((VIEWLiberty North High School Eagle’s

Volume 2 Issue 3 November 1, 2011

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Yuda BandsStudent Council sets out to sell wristbands to help out underprivlaged kids in South America.

Ms. Hoff There is more than meets the eye when it comes to this hall monitor by day, soccer mom by night.

WorkoutsLiberty North basketball players start preparing early for the 2011-12 season by participating in Off season workouts

Bond IssueLiberty approaches another significant bond vote that proposes numerous improvements to schools around the district.

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JUSTFOR FUN

ON THE COVEROn October 7 at halftime of the football game against

Raytown, Liberty North crowned it’s first Homecoming King and Queen. “It was a really surreal moment, it was an honor to be the first homecoming queen. It was an honor just to be on the homecoming court,” senior Bailey Williams said. Photo by Ceci Kuron.

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A) Optimists on average live seven and a half years longer then pessimists

B) Non Smokers typically live ten years longer than smokers

C) If you excercise an hour a dayyou will live two hours longer

D) The record for longest time staying awake is 9 days

MARK’S RIDDLES by Mark Oyler What has roots as nobody sees. Is taller than trees. Up, up it goes. And yet never grows?

There are four girls, and four apples in a basket. Every girl takes an apple, Yet one apple remains in the basket. How is this possible?

Nurse Misti Trinidad retruns with another tricky trivia question. Be the first to turn in the correct answer to Trinidad in her office to win a free candy bar.

Which of these statements is FALSE?

What has a head a tail is brown and has no legs?

I always point in the right direction. My instructions are written in black and white. Disobey me and pay the consequences. I will never say more than two words at a time. What am I?

Answers:1.A Mountain 2. The last girl took the appleand the basket.3. A Penny. 4. A WRong Way Sign

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Famous Pumpkin Pie

Calories: 283. Total fat: 12.1grams Cholestorol: 65 mg.

3/4 granulated sugar1 tsp. of ground cinnamon1/2 tsp. of salt1/2 tsp. ground ginger1/4 tsp/ of ground cloves2 Large eggs1 can (15 oz.) Libby’s Pure Pumpkin1 can (12 oz) Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk1 unbaked 9-inch Deep Dish Pie Crust1 can Whipped Cream (optional)

How to do it:

Health Facts:

What you need:Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in a small bowl. Beat eggs in a large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk. Pour everything that was mixed together into the pie shell.Bake in preheated 425°F oven for 15 minutes. Bake for 40-50 Minutes. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. it can be served right after it is cooked, or after it is refrigerated.

From the Kitchen of Emily Rhew

Take a steamy shower: By taking a hot shower, the steam produced will help breathing become easier. The steam moisturizes the mucus and it helps the body become more relaxed.

Eat Broth: Chicken, beef, or turkey broth can help make the mucus turn into liquid and will keep the body hydrated. It will help an upset stomach because it is easy to keep down and not to be thrown back up. Sleep: Sleeping is the most simplest way to help get rid of the flu. Resting helps fatigue go away faster,

relaxing and taking a nap will help you feel better.

Honey and Warm Water: Colds usually come with coughing. To get rid of irritating coughs heat up a glass of water and put in a tablespoon of honey. This method helps soothes the throat and helps reduce irritation of the cough. Gargle Warm Salt Water: When the throat starts to become sore, warm up a glass of water and pour a spoon of salt into the water. Gargling the salt with the warm water helps soothe the throat and also helps prevent the flu. Chicken Noodle Soup: Cooking a nice warm bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup helps with congestion. The broth in the soup helps gets rid of cold symptoms; it acts as an anti-inflammatory product.

THE COLD:

Drink Green Tea: Green tea contains a natural antihistamine, which helps treat allergies. Drink at least 1-2 cups everyday to help get rid of allergies faster. Adding honey to the green tea will make the tea have better taste. If not a big fan of green tea, black tea will also help get rid of allergies. Drinking hot tea helps make the swelling in the membrane go away. It will also help with dehydration. Eat Spicy Foods: Eating cayenne peppers, onions, jalapeños, onions, garlic, etc, helps clear up the mucus in that is stuck in the throat or nose. Even though the spices will heat up the mouth, it will help cool down a sore throat. Cucumber on the Eyes: Chill some cucumbers, cut them, and put them over the eyes. Cucumbers help cool the irritation of the eyes down. It’s a simple and easy way to get rid of itchy eyes!

ALLERGIES:

THE FLU:

HOME REMEDIES“Lots of water, hydration is a big key. I continue to exercise, it helps swim out toxins. I improve my vitamin C intake, it helps keep immune system strong,” nurse Misti Trinidad said.

“I eat spicy foods because it helps cool down my throat and it

helps with my stuffy nose,” senior Sean Reedy said.

“My grandma tells me to gargle salt water because it helps my sore throat when I have a cold,” junior Tyler Ripley said.

“When I get the flu, the steam from the shower I take or bath

helps me feel better,” sophomore Alex Haney said.

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ROBIN HOFF“Where’s your ID?” is a common phrase that is heard throughout the hallway coming from Robin Hoff, the

hall monitor. Hoff has a life outside of school that is different from what you would expect.Hoff is a “soccer mom” from Blue Springs. In her free time she is constantly driving around her

14-year-old daughter, Kaitlin, to and from soccer. Whether it be bringing her home from a game or taking her to practice, Mrs. Hoff is always there for her daughter.

When she is not at an event involving soccer, Hoff can be found reading or either scuba diving. “Reading is a good way for me to relax, my favorites include books by John Grisham and factual stories,” Hoff

said.Before working as a hall monitor Hoff was a police officer in Columbia, Missouri. She mostly worked in the juvenile

unit, which made her want to work with kids and their families. After her police career, Hoff took on the task of being a parent educator, helping parents obtain the education and skills needed to raise physically, psychologically, and emotionally healthy children, in Blue Springs.

After working with kids for so long Hoff realized she did not want to stop interacting with them on a daily basis.“I love interacting with kids and it’s really important to me that the school environment is safe,” Hoff said. In order to be a hall monitor, keeping the school safe and working with kids would need to be done on a daily

basis, which made the job a perfect match. Hoff loves being a hall monitor because everyday is a new adventure and I love being able to interact with students.

“It’s really fun to work with Mrs. Hoff, she’s got a lot of energy and she’s really passionate about her job,” Mrs. Hollowell said.

Hoff also has met multiple famous people while on vacations. She once met Elvis Presley’s dad and collected Elvis’s mail together. Once while on vacation when her family was driving through Memphis by Graceland 4 graders Hoff begged her dad to stop by the opened gate. Shortly after stopping, Mr. Presley walked out of the house and asked if she would like to get the mail with him. Not only did she just meet Elvis Presley’s dad, Harrison Ford also held the door open for her while she was on vacation.

It is a busy household for the Hoff’s. They have three dogs; two black labs Tucker and Lucy and a shitzu Shadow, three hamsters Tink, Scrappy, and Doodles are also present, and one guinea pig Mo; who got his name by having a mohawk.

Liberty North’s new hall monitor shares her interesting background

Robin Hoff proudly shows off an ID badge of her own. “It’s important for safety; they’re given a warning , given a temperary ID, refered to Mr. McCabe. We try so hard to get them to comply. It is an important rule to follow even if you dont think it’s neccessary. Following rules is apart of life,” Hoff said.

Hoff checks students everyday to make sure they are following the rules. “Mrs. Hoff is really nice, but strict on enforcing the lanyard rule,” junior Sarah Gabauer said.

Hoff may be strict on certain rules, but is still always willing to lend a helping hand. “She’s always very nice and wlling to help you out at anytime,” sophomore Dakota Green said. Photos by Ceci Kuron

STORY BY KATELEN PERMENTER

Prepping for college can bring on headaches and cramped hands building up to monstrous confusion through the senior year. There are a few details that are necessary to complete the college application process.

“The first thing students should do before applying to any college includes going to look at school websites and to visit campuses. Seniors should look for unique factors that set the school apart from the rest,” guidance counselor Emily Presser said. Finding the right school takes research, but will be worth it in the end. Knowing what each school’s unique factors are help students decide where they should apply. In addition to applying, there is sometimes a fee. “The application fee for the University of Missouri was about 50 buckaroo’s. The fee to me did not matter because my parents paid for it. My best advice for seniors applying is to make sure they visit the college, because that is how I decided what school I wanted to go to,” senior Hannah Brackett said. When applying to colleges, whether in Missouri or far from home, money is almost always an issue. Many students are not lucky enough to have their parents pay for their tuition and the only way to get to college is scholarships. Scholarships can be very hard to find if you do not know where to look for them. “On each of the colleges’ websites there are usually scholarship links, and in the counselors office there is a white binder full of all the scholarship applications that come to us,” Presser said. Many colleges ask for students to write a short essay or statement explaining whom each student is or answer a short prompt. “When writing your admissions essay tell them something that you could only tell them. Anyone can write a grandma passing away, the last foot ball game of the year. Give them something new,” Communication Arts teacher Kimberly Brownlee said. Taking time to sit down with family and school counselors is very important to decide what the next step is. Look at different schools, where they are located and what factors outshine all the rest. Seniors have a lot to look forward to for their college years and should make sure that they are going somewhere they want to be.

STORY BY JESSICA GRIFFITH

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Many seniors are completing college applications around this time of year. “I have applied to Creighton, Drake, and Missouri V&T. Applying was not too hard because I used www.commonapp.com which made it much quicker. It really was not too stressful besides the papers I had to write,” senior Adam Todd said. Photos by Ceci Kuron.

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1 Senior Jake Wold is taking advantage of the recources available in the office. Counselors at our school have been helping seniors find all of the information they need to make the application process easier and less stressful for students. “College applications can be very daunting and scary. It just seems like the same questions over and over again. On top of that there are scholarship applications and those are extremely time consuming,” senior Brennan Canuteson said.

Liberty North seniors begin the tradition of applying to colleges

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Purchase a Yuda band and change a life

Community service is a frequently overlooked topic in Liberty North. Although some students give to the less fortunate already, everyone will be given the chance to help out a child in need. Student Council will be selling YUDA bands November 7 through

the 18 in the LNHS cafeteria during lunch. “The bracelets [Yuda bands] benefit kids in South America who are underprivileged and can’t afford a good education or an education at all,” Student Council Advisor Doug Davis said. Each bracelet is hand-made by a child in South America and is then sent to schools to be sold. All of the money then goes directly back to the children in order to send them to school. “It’s the least we can do to help. It’s not something we have to go through or that effects us, but they are kids and really we should want to raise as much money as we can. The world needs more love all around,” Junior Class President Hallie Salle said. The bracelets will cost seven dollars and each bracelet is individual and one-of-a-kind because it is hand-made. When the kids sell the bracelets, a portion of the money goes back to them in the form of a paycheck to help support their family and the rest help to send them to school. “My Yuda band that I currently have is really cool. It’s leather with a guitar carved into the middle of it,” Student Council Vice-President Kane Sheek said. The desire to help others has always been there, but the execution of how to help others has been more difficult. “We’re doing this to help out kids in other countries because they are less fortunate than us and we should want to help out. Plus it’s really easy,” Sheek said. All the profits will go directly back to the Yuda bands organization. A table will be set up with all of the bands on it, so that you can pick out which design you want right on the spot. Liberty North has selected two students to sponsor; if at least 350 bracelets are sold, then LNHS will be able to send them to school for a year.

STORY BY KATELYNN DOWNEY

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Yuda bands are made by less fortunate children in Martin, Jilotepeque Guatemala

The bracelets are made from homemade leather and coconut

The money raised goes directly to the affected families

By selling Yuda bands, jobs are created for families and education is made available from children

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Sophomore Spencer Maple puts on his new Yuda band. “I feel like everyone will like them because they’re for a good cause and look really cool,” Maple said. Photo by Ceci Kuron.

YUDA

Liberty Public School District plans to make drastic changes with the upcoming bond

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As the date approaches, the Liberty community is anxious to see what will come of the new bond issue. If the bond passes, not only will the district’s own $4.2 million stadium be built in place of the current football field at Liberty High School, but the

secondary schools will be rearranged to fit the new district design. The bond will add wings onto both high schools, costing a total of $22.5 million, giving room for freshmen to come in the fall of 2013. The eleventh elementary school will be built, which will cost $14.3 million to construct. The stadium will be highly beneficial to the Liberty North football team and students of both schools. Currently, Friday night football games are held in the stadium of William Jewell College. As hard as the players try, it is difficult to get in the zone of playing football for Liberty North when all they see is another school’s logos. “With the stadium being put in, Friday night football games will be more of a representation of our own school. The players will see Liberty’s logos throughout the locker room and entire stadium, which will help them feel like it’s their own, instead of seeing just William Jewell logos everywhere,” athletic director Bob Kernell said. Not only will seeing their own school colors and logos focus them into the game, but it can also get them excited and pumped up for winning the game.

“The stadium would boost our moral instead of having to worry about getting our heads in the game. We have to have quiet time on the bus in order to focus us, where as we could then get right into our own stadium,” sophomore Chris Woodbury said. When freshmen move into the high schools, sports teams and students will have a better high school career, united in one school for all four years. “Freshmen year is part of high school, so why not give them the great high school experience for all four years? It would ease the transition between 9th and 10th grade better too,” sophomore Payton Reid said. Freshmen will be much more prepared for the rest of high school when they understand the expectations early. They will not be caught off guard while changing from freshmen to sophomore level. “The freshmen will be with their teams, and will be able to understand high school expectations instead of the very different junior high ones. In addition, $50-$60 million will be saved on transportation when all four grades are transported to the same place,” Kernell said. In order to pay for everything the bond will bring to the district, there will be a 43 cent levy increase, which will provide the $41 million needed for reconstruction and renovation. The

monthly cost of the 43 cent increase will depend based on the market value of each home. The ballot goes out November 8, which will decide the future of not only the incoming freshmen to the district, but the district’s football teams as a whole. The ballot will decide the entire setup of the district and will control the way students learn and experience the rest of high school.

STORY BY ALLY PAYNE

Warren Hills Elementary school is one the newest elementray schools added to Liberty school district, the new elementary school will be the 11th. “A new elementary school would lower the calss sizes greatly, since elementary schools are the most overcrowded,” special education teacher Crhis Rooney said.

Liberty North’s future stadium located at Liberty High School. “Just knowing that it’s our stadium makes us want to win, the enthusiasm of the team will be absolutley nuts,” junior Myron Powell said.

The famous window wall will soon be torn down to make room for the upcoming freshmen.“I think the freshmen coming in is a great idea. When freshmen are in the junior highs, it’s not like they’re even a part of high school,” senior Megan Hummel said.

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As the date approaches, the Liberty community is anxious to see what will come of the new bond issue. If the bond passes, not only will the district’s own $4.2 million stadium be built in place of the current football field at Liberty High School, but the

secondary schools will be rearranged to fit the new district design. The bond will add wings onto both high schools, costing a total of $22.5 million, giving room for freshmen to come in the fall of 2013. The eleventh elementary school will be built, which will cost $14.3 million to construct. The stadium will be highly beneficial to the Liberty North football team and students of both schools. Currently, Friday night football games are held in the stadium of William Jewell College. As hard as the players try, it is difficult to get in the zone of playing football for Liberty North when all they see is another school’s logos. “With the stadium being put in, Friday night football games will be more of a representation of our own school. The players will see Liberty’s logos throughout the locker room and entire stadium, which will help them feel like it’s their own, instead of seeing just William Jewell logos everywhere,” athletic director Bob Kernell said. Not only will seeing their own school colors and logos focus them into the game, but it can also get them excited and pumped up for winning the game.

“The stadium would boost our moral instead of having to worry about getting our heads in the game. We have to have quiet time on the bus in order to focus us, where as we could then get right into our own stadium,” sophomore Chris Woodbury said. When freshmen move into the high schools, sports teams and students will have a better high school career, united in one school for all four years. “Freshmen year is part of high school, so why not give them the great high school experience for all four years? It would ease the transition between 9th and 10th grade better too,” sophomore Payton Reid said. Freshmen will be much more prepared for the rest of high school when they understand the expectations early. They will not be caught off guard while changing from freshmen to sophomore level. “The freshmen will be with their teams, and will be able to understand high school expectations instead of the very different junior high ones. In addition, $50-$60 million will be saved on transportation when all four grades are transported to the same place,” Kernell said. In order to pay for everything the bond will bring to the district, there will be a 43 cent levy increase, which will provide the $41 million needed for reconstruction and renovation. The

monthly cost of the 43 cent increase will depend based on the market value of each home. The ballot goes out November 8, which will decide the future of not only the incoming freshmen to the district, but the district’s football teams as a whole. The ballot will decide the entire setup of the district and will control the way students learn and experience the rest of high school.

STORY BY ALLY PAYNE

Warren Hills Elementary school is one the newest elementray schools added to Liberty school district, the new elementary school will be the 11th. “A new elementary school would lower the calss sizes greatly, since elementary schools are the most overcrowded,” special education teacher Crhis Rooney said.

Liberty North’s future stadium located at Liberty High School. “Just knowing that it’s our stadium makes us want to win, the enthusiasm of the team will be absolutley nuts,” junior Myron Powell said.

The famous window wall will soon be torn down to make room for the upcoming freshmen.“I think the freshmen coming in is a great idea. When freshmen are in the junior highs, it’s not like they’re even a part of high school,” senior Megan Hummel said.

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FAST FACTS52thousandper season to play a total of ten home football games at Jewell

3thousandsurveys were conducted in 2010

6am is when the polls will open to vote on the bond

7pm is when the polls will close

Photos by Kevin Page.

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“The stadium would boost our moral instead of having to worry about getting our heads in the game. We have to have quiet time on the bus in order to focus us, where as we could then get right into our own stadium,” sophomore Chris Woodbury said. When freshmen move into the high schools, sports teams and students will have a better high school career, united in one school for all four years. “Freshmen year is part of high school, so why not give them the great high school experience for all four years? It would ease the transition between 9th and 10th grade better too,” sophomore Payton Reid said. Freshmen will be much more prepared for the rest of high school when they understand the expectations early. They will not be caught off guard while changing from freshmen to sophomore level. “The freshmen will be with their teams, and will be able to understand high school expectations instead of the very different junior high ones. In addition, $50-$60 million will be saved on transportation when all four grades are transported to the same place,” Kernell said. In order to pay for everything the bond will bring to the district, there will be a 43 cent levy increase, which will provide the $41 million needed for reconstruction and renovation. The

monthly cost of the 43 cent increase will depend based on the market value of each home. The ballot goes out November 8, which will decide the future of not only the incoming freshmen to the district, but the district’s football teams as a whole. The ballot will decide the entire setup of the district and will control the way students learn and experience the rest of high school.

Warren Hills Elementary school is one the newest elementray schools added to Liberty school district, the new elementary school will be the 11th. “A new elementary school would lower the calss sizes greatly, since elementary schools are the most overcrowded,” special education teacher Mr. Rooney said.

Liberty North’s future stadium located at Liberty High School. “Just knowing that it’s our stadium makes us want to win, the enthusiasm of the team will be absolutley nuts,” junior Myron Powell said.

The famous window wall will soon be torn down to make room for the upcoming freshmen.“I think the freshmen coming in is a great idea. When freshmen are in the junior highs, it’s not like they’re even a part of high school,” senior Megan Hummel said.

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FAST FACTS52thousandper season to play a total of ten home football games

3thousandsurveys were conducted in 2010

6am is when the polls will open to vote on the bond

7pm is when the polls will close

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Throwing popcorn at the movie screen compared to sitting on the edge of a theater’s seat shows a major difference in the quality of a movie. The renewing of classic movies is a testy choice of

any movie director. To attempt to change or improve a popular classic movie is risky and sometimes even disappointing to the audience. Though remakes can cause people to watch both the original and the remake, this usually leaves them biased against one of the movies when comparing. Majority of the time the popular classic is favored over the renewed version. “I think it’s kind of weird to remake movies. So many people love the originals and the remakes are never as good. It’s a waste of money for the producers of the movies and the people watching them,” sophomore Sarah Green said. After watching an old movie remake, opinions about the movie fly everywhere. In order to make a concrete opinion about the movie, many people watch both movies then compare. “I watched Footloose with friends and I have to say I was disappointed. The actual movie is better then the remake. The mood of the story in the original is just so much better,” senior Mackenzie Barnes said. Reasoning behind remaking old movies is varied and can be unknown to the audience. Sometimes the cause of an unhappy audience is because there is no real reason for a movie to be remade. “I think they run out of movie ideas and they think they can copy someone else and make it better, which leads them to put a bad name on the original. They should just leave the movies alone and let old movies be old,” Barnes said. Knowing how to change or improve the original movie for the audiences viewing and better enjoyment is the foundation for movie remakes. “Remakes wouldn’t be so bad if they chose good classic movies, left the plot the same but found better or more attractive actors,” senior Kasey Fridley said. Some movie remakes are made form a popular show or older movie series. These remakes tend to have a higher success rate then just remaking an original movie. “Movies like Star Wars and Transformers would be awesome remakes, they just need to enhance the action and make it HD or 3D. Classic movie remakes should look like they are real with all the advanced technology we have,” sophomore Quinn Mars said. Fact is that what a person thinks about a movie remake is complete opinion, but it seems that majority of movie remakes need some more thought. Otherwise the movies leave the audience unhappy, leaving the movie theater with a lot of wasted popcorn to clean up.

Movie remakes are becoming more and more monotonousSTORY BY CORTNEY SNYDER

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Remakes of classic movies are becoming increasingly popular. “I thought the new Footloose was really good and just as entertaining as the first!” sophomore Olivia Pennington said. Photos by Kelsea Graham.

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Underground music genre Dubstep continues to grow in popularity

STORY BY CHRIS KANDLBINDER

Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music, originating in South London, England. Stylistically, it consists of heavy bass lines and drum patterns, clipped samples of

words and occasional vocals. These interesting nuances have made Dubstep into music people have come to know and love. The earliest versions of Dubstep date all the way back to 1998. These songs were darker and more experimental. They tended to be remixes of 2-step garage tracks that attempted to incorporate unique elements of drum and bass. In 2002, Dubstep enthusiasts came up with the term Dubstep to give an identity to the interesting new style of music. “It’s techno party music. We use it on Fridays for the broadcast. It’s got fast beats and is upbeat, but all Dubstep is pretty similar,” senior Zach Stark said. Dubstep has gained great recognition. In late 2005 and early 2006, it became more popular, spreading beyond local scenes and websites were devoted to the genre. This has not occurred without some changes in the music’s style. Dubstep now tends to be more remakes of songs, instead of its previous original compositions of bass lines and drum patterns.

Melodies from video games, such as “Lost Woods” from the Legend of Zelda, have been turned into popular Dubstep songs. People who listen to Dubstep can hear remakes of their favorite songs, which makes listening more entertaining for them. Some fans are not just entertained by Dubstep; they love the sound and know all about it. “It’s deep hip-hop techno with heavy beats. Most of the songs are pretty close to each other and all have a drop somewhere in the song. I’ve been listening to it for about a year. It usually makes me feel psyched and ready to tackle anything,” sophmore Matt Blackwell said. Despite its ever-growing popularity, Dubstep is still one of the more “underground” music genres. “I have no clue what it is, I have never heard of it in my whole life.” sophomore Chelsey Purcell said. Dubstep can be associated with almost everything fun, and has been seen more and more at LNHS, most prominently at the Blacklight Blowout earlier this year. Together, the flashing laser lights and heavy Dubstep bass have turned many dances into full-on parties.

The powerful bass and rhythm make dubstep great for dances and parties. “Dubstep is awesome because the bass is resonant and fewer words help keep focus on the beat,” sophomore Daymon Mccoy said. Photos by Kevin Page.

KNOW YOUR DUBSTEPSKRILLEXSkrillex, a one-man electronic band, is one of the genre’s founding fathers. Some of his popular songs include “Kill Everybody” and “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”.

DOCTOR PDoctor P is the stage name of Shaun Brockhurst, an English DJ. His hits include “Sweet Shop” and “Big Boss”.

BASS DROPA bass drop is the point in a track where a pause or a switch in rhythm or bassline occurs and follows with a build section or a break.

WOBBLEA wobble occurs when the sound of a bass note is rhythmically changed to produce a special effect.

REWINDS (RELOADS)A rewind is a technique used by DJs where the DJ spins back a record with his or her hand.

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DRAWN TO LIFE

When I was a kid, my favorite way to pass time was to draw. I would spend hours just drawing whatever came to my young mind. These drawings were never anything extraordinary—I was not the second coming of Pablo Picasso or anything like that—but it was not the quality that mattered. It was just the feeling of it all. Usually, I drew buildings like houses that were really just squares with a triangle on top for a roof and some added details of little square windows and a chimney. Perhaps this was foreshadowing my destiny to be a great architect someday. I would also draw people: no one specific, just random people I would make up. Drawing, and art in general, was my world. Every chance she gets, my grandma will tell the story of how when I was a child, I was convinced I would grow up to be an artist living in Hawaii. I do not know why I picked Hawaii—I’ve never even been there before—but it was my dream and I stuck with it.. However, somewhere along the line as I grew older, I lost the ambition for drawing. Through the trials of middle school and on into junior high, I just dropped drawing altogether as if it was never in my life at all. I did not do this consciously; somewhere in my subconscious, the

need to put pencil to paper just vanished. It was not until this past year that in some mysterious way, the desire to draw came rushing back. I instantly went out and bought a sketchbook. To this day, I continue to fill it avidly. Sometimes they are just abstract sketches, but usually they are of people, like musicians or characters from my favorite movies. I am still not an art prodigy, though I have gone through some significant improvements with months of practicing. Today I would consider myself to be a fairly above average artist, even though I still constantly wish I were better. It seems people always want what they do not have. But like when I was a child, the goal is not to be a magnificent artist and flaunt it like a gold medal. The goal is just to do something that makes me happy and to bring back that nostalgia of my childhood. I believe everyone needs to have something like this. It might be drawing, writing, sports, or music: anything. People need to explore their talents and do what they love no matter what it is, or how they good they are. To quote (with some word-choice editing for appropriateness) a line from Little Miss Sunshine that I really took to heart, “You do what you love, and [forget] the rest.”

DYLAN SANCHEZEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

COLLEGE COMES CREEPING

By the age of twelve, I thought knew exactly what my future held. Since then, I have grown out of my immature ways, and have accepted the undeniable fact that becoming a princess is not the best career move for me. But as I stand here at the threshold of my future, more commonly known as senior year, I have not the slightest clue of what is going to happen; a thought more terrifying than anything else I have faced thus far in my life. My college is picked, my roommate chosen, and all the fine details are falling into place except the haunting idea that in a matter of months I will be thrown out into the world, forced to fend for myself for the very first time. On August 19th, 2011 I was diagnosed with a very severe case of senioritis. I have fully accepted the fact that high school is almost over and I’m entirely okay with that. But despite my desperate desire to be finished, the unknown of college creeps into my mind and haunts me every now and again. I have gone to school with the same kids since second grade, had the same friends for years and am entirely comfortable with my life where it is. But in approximately seven months I will be uprooted from where I have lived almost my entire existence and dropped off in Searcy, Arkansas, a small town

where I know close to no one and there is not a Starbucks in sight (oh, the horror!). Familiarity will be a thing of the past and that is incredibly unsettling. The very idea of not having my mom there to make me dinner each night or my dad standing by to cater to my every need when I am sick causes my stomach to churn. All my life, I have been accustomed to being almost entirely dependent on my family and friends, but as I prepare to up and move seven hours away, I am beginning to understand that that is quite impossible. Do not get me wrong, I am excited beyond belief for college; really, I am. I just so happen to be scared beyond belief as well: a combination of sensations that I am sure (or at least hoping) most of my senior peers are feeling right along with me. That in itself is comforting enough, knowing that we are all about to embark on an adventure that will set us up for the rest of our life. No pressure or anything.

HALEY RICHARDSONEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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PRO CONIN-advisable?

Students have five days of school and only two days of relaxation, which usually turns into time for homework. On Monday, we come to school and get pounded with homework, and on Tuesday, we get even more. When do we have time to deal with all this? Advisory.

Liberty North needs advisory because it helps build teacher and student relations. It also gives students who don’t already have a study hall some time to get their work done. Advisory can also be a relaxing time in the middle of a stressful week of high school.

Advisory helps build teacher and student relations. When a student is put into an advisory class, that teacher is their advisory teacher all through their high school years. For example, my teacher is Mrs. King, who I have the pleasure of getting to know for the next three years. Even in just twelve weeks of school, I have gotten to know her more than I would if she was just the librarian I saw occasionally, but did not really talk to. This is important because I will be able to be close to her, and if I have any problems, I can go to her.

If you do not have a study hall and you are swamped with homework, you need advisory. On Wednesday’s advisory time, students are allowed to study the whole time. It’s like having a study hall without having to lose a half-credit. This is important because to be able to graduate a student needs 25 credits, and if that student takes too many study halls, he or she might not be able to graduate on time.

Advisory allows students just to relax in the middle of the week. If you finish your homework, then on Wednesdays and Thursdays you will have twenty-five minutes to sit around and talk to friends you will have in your class until graduation. It is not good to be so stressed out during the school week, and advisory gives all of us a stress-free time to relax and talk among friends.

Advisory is a necessity for a successful student. Students need time to be able to relax, study, and create bonds with their fellow students and their teachers here at Liberty North.

MADI SAUNDERSREPORTER

Every Wednesday and Thursday, LNHS students take a break from learning and go to advisory between second and third hour. This is school, so I don’t think students should just take a break for no reason. Advisory is a waste of time and does not benefit students, so it should be canceled.

If the administration really wanted us to have guidance once a week, then that could happen during the broadcast. Some people might not pay attention to that part of the broadcast, but honestly, it seems to me that nobody listens to the lectures they have now in advisory anyway. We have been lectured on the handbook, dress code, school spirit, and other things that we don’t need to take away from our class time. Often, students are either doing homework for their next class or spacing out and taking a break. Some students in advisory just text their friends or even try to take a quick power nap.

Advisory gives students a reason to put off homework until the next day. This results in late and poor quality work, causing bad grades. When a student has homework due for a class the next day, but they are tired and they have advisory right before that class, they go to sleep. Instead of doing their work at home, they think, “It is no big deal; I could easily get done in advisory (if rushed).”

Advisory also allows students to space out for about twenty minutes. This gets them unfocused from school. When I get out of second hour, I am ready to head to third hour and continue my day, not sit in advisory for 25 minutes.

Advisory takes up time, it gives students a reason to procrastinate, it results in spaced out students, and most importantly, it causes bad grades. Twice a week, students go to advisory and waste possible learning time with a relaxing naptime. Students should be concerned with school, not naptime.

BEN WHALENREPORTER

SHOULD LNHS CONTINUE TO HAVE ADVISORY?( )

( )OPINIONEagle’s View16

WARNING: This column is not for the faint of heart. I like blood. Blood is fun. Mostly, I enjoy being covered in it. That is precisely why I am smothered in ketchup in my mugshot, and-- more importantly-- why I love “Evil Dead: the Musical” so much. Typically, when I attend theatre performances, I am tethered to my seat while a bunch of flamboyant men prance across the stage singing upbeat songs. As the stuffy audience members

ARIANNA SKINDELLOPINION EDITOR

flanking me on both sides turn up their noses and prattle on about how “positively de-light-ful the actors’ performances are on this guh-lorious evening,” I am nauseated by the prospect of spending another moment trapped in this outrageously cheesy scene. “Evil Dead” is different. Not only are the chainsaws enough to deter fatally snobbish theatre-goers, but a chance to sit in the infamous Splatter Zone is positively to die for. If you are not familiar with Sam Raimi’s film“The Evil Dead,” then allow me to summarize: college kids go to cabin in woods for spring break. College kids do inappropriate spring break things. College girl hears strange voices in the woods, is subsequently violated by demonic trees. Other college kids soon find themselves trapped in cabin, and violated college girl turns into sinister Candarian demon. Bloody chaos and two sequels follow. Dubbed “the new Rocky Horror Picture Show” by many critics, “Evil Dead: the Musical” is exactly what its name implies: a lovingly crafted stage adaptation of Raimi’s beloved 80s cult-film, complete with a front row dubbed the Splatter Zone. In the Splatter Zone, white-clad audience members are drenched in stage blood for two hours straight, and they love it. Unlike

the film, nothing about the musical is meant to be taken seriously. Gore and campiness are abound, accentuated by leading man Ash Williams’s epic one-liners. I found myself spasming with uncontrollable laughter as Ash gleefully ‘shot’ the “bit-part demon” Evil Eddie and quipped, “Now you’ll have a bit part... in Hell.” Seriously, I was snorting loud enough for the entire theatre to hear. It wasn’t a pretty sight. I also had the pleasure of being seated in the Splatter Zone, so I was literally being showered with Evil Ed’s blood as I giggled. Did I forget to mention the dancing demons? “Evil Dead” includes a full score complete with choreographed zombie dance routines. The composers’ undisputed masterpiece is “Do the Necronomicon,” in which the deadites band together to “do the robot, and the sprinkler, and finish it off with [their] best Henry Winkler.” Of course, choreography from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is used shamelessly in this number. “Evil Dead: the Musical” turns zombies, blood and chainsaws into an outrageous and hilarious community event. I strongly advise that you make time to see it next October (it comes to town at least once a year), lest Candarian demons find you first. I would say more, but I need to go wash the ketchup out of my hair.

When Liberty citizens hear that there may be a raise in taxes, some feel an-gered and stressed by the idea of another financial burden. However, if the bond is passed, the additional 43 cents that will be added to taxes could make a huge difference for the school district. The funds that come from the tax levy will go toward expanding Liberty Public Schools. The Eagle’s View staff believes that the bond should be passed on November 8. If the tax levy is passed, more classrooms will be added to both Liberty North High School as well as Liberty High School. In the past few years, Liberty has been growing larger and larger, and adding on to the high schools will help the district as it continues to expand in the years to come. Also, if the bond is passed, Liberty Public Schools will get a brand new district stadium, which will make a huge difference for the community as a whole. Having a district stadium would help keep Liberty North High School and Liberty High School as close-knit as possible because both teams will be represented in a mu-tual place. Furthermore, with the passing of the bond, the freshmen will be moved

up to the high school level in 2013. This comes with many benefits as well, such as having all of the members of the band, the football team, the track team, the cheerleaders, et cetera all in one place. This is very beneficial as it helps the teams to feel more united as a whole. If the bond is not passed, the district will end up having to spend an abundance of money in the long run. Liberty Public Schools will eventually have to build yet another middle school and another junior high, which will cost the district thou-sands more from the budget. Also, if the bond is not successful, trailers will have to be added to many schools in district. Lastly, there will be no district stadium and Liberty Public Schools will continue to spend thousands of dollars on renting out William Jewell’s football field. Though taxes will be raised if the bond is passed, there are so many advantages that come with the 43-cent increase. Vote yes on November 8.

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This is about the ones that are in it for the long haul. The ones that grind through the late practices, the ones that go all out until the final whistle blows, and the ones that confront the inner fight lodged

deep inside. A number of different players are trying to get a head start on the competition by attending their sports preseason workouts. With tryouts occurring Monday, October 31, athletes are putting all of their hard work together, as the season nears closer. “The offseason allows each player extra time to work on specific individual needs and certain team needs as well. Players that attend workouts gain lots of advantages, such as more one on one instruction with the coaches, break down of skill work, conditioning, and confidence,” girl’s basketball head coach Saree Morley said. The regular season allows team bonding, conditioning, and working on plays as a team. Preseason workouts allow for teams to work with players on a more individual basis. “They have a leg up over players who haven’t been there. They get to know other coaches and players. It makes the freshmen transition a lot less awkward,” senior girls basketball player Taylore Kroge said. With North on its second year of athletics, teams are looking to improve their previous record and performances. Pre-season workouts are really the last bit of preparation that the teams get before they hit the ground running in the regular season. “I’m excited and ready to get back out there. We ended our season on a very sour note and I know that our guys feel like they have a lot to prove. The guys have been working hard and I can’t wait for them to show how much they’ve grown,” boy’s basketball head coach Chris McCabe said. As both basketball teams prepare for their seasons, the wrestling team is looking to do the same. Many wrestlers have attended pre-season workouts to help their team. “It will make us stronger and have more endurance. It is easier to win if you are prepared,” sophomore Daylan Clawson said. A Homecoming victory in hand, next stop for these flying Eagles, Court warming, and it begins with Preseason Workouts.

Athletes look to one-up the competition with intense preseason STORY BY TIM FALLERI

PRESEASON

DAILY WORKOUT OF A WRESTLERFireman’s carry

Hip toss

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Sprints

Body/Lift own weight

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The hard work and time athletes have put in will pay off on the court. Conditioning, scrimaging and doing drills get players ready for the season. “We have gotten in shape so that no other team wil be able to last a full game like we will,” junior Kyle Malone said.

1Players have high standards for the season. Going to workouts every day at South Valley Junior High, shows the atheletes commitment and dedication. “We’ve put in a lot of hard work, so that we can reach our full potential and go deep into the play-off’s this year,” sophomore Ian Sanderford said.

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CAGETHE

T he students go wild, screaming out chants and jumping up and down while the football boys run the ball down the edge of the field to score a touchdown. The student section, also known as the “Rage Cage,” has been the start of new traditions

at North as the second year of sports are getting started into their seasons. The costumes the kids wear are unmistakably original. Ranging from doctors to Austin Powers, there is always something new to see at each game. “I throw on a whole bunch of random stuff from my trunk. have a costume trunk in there. I get a lot of it from thrift stores,” senior Blake Starr said. Even though the basketball season has yet to begin, the student body is ecstatic for the season to begin in late November. “I can’t wait for basketball season to start because the team is going to be even better than last year and more exciting in the field house. I think the student section will also grow because of the larger space and environment,” sophomore Maizey Denton said. The spirit of the crowd affects everyone including the team, cheer, dance, and other fans. The whole crowd joins in on the chants and the stands are filled with Eagle spirit. “We really help to get the crowd pumped and give the football, volleyball, and basketball players a reason to win,” junior Cameron Hellerich said. At the volleyball Dig For The Cure game, the stands were going wild with costumes and

pink spread throughout the stands. The team raised money to help find a breast cancer cure for every dig they got in the game. The student section was pumped up and excited through out the entire game. “ It was cool to have a crowd not only to support us but wearing their pink. It brought a whole new vibe to the volleyball team,” senior Emma Barry said. The game is not the only thing that the students put all their energy into. Students meet up and tailgate before the game starts. “Tailgates get me excited. Everyone is together and there is a lot of energy. Its our own personal pregame,” Denton said. Some students have more spirit and faith in the teams than others. Chants are different for each sport, rather it be football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, or any other team, the students are sure to be there to support. Certain people make sure to be at every game, no matter the weather or outcome of the game. “Some students sit and just hang out while others are standing the entire game cheering. We do a lot of cheers and are real loud,” Denton said. The Rage Cage has started a lot at Liberty North; chants, costumes, and spirit. But most importantly, all the traditions that will be passed down for years to come.

From crazy costumes costumes to loud chants, the student section shows their undying support for their athletic teams

RAGE

STORY BY PAYTON WOLFF

Students have started a tradition of wearing costumes to athletic events. “My friends and I come up with a random theme to dress up as and then all follow that theme,” junior Josh Koch said.

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