrie DeWulf Word Processing Skills--4th Place Desktop Publishing--2nd Place

Madi Williams Integrated Office Applications --1st Place Small Business Management Team--1st Place Ashley Allen Integrated Office Applications --2nd Place Desktop Publishing--3rd Place Sabrina Brown Desktop Publishing--5th Place Chase Brown Basic Office Procedures--5th Place Kaitlin Howard Advanced Office Procedures--1st Place Landon West Medical Office Procedures--4th Place Economic Research Project Team--2nd Place Joey Hutchinson Computer Networking--1st Place Economic Research Project Team--2nd Place Hannah Harrell Economic Research Project Team--2nd Place

Libby Moyer Adv. Interview Skills--1st Place Gabby Bennett HR Management--1st Place Jamie Ewing Presentation Management In-dividual--3rd Place Brian Snyder Small Business Management Team--1st Place Sean Mullaney Economic Research Project Team--2nd Place Shelby Sanders Small Business Management Team--1st Place Parliamentary Procedure Team (State only event): Henry Harrell Libby Moyer Jamie Ewing Kaitlin Howard Chris Stark Sabrina Brown Ryan Moorefield

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Each year the seniors at Argos High School are required to complete a senior project.

The projects are done on a wide variety of topics that the students choose and have ap-

proved. It’s very important for students to pick topics they like because they work on

their projects for most of the year. Projects start in August and end in March. Differ-

ent projects start and end at different times. The senior project is filled full of require-

ments including a project, a term paper and community service. I have interviewed

two seniors about their senior projects.

Senior Project FFA Week

FFA Week (Feb. 19-22) gives

FFA Members a chance to educate

the public about agriculture.

Throughout this week, the Argos

FFA will be hosting class competi-

tions during activity period. Sign-

up for these events will be outside

the library during the lunch hour.

Classes can earn points towards

field day during these competi-

tions. Points can also be earned by

dressing up which go toward FFA

week points. The winner of FFA

week gets an ice cream party. The

ice cream party will be the Friday

before Spring break.

AP Activities

Tuesday—Donut Eating

Wednesday—Milk Chug

Thursday—Corn Shucking

Friday—Tug ‘O War

Spirit Days

Tuesday—Camo Day

Wednesday—Hat Day/Drive Your

Tractor To School

Thursday—Wear Blue & Gold

Members Wear Official Dress

Friday—Farmer/Cowboy Day

By Henry Harrell and Ryan Moorefield By Alex Blum

Olivia Pesek What is your senior project?

I’m having a bake sale and all the

money is going to the Argos Meth-

odist church food pantry

Why did you choose this topic?

To acknowledge hunger in today’s

society.

How does it benefit others or the

community?

The money I make is going towards

getting more food for people.

What have you gained from

working on this project?

Responsibility and time manage-

ment.

Were you able to express yourself

through your project?

Yes, I get to use my baking abilities

to tackle hunger.

Daniel Colburn

What is your senior project?

History and significance of tattoo-

ing

Why did you choose this topic?

I like tattooing and art form. I plan

on getting a lot of tattoos.

How does it benefit others or

the community?

It’s informing students on tattoo-

ing.

What have you gained from

working on this project?

Knowledge and satisfaction

Were you able to express your-

self through your project?

Yes, I was able to show my love

for tattooing.

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Where Does Your Food

Come From?

Do you know where your food comes from?

Do you trust it? Do you think you eat all natural

food, because you don’t. Most of the vegetables

and fruits you eat are genetically engineered to ei-

ther be bigger, juicier, or seedless. These are called

GMF, which stands for genetically modified food.

Until recently, the only things that were ge-

netically engineered were plants, but recently more

animals are being genetically modified. They now

make pigs that are more environmentally friendly,

by producing less methane intensive fecal matter.

The thing is, most of the improvements are benefi-

cial to ecology and the environment. An example is

goats that are genetically engineered to produce

spider silk in their milk. These can be woven into

bullet proof vests, and artificial ligaments and

limbs.

While these sound extreme, people have

been genetically engineering things for hundreds of

years to get desired traits. People used to have cer-

tain cows mate so they would produce more milk.

People mated pigs together to get a desirable

amount of muscles mass. These, while less precise,

are still a way of getting the desirable trait.

While genetically modified organisms are

now a product of either a specific trait or goal, and

not as much of a hassle to create the desired out-

come. The ability to create animals with new traits,

some even an almost unreal or alien quality. This is

what concerns some people, because if we start

with plants and animals where will we end? Will

the line be drawn with modifying our own bodies

or will it eventually spill over into even humans

having certain desirable traits.

A new genetically modified organism is get-

ting a bit of attention. This organism is the Atlantic

salmon, which has been the target of aqua farming

plants. While this species usually takes 3 years or

more to grow to full size, the new genetically modi-

fied version only takes a mere 18 months. This

might not seem like a much less time, but this could

boost the profit exponentially, and currently the

FDA is researching the outcome and possible dan-

ger of eating something that could have possible

unwanted ramifications.

Feeding a developed country works perfect-

ly. Food gets from the ground to where it needs to

go. But in developing countries, it’s not abundant

enough, and more importantly, not nutritious

enough for regular consumption to help sustain the

people. Rice feeds a massive portion of the world,

and so it’s mostly just carbs, and a filler food.

Some food agencies want to genetically modify it

to have vitamin A or engineer specific kinds of rice

with different minerals and vitamins. Why not just

make rice for every nutrient the body needs or a

few with select nutrients. This is being spear-

headed by various bio-tech companies and various

agricultural companies to save money and give

people more of a “Super Food”.

These are all things which should be thought

over. Is knowing where and what has been done to

your food important? Or would you rather accept

the benefits and deny the ability of harm due to the

extraneous research provided by the bio-tech com-

panies? Time will tell whether our futures will be

helped or hindered by the genetic modification

within our foods.

By: Josh Kepler ASIS

ASIS stands for Argos Stu-

dents In Service. This club

benefits students as well as

the community. ASIS mem-

bers realize the importance

of giving and use that

knowledge to give back to

the community and others

who are less fortunate.

ASIS has approximately thir-

ty members this year.

ASIS Food Drive

As you may have noticed on

the announcements, ASIS is

having a food drive to ben-

efit the Argos Methodist

Church Food Pantry, Shep-

herd’s Pantry, and other Ar-

gos community residents

who are less fortunate. In

order to prompt others to

bring in food to help others,

ASIS has set up prizes for

which grade and person

brings in the most food

items. The prizes are as fol-

lows:

If Elementary wins, Mr. Hol-

loway will dress up as a lady.

If the Jr.-Sr. High wins, Mr.

Medich will sit on the roof of

the high school for the

school day.

The Elementary the class

that brings in the most food

items will have a pizza party.

The Jr.-Sr. High students that

bring in than 10 items or

more will be invited to a

pizza party

Any junior high class that

brings in 10 items will get to

go to lunch early for a week.

Any senior high class that

brings in more than the 10

items will receive reward

points that go towards field

day.

Bring in those items! They

go towards a good cause

and you will be rewarded as

well, so it’s a win-win for

everyone!

By Gabrielle Bennett