Skylines

Nativity BVM High School

Volume 12 , Issue 2

October 2014

By Jake Parobek

The class of 2015

dominated Nativity’s

annual Spirit Day on

Thursday, Oct. 9.

“When we walked

into Spirit Day as fresh-

men we wanted to win

so badly,” said senior

Kenny Rossi. “Now that

it has happened, it feels

surreal.”

History was made

this year while the sen-

iors shattered the stand-

ing record for total

points scored and made

a record of 134 points.

From the start Spirit

Week is praised by all

students because it’s the

best time of year com-

ing together to compete

in a series of events

against all of the clas-

ses.

From the Senior Cit-

izens to the Junior Jun-

gle and lower classmen

Super Sophomores and

newcomers the Fresh

and the Furious, which

this was their first Spirit

Day.

The outcome of

Spirit Day is always a

surprise, but the seniors

came out with the victo-

ry followed by the jun-

iors and then sopho-

mores, lastly the fresh-

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Lawton’s Hill Full of Spirit Election 2014 2

SAT stress 2

Exchange

profiles

3

Freshmen adjust 3

Halloween 4

Movie review 4

Sports 5

Athlete of the

Month

6

College decisions 7

Chill Out 7

INSIDE

Man Arrested for Courthouse Threat

By Aileen Chang

Nativity BVM

High School

locked down on

Friday, Oct., 3,

due to a “terrorist

group” threaten-

ing to shoot

school students if

the Schuylkill

County Court

House was not

closed by noon.

Pottsville po-

lice said they now

have Todd Doh-

ner in custody for

the two threaten-

ing calls. The po-

lice also believed

that the reason he

made the phone

calls is because

he didn’t want to

pay fines.

Nativity was

locked down

around noon right

after the school

got a phone call

from the police.

Parents were wor-

ried and con-

cerned about the

situation, alt-

hough school ad-

ministrators said

it was safe and

there was no need

for the parents to

come to pick up

their children.

Still, some

parents came to

Nativity to pick

up their kids.

(See Page 3)

7th grade

visitation

Oct. 29

Report cards Oct. 31

1st Friday Nov. 7

Parent-

Teacher

Conferences

Nov. 10

Veteran’s Day program

Nov. 12

Liturgy Nov. 13

UPCOMING

EVENTS

Seniors celebrate their Spirit Day victory Thursday,

Oct. 9, after setting a record for points scored with

134. The juniors finished second, followed by the

sophomores and the freshmen.

From Page 1

men. It being their first Spirit Day,

the class of 2018 put forth a valiant

effort, surprising the competition

finishing first for one of the races.

The most important qualities

for this week besides winning

Spirit Day are having the best hall-

way decorations and class shirt

over all the classes. Each class

decorates their hallway, which is

judged by the teachers.

Each day was given a theme

and the students dressed up ac-

cording to the theme.

The Spirit Week dress-up days

included Freaks and Geeks Day,

Twin Day, Wild West Day, then

Spirit Day followed by Nativity

wear to end the outfits for the

week.

The festivities began again as

the votes were tallied Chris Wol-

lyung and Maura McDonald won

homecoming King and Queen dur-

ing halftime at Nativity’s home-

coming game against Carson Long

on Friday afternoon.

During the week, homecoming

candidates completed King’s

presentations, during which they

battled each other through dance

skits and various challenges. Also

the Queen candidates made their

homecoming videos, reminiscing

on high school memories through a

video and various questions and to

do show and tell of something that

means the most to them. These

videos brought the crowd to tears

thinking back on all the good

memories they have had over the

four years that are sadly coming to

an end.

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SAT causes stress for students

By Lizzy Winter

On Tuesday, Nov.

4 students that are 18

years old will be hit-

ting the election polls

to vote for the first

time.

It is important to be

properly informed as a

young adult so you can

vote for the best candi-

date that will better the

country in the future.

This new responsibility

is taken for granted by

many adults as it is

hard to persuade them

to take the initiative

and vote.

According the Cen-

ter for Research and

Information on Civic

Learning and Engage-

ment at Tufts Universi-

ty, only half of people

ranging in ages from

18-29 voted. This in-

flux of young voters

will help our country

as they introduce new

ways of thinking and

understanding if they

participate by voting.

Some teens feel

there is no need to vote

when in reality they

really can make a dif-

ference in the election.

“I believe voting is

important because even

though we are young,

our votes do make a

difference in the end,”

said senior Sean Greco.

It seems that par-

ents and teachers are

constantly telling

young people that they

are the people who will

be running the country

once the older genera-

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Seize Opportunity to Improve Pa.

By Pauline Yoo

and Molly Purcell

The stress of SAT makes high

school students want to rip their

hair out.

It is the most important test of

your life. The test determines what

colleges will accept you.

Some people say the stress

doesn’t come until the test is right

in front of you.

“I’ll be ready as I’ll ever be,”

senior Derrick Hamilton said. “I

enjoy the SATs. They’re kind of

fun.”

But for others the stress comes

weeks before they even take the

test.

There is nothing like taking a

four hour test on a Saturday morn-

ing.

If you are taking the SATs this

year, keep calm. It is not the end

of the world.

“I feel like I’m taking a test,”

Hamilton said. “I don’t know how

I feel, and I never really get nerv-

ous at tests.”

Students can take classes to

prepare for the SAT. Penn State

Schuylkill offer classes for $299

for the entire course or $159 for

individual subjects for 6 weeks”

“I just basically practiced for

stuff that might appear in the

SATs,” Hamilton added.

Some people are fortunate and

prepared enough to get a high

score the first time they take it, but

for the people less fortunate, they

can take the SATs several times.

Though the test may be a bit

pricey, it is a good thing that stu-

dents can take it as many times as

they want to get a better score.

In the end, do not be so

stressed about the SATs. Just en-

joy the ride.

Spirit Week

Election ‘14

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By Gonzalo March

and Miguel Sahui

Each addition of Sky-

lines will provide a

glimpse into the lives of

Nativity students.

Daniel Diamant

AGE: 16

COUNTRY: Denmark

BIRTDAY: August 5th

1998

Why did you want come

to United States? To get a great experi-

ence and to improve my

English.

In your time that you

have stayed in United

States, what it is the best

experience you live? Watching a football

game.

If you should choose one

thing of United States

that you have not in

your country? What do

you choose? The prices are really

low here compared to

Denmark, I would defi-

nitely like to have that.

Which is your favorite

sport? Why? The last two years I

have been watching a lot

of football because I like

the action.

Before I asked you that

thing you will choose for

your country, but what

thing do you choose of

your country that you

think it is better for

here? Free medical care.

Could you say me in

three words which is

your feeling about live

almost one year outside

of your country? Exciting and different.

If you can to decide at

what part of United

States go, What did you

decide? Why?

New York, because I

have been I the united

states 3 times before and

that was my favorite

place.

What do you like to do

in your free time? I like to play sports

and hang out with friends.

Gonzalo March

Country: Spain/Madrid

Birthday: 01/08/1996

Why did you come to the

United States? I came here to im-

prove my English, be-

cause the next year I will

be starting college and my

college requires me to

have very good English.

What’s your favorite

thing about your coun-

try? The food and the

beaches.

What sports do you

practice?

Right now I’m practic-

ing football, but in Spain I

practice rugby.

Would you like to visit

all U.S and why? I don’t know whether

all us, but yes for example

New York and California

in general.

Do you have a slogan?

Impossible is just a

word, so work hard to get

your goals

What’s your favorite

thing of the U.S?

I don’t know because

haven’t met all the things,

so I’m not really sure.

Would you like to come

back to the United

States?

Yes, of course. I hope

I live around here in a few

years.

Personality Profile: Daniel Diamant & Gonzalo March

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Saint Clair was also under a

lockdown and dismissed early;

Pottsville Area School District

and Schuylkill Haven Area

were on lockdown and extra

security was provided.

Lockdown

By Molly Purcell

Every year brand new fresh-

men come in anxious and curious

about what will come their way in

high school.

After a few weeks of walking the

same halls and seeing the same peo-

ple, freshmen begin to adjust to the

lifestyle of high school.

Freshman Madison Clarke said

“I was nervous I would be late for

class.”

But she got used to the schedule

and everyone in the hallway between

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Freshmen Adjust to High School

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By Liz Shappell

The R- rated movie

Annabelle came to thea-

ters Friday, Oct. 3. It was

directed by Mr. John R.

Leonetti, produced by

Messrs. Peter Safran,

James Wan and Tony

DeRosa-Grund, with writ-

er Mr. Gary Dauberman.

The movie took second in

the box office behind Da-

vid Fincher’s R- rated

adult drama, Gone Girl.

This horrifying movie

is based upon a real-life

doll named Annabelle and

the demons held within it.

Throughout the movie the

doll appears to change

appearance and look more

disturbing to the human

eye.

Annabelle is disposed

of several times but seems

to always find its way

back into the scene with

no known explanation.

This disturbing doll is the

reason behind the haunt-

ing events that happen to

the family that are in pos-

session of Annabelle.

During the movie, the

doll is primarily after the

clean soul of baby Leah.

This demented figure per-

forms such actions as hav-

ing books fly at the baby,

have a truck hit the baby

carriage and make the

child’s mother, Mia, think

as if her child is dead. The

suspense in the movie An-

nabelle will have viewers

on the edge of their seat

until the very end. This

movie also keeps viewers

accumulating questions in

the back of their minds.

Annabelle has an ex-

cellent beginning and a

twisted ending nobody

will want to miss.

There is a brief story

behind the movie. The

Annabelle doll was named

after a young girl by the

name of Annabelle Hig-

gins. The real Annabelle

resembles that of a Rag-

gedy Ann doll. Makers of

the movie said they had

changed the dolls appear-

ance in order to make it

more “scary.”

This doll was given to

a nurse by the name of

Donna in 1970. She had

lived with her two room-

mates and in time they all

started to notice the doll

was not “normal.” It start-

ed changing rooms and

leaving little notes written

on parchment paper. The

funny thing was parch-

ment paper was never

kept in the small apart-

ment.

One night the doll was

found with a red sub-

stance leaking from it,

Donna clams it might

have been blood. The doll

changed position of its

arms and legs from the

way it was left, even

rooms, unexplainable. Af-

ter these disturbing events

took place one too many

times, the doll was handed

over to a Mr. and Mrs. Ed

and Lorraine Warren. To

this day, Annabelle the

doll resides with the War-

rens in a thick glass case

with a cross above it la-

beled: WARNING, POS-

ITIVELY DO NOT

OPEN.

Movie Review: Annabelle Film ‘to Watch’

Preparing for Halloween

By Sasha Pharaim

and Nam Kawtemdee

Halloween is coming soon.

Most students in Nativity

B.V.M High School are look for-

ward to Halloween.

Every exchange students is ex-

cited for first time about Halloween

in USA.

Aileen Chang, Taiwan

Do you have Halloween in your

country?

Yes.

How is different between Hal-

loween in your country and Hal-

loween in USA?

The street is decorative and

teachers would hand out candies.

Though kids in Taiwan don’t do

trick or treating.

Do you excite for first time about

Halloween in USA?

Yes. My host mom bought me a

costume for Halloween.

Becky Petlansky, senior

Do you have good memory about

Halloween when you were young

Explain.

I always went trick or treating

with my mom and brother and ate a

lot of candy.

Do you have plan for Halloween in

this year ?

I’ll hand out candy.

Halloween

Movie Review

**** stars

Page 5 Skylines

By Kenny Rossi

Nativity’s 3-5 start to

the year is not ideal, but a

high powered offense has

kept the Green Wave in

the playoff conversation.

An offense guided by

senior quarterback Domi-

nic Piccioni has been on

point this season. Piccioni

is accompanied by talent-

ed skill players which

include Jeff Yordy, Chris

Moser, and Gino DiNico-

la all seniors.

Senior quarterback

Dominic Piccioni

eclipsed the 1,000 yard

passing mark for the sea-

son; he now has 1,048

yards passing yards on

the year and looks to add

to that total in the team’s

last two games.

Piccioni talked about

the keys to the offense

this year.

“Our ability as an of-

fense to find the weak-

ness in the defense is key

to our success, also run-

ning the offense that was

built for us is very im-

portant.”

| Senior wide out Jeff

Yordy especially has tak-

en advantage of good

play at the quarterback

position this year for the

Green Wave, he has over

688 yards receiving and

has 11 receiving touch-

downs which leads the

area.

Senior linebacker Gi-

no DiNicola talked about

the effect a great offense

on a defense

“An explosive offense

helps keep our defense on

track and lets us settle

down. Knowing your of-

fense can score gives the

defense the ability to be

aggressive and make

plays. ”

The Green Wave’s

lone loss within the All

American conference

came at the hands of

powerhouse Pius X by a

score of 64-22.

The last two contests

for the Green Wave will

be at home. The first

game will be against the

Bucktail Bucks for the

second time this season

on Oct 18. The Green

Wave on Halloween will

revisit one of its fiercest

rivalries Minersville for

senior recognition night

on Oct 31.

The playoff door still

remains open, the Green

Wave will now have to

win their last two contests

to have an opportunity for

a playoff berth.

Offense Key to Green Wave’s Success

Football

Nativity Boys’ Soccer Makes Playoffs By Edson Castillo

and Yu Yamahara

Nativity boys’ soccer team

made it to the Schuylkill League

playoffs, with a second place finish

in the division.

The Hilltoppers went 11-2-1.

Most of the people in the school

weren’t expecting that the team

would go to the playoffs in the be-

ginning of the season, but for the

collaboration of Mr. Hamilton and

the agreements from the Shenando-

ah Valley High School to let the

students play on the nativity soccer

team and made the team better.

The last time the Hilltoppers

made it to the playoffs was in 2009.

They were the division champions

in the Schuylkill league. The coach

was Mr. McCormack.

Nativity played against Blue

Mountain in the playoffs. Blue

Mountain won against Nativity 2-1

in overtime.

Nativity’s Ignacio Martinez

scored a goal in the 22nd minute

first half. Nativity played well and

pressured the Eagles well.

Nativity was up 1-0 until the 70

minutes of the second half. They

scored a goal in the 72nd minute

and they made it a tie1-1.

At the end of the second half,

the last 10 seconds Blue Mountain

had a great chance to score. Nativi-

ty's defender Yu Yamahara, Cullen

Hoppel and keeper Eric Nelson

blocked three shots in a row.

The teams went to extra

minutes. Then in the early extra

minutes, Blue Mountain scored the

golden goal and Nativity lost.

After this great game the play-

ers were very upset and sad. But

from this loss and sadness experi-

ence help the team to be motivated

to win the districts.

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Continued from Page 3

tion is gone. Students are

also told to start to take

more notice in things like

politics and the govern-

ment of our country.

Greco said he plans to

vote this year.

“I have voted since I

tuned 18 last year,” Greco

said, “because I like the

idea of being and making

a difference in the country

and our state.”

However, more now

than ever, teens are out of

touch with the govern-

ment and how it works.

Teens should pay at-

tention to the issues fac-

ing their country, state

and local governments

and educate themselves

on those issues. The can-

didates and their views on

those issues will affect

their lives in the future.

Voting in any election

keeps one up to date with

what is going on and

gives one the ability to

change the state or coun-

try.

Some young adults

seem to forget that the

issues being debated

about now also will affect

them in the future.

One issue that is con-

stantly being discussed in

America’s government is

whether or not the Armed

Force should be overseas

in war. The majority of

people fighting in these

wars are young men and

women. These people are

being deployed into com-

bat every day, and every

day the nation is losing

more lives.

Turning 18 comes

with many new responsi-

bilities for high school

students. Participating in

the election process as a

voter can make an impact

for the country both now

and in the future.

Voting Important for Causing Change

ATHLETE OF THE MONTH: Jocelyn Holobetz, Volleyball

Each month, the staff of Sky-

lines will select an Athlete of the

Month at Nativity.

This month’s athlete is junior

volleyball player Jocelyn Holo-

betz.

Holobetz has helped lead the

Green Wave to the Schuylkill

League Division IV championship

and a berth in the Schuylkill

League finals. Nativity will also

participate in the District 11 Class

A tournament.

Athlete of the Month

Name: Jocelyn Holobetz

Age: 16

Hometown: Kaska

Coach: Mrs. Jenn Daubert

Parents’ names: Michael and

Angela Holobetz

Years played: 9

Favorite subject: Accounting

Favorite position: Left side

How does it feel growing

such a close bond with your

teammates?

It was so easy to get close to

my team, I love being able to

hang out with them outside of

practice.

Do you plan on playing volley-

ball in college? Yes, I plan on playing volley-

ball in college.

- Compiled by Matilyn

Houser

Athlete of the

Month

“I believe voting is important be-

cause even though we are young,

our votes do make a difference in

the end.”

Sean Greco, senior

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By Pauline Yoo

Entering the South

Main Street of Shenando-

ah, a new ice cream shop

called Chill Out was built

for everyone to enjoy.

The shop is open from

11 a.m. to 9 p.m. from

Sunday to Thursday and

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays

and Saturdays.

Chill Out opened

Sept. 25, newly construct-

ed on the site that used to

sell and repair old cars.

The shop sells home-

made hard ice cream that

customers can choose to

have in a dish or a cone.

If you are feeling

bold, have it on a special-

ty cone like the pretzel or

a chocolate chip cone. A

variety of flavors, from

the original vanilla to the

seasonal pumpkin will

make one’s taste buds tin-

gle.

Chill Out serves sun-

daes, ice cream floats and

milkshakes. However,

they do not carry gelato,

which seems abnormal.

Chill Out also offers food

such as chicken wings,

mac & cheese and even

salads.

Prices vary depending

on the size and item pur-

chased. Hard ice cream is

$.50 pricier than their soft

serve and ranges from a

shooter costing $.50 to a

large that costs $3.25.

Large sundaes cost $4 and

the specialty sundae is

another $.50. The food

menu prices are reasona-

ble.

The shop will be

closed in Nov. and will

reopen in April.

Check out their Face-

book page at Chill Out

Ice Cream Parlor and

Snack Shop.

The phone number is

(570) 590-5388. The shop

offers plenty of seating

inside and are also reno-

vating an area right next

to the shop for customers

to enjoy their treat out-

side.

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Chill Out

Review

Seniors Await College Decisions By Kenny Rossi

Transcripts, College Applica-

tions, Scholarships, Essays, Inter-

views, and daily meetings with

Mrs. Stasulli define your life in the

early part of your senior year.

All these factors come with

deadlines and requirements that

need to be met. They all add stress

to the beginning of your senior

year.

| Senior Gino DiNicola talked

about this stress.

“Just knowing where I will go

and where I will call home for four

years and maybe even longer stress-

es me out,” DiNicola said. “It a big

life decision. We just all hope it’s

the right one.”

Senior Collin McGovern talked

about how he is stressed this year.

“The whole application process

is stressful, especially if you’re ap-

plying to multiple schools, “

McGovern said. “It takes up a lot of

your time.”

Acceptance letters have been

received by some lucky seniors, but

for others the suspense builds.

Am I getting in? Should I apply

somewhere else? Do I want to go to

college?

These questions riddle seniors

until that magic letter comes in the

mailbox.

Senior Chris Wollyung talked

about receiving his acceptance let-

ters from York College and

Bloomsburg University.

“I’ve been accepted to two

schools,” Wollyung said. “It’s such

a relief to be accepted so early, and

I already feel senioritis setting in.”

Until the day that letter comes

most of the class of 2015 will be

seating on the edge of their chairs

hoping for a acceptance letters to

come.

“Just knowing where I will go and where I will

call home for four years and maybe even longer

stresses me out. It a big life decision. We just all

hope it’s the right one.”

Gino DiNicola, senior

One Lawton’s Hill Pottsville, PA 17901

Phone: 570-622-8110 Fax: 570-622-0454

E-mail: nativity@infionline.net Website: www.nativitybvm.net

Value Then

Value Now

Values Forever

Freshmen Continue Adjusting to High School

Skylines Staff

Edwin Chan

Matilyn Houser

Jittraporn Kaw-

temdee

Gonzalo March Diaz

Jacob Parobek

Edson Pedro Castillo

Anantaya Phairam

Molly Purcell

Kenny Rossi

Elizabeth Shappell

Elizabeth Winter

Yu Yamahara

Pauline Yoo

Mr. Kevin Keating,

Advisor

Continued from Page 3

classes. Eventually

Clarke walked on the

right side of the hallway.

Clarke also said

“joining soccer helped

because I knew more

girls.”

Although Julia Klem-

bara wasn’t as nervous as

Clarke was, she said “I

was just scared that I

wasn’t going to get to my

locker. But as the days

went on, I got used to it.”

It’s normal to be nervous

starting at a new school

with so many people that

you do not know.

Playing a sport helps

you meet people and

talking to upper classmen

calms your nerves.

Upperclassmen have

all been there before and

they can give you advice

on how to take in the

teachers, the tests and the

homework, the activities,

and the other students in

the school, and you will

get the hang of things.

Lounging Around

Members of the senior class, including from left,

Gino DiNicola, Dominic Piccioni, Jeff Yordy, Emily

Fanelli, Mandy Wills, Max Tran and Chris Wol-

lyung lounge on the gymnasium floor while await-

ing the Spirit Relay during Spirit Day held Thurs-

day, Oct. 9. The senior class came with away with

the victory, setting a record with 134 points.

Seniors Jacob Parobek, Jeff Yordy, Emily Fanelli, Aaron Davidson, Chris

Moser, Collin McGovern, Becky Petlansky, Molly Purcell, Lauren Palko,

Maura McDonald and Alyssa Hager prepare for a relay event during Spirit

Day on Thursday, Oct. 9.