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Cheerleaders, costumes, 80’s mu-sic blasting from boom boxes. It’s fi-nally arriving... A week that has been eagerly anticipated since the first day of school; a week that will bring memories and excitement for all of PHUHS. It is nothing other than... Homecoming Week 2011! Although some things are similar about this week each year, the experience is al-ways something new.

The first day of Homecoming Week is Monday, Sept. 26, which will kick off the week with the annu-al Powder Puff football game. (More information on the Powder Puff game can be found on page 8.) On this day, students may wear Pow-der Puff football shirts or they may show their class spirit by wearing their respective class color. Fresh-men wear yellow, sophomores wear white, juniors wear maroon, and se-niors wear navy.

The next day of Homecoming Week, Tuesday, Sept. 27, will be Twin Day. For this day, students will get into groups of two or more to coordinate matching or themed outfits.

As for Wednesday, Sept. 28, Ex-ecutive Board President senior Ryan

Carrubba planned changes for this day that he hoped would improve the all-around Homecoming expe-rience for everyone. He moved to have Black and White Day replaced with Super Hero/Super Villain Day.

“I felt like with Super Hero/Su-per Villain Day more people would get involved and come up with some hilarious outfits,” Carrubba said.

But, not all ideas are able to pass through administration, and Super Hero/Super Villain Day did not get approved. Wednesday, Sept. 28 will remain the traditional Black and White Day. Underclassmen dress in white and upperclassmen will wear black.

Thursday, Sept. 29, the students will get a chance to go back to the past for Decades Day. Each class will dress as a different decade, giving the school an interesting variety of retro looks. Freshmen will dress for the ‘50s, sophomores the ‘60s, juniors the ‘70s, and seniors will rock the ‘80s.

The last dress up day is on Friday, Sept. 30, which will be School Spirit Day. There will be pep rallies going on throughout the day and students should be decked out in school col-ors and apparel to show off spirit and pride.

The night of Friday, Sept. 30, is the Homecoming Football Game. The Canes will be challenging Coun-tryside High.

“If students purchase a Home-coming shirt for $10, they can get into the game for free,” Carrubba said.

Also, at the Homecoming Game, students should make sure to look out for the football field’s new paint job.

“The field will remain painted not only for the Homecoming Game, but also for soccer season, track sea-son, and whoever else uses the field. So, it’s money well spent,” Carrubba said.

Saturday, Oct. 1, brings with it a whole new aspect to Homecoming Week- the dance. The theme this year is Disco Nights.

“I met with the Homecoming decorator and a giant disco ball is happening. Oh, yes it is,” Carrubba said.

But there is more to the Home-coming dance than just decorations.

“There’s going to be unlimited soda and water. This is because last year, we had water bottles and we actually ran out before the night was over,” Carrubba said.

The dance will take place at In-

nisbrook Inverness Hall, the same venue as last year. According to Car-rubba, the dance will be half an hour longer this time around, going from 7:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

“If you don’t get your hands on a ticket for this year’s Homecoming, you will be missing out on the best Homecoming of all time,” Carrubba said.

Homecoming Week under construction

The second coming of Model UN

There was, in fact, a Model Unit-ed Nations in 2009, but it seemed to disappear from our minds and from yearbooks for the last 2 years due to the lack of underclassmen involve-ment.

“David Califf and I found out that Mr. Briggs used to sponsor Model UN. When we asked him about it, he seemed very passion-ate about it and had fond memories. So we went through with it,” board member, senior Samantha Schuyler said.

Thus, Model UN was renewed. But what is the goal of Model UN?

“The Model United Nations in-tends to fundamentally represent the actual UN as close as a given conference can,” board member, se-nior Stephen Urchick said. “[It is] to train youth in diplomatic, peaceful, collaborative means of conflict reso-lution.”

“Model UN is great because it al-lows us to get a world view; we learn the history of great countries that we haven’t learned about in school,” board member, senior David Califf said.

Around February there is a state-wide conference in which many

schools represent various countries. Representing a country may entail a member to delegate for the General Assembly, the Security Council, the EconSocial Council, and various other positions. Afterwards, the conference awards are distributed.

“Awards are generally given not about passing your country’s resolu-tion but more about the eloquence in which you say things and your abil-ity to be diplomatic,” Califf said.

Model UN intends to stick around this time.

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Board members, seniors Stephen Urchick, Samantha Schuyler, and

Mark Derasmo host a Model UN meeting in Room 3-201.

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WHEN YOU GO

Powder Puff Football Monday, Sept. 26 6 p.m. at football field $5 admission

Homecoming Gamevs. Countryside Friday, Sept. 307:30 p.m. at football field$5 admission

Homecoming Dance Innisbrook- Inverness HallDisco Nights ThemeSaturday, Oct. 17 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Born into a loving Greek family in Tarpon Springs, FL, on Aug. 12, 1996, Nicholas Zazaliaris was always quite the character. Whether he was dressing up as the Flintstones for Halloween or stealing cookies from the cookie jar, Nick brought joy to everyone he met.

Even from a young age, Nick knew how to put a smile on anyone’s face.

“He was talented in the way he could make anyone laugh no matter what,” Tarpon Springs High sopho-more Kalia Cruz said. “If a person was in tears, he was the one that just walked in and you knew he had something funny to say.”

Following in the footsteps of his oldest brother Peter, age 20, Nick wanted to serve his country in the Air Force.

Nicholas, who passed July 29, 2011, was just short of his 15th birth-day. The funeral, which was held at the Greek Orthodox church in Tar-pon, attracted family, friends, and loved ones that came to mourn the loss of an exceptional young man.

“There were over a thousand people,” Katrina Zazaliaris, Nick’s mother said. “It was so comforting

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to know how much he was loved.”Those who knew Nick described

him as funny, kind hearted, unique, and talented. Loved ones still leave flowers and memorabilia at his grave site. Nick is far from forgotten.

“He loved his mommy and his daddy,” Katrina said. “And I just want people to always remember and love him and who he was.”

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involvement and we want to make it clear to them that Model UN is re-ally cool so that it’s not an obligation to keep it running but something they really want to do,” Schuyler said.

To get more underclassmen in-volvement, Model UN searches for diligent members.

Do you think you fit the criteria? If interested, meetings are in Room 3-201 on Tuesdays. For more infor-mation, search PHUHS Model UN on Facebook or email phuhsmod-elun@gmail.com.

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Nick Zazaliaris

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Volume 16 Issue 1

September 2011Feature2

National Institute of Mental Health

Information gathered by Rebecca Raymond

www.bpkids.org

www.teendepression.org

2 in 10 teenagers will experiencedepression before adulthood

3 in 10 teenagers with depression will also develop a substance abuseproblem

Only 2 in 10 teenagers withdepression are appropriately diagnosed and treated

8 in 10 teenagers can be successfully treated for depression if they seek help from a doctor or therapist

1 in 12 teenagers attempt suicide each year

1 in 6 teenagers plan their suicide

8 in 10 teenage suicide victims suffer from depression

Frequent, non-specific physical complaints • such as headaches, muscle aches, stomach aches, or tirednessLoss of interest in activities once enjoyed• Increased irritability, anger, or hostility• Alcohol or substance abuse• Social isolation and poor communication• Extreme sensitivity to rejection or failure• Reckless behavior• Difficulty with relationships• Significant change in appetite or body • weightDifficulty sleeping or oversleeping• Loss of energy• Feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate • guiltDifficulty concentrating• Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide•

Continue to exercise and participate in • social activities, even if you don’t feel fully motivatedSet realistic goals and assume a • reasonable amount of responsibilityTry to be with other people and confide • in someone about how you are feelingExpect your mood to improve gradually, • not immediatelyLet your family and friends help you• If you think you may be suffering from • depression, seek treatment from a doctor or physician

Symptoms of depression How to help yourself if you aresuffering from depression

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline1-800-273-TALK(1-800-273-8255)

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Lifeless, alone, feeling as though your body is dying from the inside. Yet you put up that smile and pre-tend like nothing is wrong. Depres-sion is the enemy in this battle.

Depression is a state character-ized by feelings of sadness, despair, and discouragement.

For teens it can be so much more. “It messed with my brain. I had

negative thoughts like envisioning death,” Marissa said.

She was not alone. Victoria and Stephen had felt similar.

“All I wanted to do was cry, and think life isn’t worth living like this,” Victoria said.

“Depression evoked feelings of loneliness, self-doubt, and a loss of self-motivation,” Stephen said.

With depression, not all the methods of coping are positive. Some happen to be dangerous and destructive. Marissa and Stephen both have used harmful coping tech-niques.

Marissa was depressed for a year and a half. She felt the overwhelming need to be perfect. No mistakes. She had to be the perfect poster child for her parents to love and accept her. The struggle to be perfect slowly broke her down. She would smile, but it would always be fake.

“I put up a guise,” Marissa said. “It was surprisingly easy but I still felt horrible. I would smile, but it never fully reached my eyes. I would laugh, but it didn’t feel the same.”

Eventually Marissa completely broke down. Desperate for relief, she locked her door, slumped against her bed, pulled out a shiny razor blade and sliced. Crimson blood seeped from her wrists.

“I started cutting to show the pain was real and physical, not just inside me,” Marissa said. [Every time I cut] I felt like I was going to

throw up. It’s hard to remember-I repressed it.”

Cutting never made a difference, never fixed her pain. She regrets do-ing it every day.

“No one knew until the past three months. I told and trusted three people. It made me feel much better and helped with my recovery,” Marissa said.

Marissa is left with five scars and a new perspective on life.

Stephen had been depressed for three years with low-self esteem and a feeling of isolation from being bullied and ignored. Like Marissa, Stephen had also resorted to self-mutilation.

“I gained a dependency on oth-ers and later I began hurting myself. It started with scratching myself and steadily elevated to cutting. Eventu-ally I broke that addiction, but in my third year of depression I had started fighting it, trying to be happy. It was a struggle during that time and I be-gan smoking weed recreationally,” Stephen said. “Eventually I beat de-pression and stopped smoking. My depression is resolved now because I realized that I can choose to be hap-py even in the worst situations.”

So why did the two teens cut? “Using something to escape

emotions can be addictive,” clini-cal psychologist, Laura Umfer said. “Cutting not only helps one avoid emotional pain by focusing on the physical pain, but it also releases chemicals like endorphins that makes one euphoric.”

Victoria’s depression lasted three months. As the oldest child, she had to mature early to take care of her sister. But that was the least of her worries. Victoria had an abusive step-father. She would slump into an even further depression as he abused her physically, emotionally, and mentally.

“The fact that my stepdad would

abuse me is still something I haven’t gotten over, and it’s still hard for me to think about that time. I trusted him, and loved him, but he was evil. It’s the people you love the most in your life that can hurt you the most,” Victoria said.

She questioned her self-value ev-ery day.

“I would compare myself to oth-er people, thinking ‘Oh, look at that girl, she’s so skinny, and pretty, with the slick straight hair. And it’s all ef-fortless for her.’ I realize now that you should only compare yourself to the best you can be,” Victoria said.

With the help of friends, Victoria made a full turn-around.

“My friends are literally my sav-iors because they helped me deal with some of the hardest things I have ever gone through. They reas-sured me things would get better,” Victoria said. “I resolved it by talk-ing to my friends, and trying to fo-cus on the better things in my life and doing better in school, so I can reassure myself that I can have a bet-ter future.”

You can see her genuinely laugh-ing with her loved ones.

Victoria’s depression had been because of her lack of self-respect and abuse. Umfer explains this fur-ther.

“Stop trying to get validation of your self-worth from others. It isn’t easy being a teen today. If you are struggling, ask for help,” Umfer said. “You can always talk to a guid-ance counselor or teacher for guid-ance, especially if there is any abuse happening in the home that may be causing the depression.”

These three made recoveries through support. Depression can be harmful, but you’re not alone. Ev-eryone has problems.

“The troubles of being a high school student? Everything,” Ma-rissa said.

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The turmoil under the smile -Three teens share their stories of suffering with depression in secret. * Names have been changed

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Overcrowding: a growing problem at PHUHS, literally

-Students of PHUHS are forced to face the challenges that go along with an overcrowded school.

-In the battle between Yogurt Mountain and Yogurt Spot, Yogurt Spot reigns supreme.

Yogurt war: Yogurt Spot the victor

Juniors Anthony Kanaris, Emily Goldman, Cyanna Mitchell, and Chloe

Hubbard eating outside of Yogurt Spot.

Libby Rodnite

So you think you want to go to Wildfish?

Sloan Patterson

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room... no pun intended. Over-crowding at PHUHS is a definite is-sue this year.

Imagine a scared freshman, so overwhelmed by the gigantic campus and hundreds of new faces at every turn. Imagine him clutching a map of the school, which was given to him at orientation, in one trembling hand and a schedule in the other, which he chances a glance at after ever step.

His next class reads Portable 38 and he hasn’t the faintest idea how he will ever be able to make it all the way out there before the tardy bell rings.

He will have to trek through dirt, rocks, and seashells alongside stu-dents bustling in every direction to make it through the maze that alleg-edly leads to 2nd period. He heads to

the back of the massive city of por-tables, searching for his next class. He spots it, at long last, and trudges off the beaten path and through the gravelly soil to the steps of Portable 38.

He will have to take the journey

to this portable and then back to Building 11 each and every day for the rest of that year. He will have to endure the unpredictable tempera-ture in the portable, which is either similar to the interior of a car sitting in a Walmart parking lot on a sum-mer afternoon or cold enough to give you goose bumps.

And why must this series of un-fortunate events happen to this in-nocent and theoretical freshman?

Portable overflow, another effect of overcrowding.

According to the “Principal’s Message” in PHUHS’ Hurri-cane Newsletter, this school year PHUHS has approximately 2,600 students, of which over 800 of them are new. This raises serious problems and inconveniences for not only the students, but the faculty as well.

The overflow of students alters the entire dynamic of the school,

making certain tasks more compli-cated to complete. The cafeteria is noticeably more crowded during both lunches this year. Not only are the lunch lines seemingly endless, taking sometimes almost the entire lunch period just to get through, but in some parts of the cafeteria, chairs are so scarce that students are forced to battle over them daily.

There are a number of everyday activities that are now more dif-ficult thanks to the overcrowding, such as the crowded hallways and staircases. Sometimes it looks like students need a battering ram just to get to their lockers. But, as the world is growing, so is the school and PHUHS will be forced to wait it out. Hopefully some action will be taken soon to solve this problem, with any luck it will be solved before we can no longer squeeze in any more por-tables.

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eat while others sit on the ground

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...hold it, wrong story. Ac-tually, in shopping centers not so far away, a small “war” has in fact bro-ken out. Students are being faced with a seemingly impossible deci-sion: Yogurt Spot or Yogurt Moun-tain.

Even though frozen yogurt stores have been around for years, self-serve stores are the latest craze. Two stores in particular have sprout-ed up in the Palm Harbor area. Yo-gurt Spot and Yogurt Mountain both offer similar options, a variety of flavors, an abundance of toppings, and a hip environment. Despite their similarities, slight nuances set them apart.

As teenagers, we don’t always have the best means of transporta-tion, so location is a significant de-ciding factor. Yogurt Spot is located in Boot Ranch, which is a quick five minute drive from the general Palm Harbor area. Yogurt Mountain is lo-cated in Clearwater Mall, which is a not-so-quick twenty minute drive.

While location is important, the whole point of even going is to eat yogurt. Yogurt Spot offers 10 fla-vors, while Yogurt Mountain offers 16. Yogurt Mountain also has over

60 toppings, which trumps Yogurts Spot’s measly 30.

“I’m so indecisive,” junior Em-ily Goldman said. “That’s why I like Yogurt Mountain so much.”

Additionally, teenagers must also take into account the price of their yogurt experience. Yogurt Spot only costs 39 cents per ounce, while Yogurt Mountain charges 45 cents. Both prices seem cheap, but they can really add up, because it is easy to go over-board with toppings

“I went to [Yogurt Mountain] one time and my cup cost me $15,” junior Morgan Lorenti said. “I had no idea it could get so expensive.”

The atmosphere of the stores also influences their overall experi-ences. The yogurt shops both fea-ture bright colors, giving off futur-istic vibes. Yogurt Spot is slightly smaller than Yogurt Mountain, but at the same time it offers more out-side space to sit and eat.

In this war of yogurt shops, Yo-gurt Spot appears to have a slight edge over Yogurt Mountain. Out of 10 students surveyed, 7 of them preferred Yogurt Spot. Even though Yogurt Mountain offers more yo-gurt flavors and topping choices, the lower prices, closer location, and co-zier atmosphere make Yogurt Spot the winner at PHUHS.

It's (not) time for a hillbilly moment

Christina Barbo

Before I say what I think is both necessary for the continuation of an appropriate school environ-ment and for good personal style, I must tell you there are many, many, many trends of which I am not a fan. When I see someone wearing an Af-flicted shirt with hair resembling the quills of a porcupine, someone with a piercing extending from their nose to their ear lobe – or anyone wearing Crocs – the palm of my hand gradu-ally covers my face in disapproval. My intention is to denounce certain behaviors, not people.

The one trend that seems to be affecting PHUHS in particular I delicately will refer to as a style ste-reotypically embraced by extreme male country music fans. I have seen the camouflage hats in the sea of stu-dents multiply since the end of the last school year, and I have seen the abnormal amount of Confederate flags placed onto the backs of pick-up trucks.

I have even seen one of these aforementioned pick-up trucks hur-tle past the northern parent drop-off car line and proceed to run itself into a ditch, never decelerating as it went

in between the sidewalk (occupied by students) and chainlink fence.

How did I know that this pick-up-driving individual is related to the students breaking the dress code? I could see the silhouette of his hat through his back window.

Honestly, I’m not quite sure when exactly these behaviors became acceptable, but it seems to be specific to this school year. According to the Student Code of Conduct that you forgot to sign in the beginning of the year, “hats or other head coverings…may not be worn during any portion of the regular school day.”

Basically, besides the hats being especially tacky, the main issue I take with this is that I, as a student, follow the dress code and so should other students. I really wish that during August I could wear a sleeveless shirt or a hat. But I don’t, because if I did I’m sure at some point I would get a referral. Why haven’t they gotten referrals yet? Does the administra-tion allow exceptions if you speak with a southern accent?

I hope the administration steps up and does reprimand these stu-dents, because I don’t know how much longer I can take those hid-eous camouflage hats.

I spent at least an hour waiting in line. During this hour, I got rained on, rubbed on, shoved, and stepped on so many times I began to won-der if my feet had become invisible. While I already felt both filthy and violated…that turned out to be the best part of my whole night.

When I finally squeezed my way to the front of the line, money clenched in my fist, my hair was frizzy and I was in a bad mood. Re-luctantly, I handed over my $15 dollars to a visibly flustered woman and made my way inside. I was im-mediately unimpressed when I was basically pinned against the wall by a

crowd of overheated, under clothed, groping teenagers. This was Wildfish Night Club’s second “Teen Night” and since the first one only a couple of weeks earlier, word had clearly gotten around.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love to party and I love to dance. So while I was expecting these attributes would make me a prime attendee of this four hour sweat fest, I would do anything to regain my money and my time. Anything, that is, except go back.

Maybe if the venue was a little bit larger and wasn’t so congested, it would have been a little bit more en-joyable. But even so…when I have to tell the same stranger three different

Daniela Ress times to “please get off me,” it kind of ruins my time. Wildfish typically gets rave reviews for its adult festivi-ties, but their feedback for teen night has not been nearly as positive and I think it’s easy to see why.

Personally, I just don’t think teens were made to go to clubs; they are something to look forward to when we’re actually legal. But if Wildfish has any kind of reflection on those clubs…I think I’ll be stay-ing home.

-The new trend making it’s mark at PHUHS.

-Is Wildfish a fun teen club or dangerous cesspool?

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Feature4 September 2011

Electives are crowded, and teach-ers, parents, and students are far from pleased with the loophole in the Class Size Reduction Amend-ment.

“It’s not fair for teachers who have AP or elective classes that they should have to have so many stu-dents in their class,” teacher Susan Ross said about the loophole in the class size amendment.

In 2002, Florida citizens ap-proved the Class Size Reduction Amendment, which stated that there could not be more than 25 students per high school class after the 10 day cap. Last year, this was implemented into the public school system of the state.

This amendment applied to all classes in all districts at its birth. In the first years of its approval, the state was able to fund schools with more than $18 billion. But when dis-tricts had to start paying hefty fines for crowded classrooms (the State Board of Education fined $31.3 mil-lion for public schools and $355,000 for charter schools within the past

Cheating the system-The new Class Size Reduction Amendment only puts limits on ‘core classes’.

If there is any day you should walk into room 11-103, it would be a Tuesday, because that is when the delightful smell of baked goods is at its highest potency. On Tuesday, the students of exceptional educa-tion teacher David Rowland create for their new business, strategically named Sweet Harbor Bakery, its products – muffins.

“We had to come up with a class business for our program and it’s supposed to be leading towards job skills – and so the kids decided that they’d like to bake and sell muffins,” Rowland said.

Prior to starting the business, the students surveyed school faculty members about their muffin-eating preferences. They found that many faculty members would buy a muffin on a weekly basis.

The business is almost entirely student-run, with the students bak-

The muffin makers of 11-103-Students in David Rowland’s class create a business, selling muffins to school faculty.

ing, wrapping, and selling the muf-fins themselves. Students even do the book-keeping, determining their profit for each week. Rowland buys the baking materials at the grocery store and supervises by making sure the baking process is sanitary and safe.

From their business, Rowland’s students are strengthening their reading skills by following recipes, life skills by learning how to bake, math skills from conducting a survey and determining each week’s profit and expenses, and marking skills by creating and placing signs for their muffins throughout the school.

“It gives them access to the school – it’s an opportunity to inter-act with other teachers and feel that they belong here and are being useful and providing a service,” Rowland said.

Although these muffins are not offered to students due to school policy, they are available to teachers

and school staff. At first, the stu-dents would go classroom to class-room selling the muffins. How-ever, now they send an e-mail out to teachers asking them to place orders.

For now, the students will be baking only muffins, but in the fu-ture they may branch out to other baked goods and will offer seasonal muffin flavors, such as a pumpkin flavor in the fall. Sweet Harbor Bakery is planned to be in business at least until the end of the first se-mester.

Now going into their fourth week of selling muffins, the students have offered flavors varying from blueberry and chocolate chip to strawberry and a brand flavor with raisins. For the upcoming week, Sweet Harbor Bakery’s menu will in-clude chocolate chip, blueberry, and corn muffins. For those interested in buying, 1 muffin costs 75 cents, and 2 muffins can be purchased for $1.

Freshman Shelby Farella and junior Nena Pod work together to wrap a

deliciously made muffin. The new Sweet Harbor Bakery sells muffins

to faculty members on Wednesdays.

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two years) and the recession hit hard, lawmakers began to look for a way to loosen the 25 student cap.

This ‘loophole’ made it so that only classes deemed “core classes” would fall under the student restric-tions. All Advanced Placement, elec-tive, and foreign language classes, however, can have more than 25 stu-dents per class.

“It’s harder to hire academic teachers compared to an elective teacher,” senior data prep clerk Mar-ilyn Abreu said.

The student to teacher ratio is in-creasing, presenting new challenges for students to overcome.

“Mr. Havard had to add another chorus class. We had almost 50 kids in mine,” sophomore Danielle Den-ninger said.

While this system, which is sup-posed to save money on the state’s budget, has been debated by both sides, PHUHS attempts to look at the bright side if the situation.

“We have quality teachers, qual-ity students, and our goal is to have kids be successful no matter what endeavors they must overcome,” Abreu said.

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Portables need their own zip code

Coach Schafer's 3rd period class has barely enough seats for his class

of more than 25 students.

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Seniors 101 September:

23- Last day for 10% off year-book Senior Ads

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Mark Carter - P.E./Golf coach Pamela Geisler - MathMatt LePain - Math/Football coachCarolyn McDaniel - MathJeannine Miller- Guidance CounselorSteven Murphy - MathVincent Parisi - Drivers Ed.Matthew Pinder - IB HistoryAleece Quiroz - Language ArtsJennifer Seaman - MathLaura Silverthorn – NurseJoel Slawinski - Social Studies/ Baseball coachGuadalupe Wark - IB SpanishDemiana Youssef - Language arts

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PHUHS

April:20- Prom at Kapok Special Events Center from 8 - 11p.m.27- Grad Bash at Universal Studios and Island of Adventure from 7 p.m. – 2 a.m.

May:

4- Last day to turn in Senior Breakfast slide show pictures12-16- A Senior superlatives voting20- CWMP Senior Celebration at the Innisbrook Resort25- Senior Breakfast at Innis-brook Resort

March:

12-16- Senior Breakfast ticket sales19-22- Last week to purchase Senior Breakfast sales

February:

6-10- Grad Bash ticket sales13-17- Last week to purchase Grad Bash tickets

January:

7- Painting of senior parking spots from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.24- Last day for online year-book orders

November:

3- Senior assembly14-17- Graduation fees due

October:

11-19- In-school yearbook sales21- Last day to turn in all senior ads

can walk faster, limit the amount of stops they take to the restroom, or lower the amount of times they visit their lockers.

Instead of students trying to deal with the problem, what about the school officials? They should bring back the thought on making a class-room building in replacement of the 44 portables we have on campus so that tardiness will become less of a problem, and students can get done what they need done. If constructing a building is too much for now, they can at least extend the amount of time getting to and from class from 6 minutes to 8 minutes.

There are many other facts and opinions regarding PHUHS’ porta-ble overflow. The overflowing porta-ble problem is becoming a big “talk” this school year. Not only has it been overwhelming for some, but it also has been a pain. So in the meantime, welcome to Portable Place!

“Sometimes it affects my sched-ule; I walk one side of the school to another without having breaks,” sophomore Gordon Sipe said.

There are many solutions stu-dents can make to avoid the conse-quences and annoyances of being late to class. For example, students

Valerie Hasher

Portables at PHUHS are breaking

out faster than teenage acne.

Allison Maldonado-Ruiz

Do you suffer a long distance walk from one side of the school to another to get to class without the chance to take care of important things, like going to the bathroom? Teachers are totally strict on tardi-ness, so if you’re late, watch out!

44 portables lie at our school. The number of portables has increased by 6 since last school year. Last year, there were 38 portables; as of this year, there are 44. This is to reduce the number of students in classes. According to the law, no more than 25 students can be in a classroom.

“It’s too much,” junior Avery “Kitty” Isaacson said. “If they have more than 40 portables, then they should just add another building. It’d save students a lot of time.”

Having more than 40 portables in the school does affect getting to core classes.

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September 2011 5Feature

The new phenomenon, “plank-ing”, is when an individual lays on their stomach, with their hands by their sides in an unusual location. This activity is typically followed by pictures being plastered all over Facebook, where people show off where they have planked. I say this new fad needs to go.

Here’s my simple opinion on planking-it’s stupid. It’s not like planking is a sport-people aren’t doing anything but lying down and having a picture taken. I’ve seen pictures of people plank on tables, chairs, at parks-even at the Taj Ma-hal. I’ve even heard that one genius in Australia plummeted to his death after trying to plank on the top of a building. Is it worth it? Definitely not. So my point now is-it’s deadly, so stop.

I think people who spend all of

More internet phenomenacaptivating youth worldwide

PLANKINGPLANKING

Leave the planking to the woodNikki Sawyer

their spare time planking and think-ing they’re so cool for it are im-mature and majorly lacking a social life. I mean, if you’ve planked once or twice, I can forgive you. But if you do it like it’s your entire being, I hope someone steps on you. So find a new hobby.

Planking has even sparked new past-times, like “coneing” and “owl-ing”. All of these just make me roll my eyes and laugh. What even makes someone think of these things? Are they in need of attention so badly that they’re resorting to self-induc-ing embarrassment? I don’t know. But it’s still annoying.

My case in point is that the plank-ing trend is unnecessary and looks ridiculous. The only way I can ac-curately describe it is that it’s really, really dumb. And who wants to look stupid? Nobody. So please, leave the planking to wood.

The act of

ordering a soft serve

ice cream cone at a drive-through

and grabbing the ice cream - rather than the

cone -when it is handed

to you through the drive-through window.

If this act is caught on camera, and the

reaction of the drive-through

employee is captured as well, then the act of coneing is complete.

Similar to planking, the act of finding an unusual location, preferably public, where an

individual perches themsevles on top of an object, so as to look like

an owl.

Similar to planking, the act of

Where doyou plank?

Gabrielle Calise

Gabrielle Calise

Jordan Lutz

Lena Schwallenberg

Junior Sebastian Marin owls atop

Senior Darcy Forest on a school

garbage can.

Senior Austin Reed planks on a

school golf cart.

Sophomore Katie Patterson planks

on the stands at Putnam field

after a soccer game.

Sophomore Morganne Logar planks

on a patio table.

www.msnbc.com

www.bbc.co.uk

www.guardian.co.uk

Information gathered by Rebecca Raymond

Opinion

How can I be a part ofthe phenomenon?

Is it dangerous?Where does it happen?What is it?

Where did it come from?

Simply by having a friend tag along with a camera, anyone can become a part of the planking craze. Creativity is an essential part of the planking process; the more creative the location, the better. However, be sure not to plank anywhere that could get you arrested or otherwise in trouble. Remember, even if you don’t get caught doing it, posting it on Facebook or Twitter makes it pretty hard to deny, and very easy to find. Just ask Nate Shaw, a 20-year-old Australian who was arrested for planking atop a police car after police found a photograph of the plank on Facebook.

Very, if the participant is too concerned with the photograph and Internet popularity rather than safety. Planking acquired its first death in May 2011 when 20-year-old Australian Acton Beale attempted to plank on the balcony of the 7th story of an apartment building. Beale was preparing to lie on a balcony rail when he fell to his death.Warning: There is no need to perform a dangerous plank in order for it to be popular. The stranger the better, not the more life-threatening.

One of the aspects of planking that makes it so appealing is the large variety of locations in which it occurs. Basically, the stranger the place, the better the plank. Some of the most famous planking photographs include those done in the luggage rack of an airplane, at the bottom of the ocean, and in a supermarket ice freezer.

Planking is the internet phenomenon of lying face down, stiff as a “plank” of wood, with your hands placed by your sides, palms in, fingers pointed, and your legs straight and together with your toes pointed. This activity is then photographed, and put onto a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter.

Controversy surrounds the debate around the origin question where. Gary Clarkson and Christian Langdon claim to have invented planking in England in 2000. These pioneers called the activity “the lying down game” with the simple explanation that lying down in public places to be photographed would be ridiculous, hilarious, and enjoyable. Australian youths, however, have created controversy by claiming origination of planking in Australia. Either way, planking entranced England in 2009, latching onto the British media and thereby launched its way into social networking history.

September 2011Entertainment6

The novel The Help, by Kath-ryn Stockett, is a riveting tale about the bravery of a group of women to stand up for what they believe in. This novel was an enthralling story

The Help: an enthralling page-turner

about the lives of African American help in the 1960’s community of Jackson, Mississippi. The women are stuck working as maids for ungrate-ful white women in order to support their families. They are silenced into compliance by the beliefs of society until the book’s protagonist, Skee-ter, gives them a voice with the pub-lication of her controversial novel; a compilation of stories from the point of view of the maids.

The entertaining gossip of the lives of these women and the power-ful meaning their actions portray in history create a perfect balance that keeps you hooked, yearning to read that infamous “one more page”.

I would definitely award this book five out of five stars, because although it was lengthy, I sped right

through it! It has already made my list of favorite books and now I can’t wait to see the movie, which is in theaters now.

The PG-13 rated movie mim-ics the book’s lengthy feel, lasting 2 hours and 26 minutes. The movie seems as if it will live up to expecta-tions, with actress Emma Stone as Skeeter. I would highly recommend reading the novel first, because in general, most movies manipulate the plot to be completely different from the novel itself. The movie already shocked Hollywood when it hit No. 1 in ticket sales during its opening weeks, so hurry to theaters to enjoy this powerful film!

Shot of bridge club at Mrs. Hilly's

from the set of The Help.

http://thehelpmovie.com/us

Paige Lombard

Your locker. One of the most resourceful things a student could have. It can store anything you need for school (and a bunch of stuff you don’t need). It’s basically a black hole of school supplies. But what are some locker essentials that you might not have?

An umbrella for one. You never know when it will start pouring when you have a portable next peri-od. Plus, with an umbrella you don’t need to hide under the metal cano-pies like everyone else or run with a backpack over your head!

Other useful things to always have stocked in your locker include band-aids, paper, writing utensils, and an extra set of clothing! Acci-dents happen and you don’t need to walk around school all day in a choc-olate milk stained shirt. And heaven forbid you get caught for violat-ing the dress code! But let’s face it, shorts and skirts are getting shorter and shorter but the dress code policy

is unyielding. I bet Mom wouldn’t be too happy to get a phone call at work saying she needs to go home to bring you appropriate school attire. So always keep an extra outfit handy in your locker.

The big black hole of school supplies

Nikki Sawyer

Ladies and gentlemen, the long-awaited homecoming dance is getting closer and closer! This year’s dance will be on Oct. 1, so it’s time to start looking for some jewelry, high heels, and last but not least, that perfect dress! Need some help? No problem! Here are some tips for finding that amazing homecoming look!

Bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces are like the icing on the cake for a look, especially dur-ing homecoming. From simple bracelets to dramatic, statement necklaces, jewelry can make any dull look into a flashy one. Pair your dress with some dan-gly earrings, a bold bracelet, or a cool ring. You can match your jewelry to your dress or maybe make your accessories the stand out piece of your attire. Forever 21 has awesome jewelry that can turn a look from nothing to something. Their prices even start at $1.50! Claire’s, Icing, and Charlotte Russe also offer fun, cheap jewelry options.

What girl doesn’t love shoes? High heels are a big homecom-ing trend, like always. Although we girls typically ditch the shoes in the early hours of the night, shoes still complete a look. You could go for a bold look, like glitter, animal print, or a bright pattern on those pumps, or stick with a simple shoe that compli-ments your dress. Traffic and Journeys always have fashionable shoes in stock, so go buy some hot heels to rock at homecom-ing!

Couture cornerHere’s the part you’ve all

been waiting for! The dress. Two words, yet a huge meaning on homecoming night. Short dresses are more appropriate for the occasion, so save those long ones for prom. I’m not saying sport a dress so short we see the latest panty from Victoria’s Se-cret, but a little above the knee is sufficient.

Besides length, the patterns and colors should be given spe-cial attention too. You can rarely go wrong with a solid colored dress, but choosing a brighter dress is an even better choice! Don’t wear all black, maybe do a neon pink dress and compliment it with black. Electric blue and bold purple are a hit too.

As for patterns, the classic lace is still popular, as are the ever wild animal prints. Going vintage would definitely guar-antee that you would stand out amongst the crowd of depart-ment stores dresses. Speaking of department stores, it really is best to avoid hitting up Dillard’s or Macy’s to find your dress. Sure, you may be in love with that cherry red, strapless cock-tail dress, but so will many other girls. The last thing you should want on homecoming night is to have a same dress as someone else incident. So steer clear of local, well-known department stores, and venture off to smaller boutiques or have a custom dress made so that on Oct 1, you’re the only one in your dress.

The date’s coming up, so be prepared! Get that shopping done and find your perfect out-fit!

Sanitizer. It costs a few cents during back-to-school sales and of-ten comes in a convenient silicone holster to latch onto a backpack or purse. Pit stops to the bathroom in between classes are often a smart move until it comes to washing or drying your hands since the bath-rooms usually only have only one or the other, sometimes neither! Sanitizer would be your best bet to keeping yourself germ-free, and the process is much faster in comparison to regular hand washing!

Maybe one day you forget your lunch at home or suddenly have a 2 o’clock snack attack just when the vending machines come out. Hav-ing a couple dollars or a few quarters could save you from acute starvation or grubbing off your friends!

Although it may seem like you’re packing for some kind of abnormal natural disaster, having these things in your locker could really save you one day! It’s always better be safe than sorry.

Linda Lavadia

Senior Marissa Zimmet poses by

her locker filled with books, bind-

ers, and pictures with friends.

Daniela Ress

A typical high school locker

Girls: 1. Makeup 2. Mirror 3. Pictures of friends

Boys:1. Sweaty gym socks or shorts2. Moldy sandwich3. School work from 100 years ago

Dubstep's coming to a stereo near you

Throbbing bass lines, regurgi-tated beats, and backtracking. Mu-sic that sounds like it was put in a blender with battery acid and razor blades. Songs that leak out of your stereo and scare the neighbors. This is dubstep, and I love it.

Through dubstep has been around since the late nineties, it is just now seeping into the main-stream and rising in popularity. Brit-ney Spears, Black Eyed Peas, and even J. Lo are hopping on the dub-step bandwagon and using dubstep influences to give otherwise plain old pop an extra kick. The number of fans has increased this past year; in addition to artists like Skrillex and Bassnectar dominating Facebook newsfeeds, there are now over 40,000 dubstep-related videos on Youtube.

However, not everyone is a fan. People say that dubstep is just a bunch of noise, and some critics of

the genre argue that it isn’t even a le-gitimate form of music. I’m not ter-ribly shocked about the amount of controversy surrounding this genre of music. However, people should know that there is more to it than reckless noise and filthy bass drops. There is an art to blending rhythms. Dubstep takes things that are old—for example, beats or vocal samples, and warps them to create something totally new and unexpected with the fragments. A good dubstep art-ist can take an old song and make it fresh again. The music is never dull. With layers of sound dripping to-gether and the beat pulsing like a second heartbeat, it’s impossible to be bored.

Dubstep is just one of those things that you can’t feel indifferent towards. Either or hearing it makes you want to throw your stereo to the ground and smash it to smithereens. Either way, dubstep is here to stay and I couldn’t be more pleased.

Gabby Calise

Linda Lavadia

Gabby Calise's recommended

playlist of her favorite dubstep

jams.

Linda Lavadia

Sports7September 2011

What was old is now new. Stand up paddling, or SUP, has been around for hundred of years, origi-nating in the Hawaiian Islands. It is now becoming the newest fitness trend in Tampa Bay.

Paddle boarding gained a foot-hold in the mainland by the found-ing of the YOLO board company in a small town on the Florida panhan-dle. The founders started the com-pany because they wanted to have an activity that could help them maxi-mize fun in today’s rapidly moving society. The founders turned their values into their title: YOLO, stands for “You Only Live Once”.

Living in Florida, we have an end-less supply of bodies of water. Pad-dling allows you to explore the water in ways you have never been able to before.

“I was paddling in the gulf, and dolphins were swimming like 20 feet away from me,” junior Jill Job said. “It was so sick.”

However, paddle boarding can be relatively expensive. New boards can cost at least $1000 dollars and paddles can be at least $300.

Want to try it without break-ing the bank? Head on over to the Dunedin Causeway. Sail Honey-moon Inc. offers board rentals start-ing at $30 for 2 hours. After all, you only live once!

What is SUP, bro?

North Port High and Sarasota High, sound familiar? They now make up Class 8 District 7 along with Palm Harbor High and East Lake High. This means the two new-ly added schools from three hours away now create a four team district, half of which will make the playoffs.

PHUHS moved up from 6A, and the reason for the change by the FHSSA is strictly due to school pop-ulation, and it as a result will affect all sports starting this year. The new alignment is going to cause coaches to put less emphasis on traditional rivalries such as the one between Countryside High and Clearwater High, and focus more attention to-

Redistricting presents new challenges

SUP or Stand Up Paddle boarding is the latest fitness trend in Tampa

Bay. Participants balance on boards and paddle while standing up.

wards their new district foes. The distance our new district

covers is going to present a chal-lenge for teams traveling, and con-sequently PHUHS plans to rent a greyhound for the football teams’ journey up to North Port High. The new District is certain to bring change to PHUHS, Let’s hope it is a change for the best.

Quentin Cummings

Libby Rodnite

-Paddle boarding is making a big splash in Tampa Bay.

was told news that would change his life. At only 15 years old, Zac was in-formed he had a tumor on his brain. The tumor was a result of an injury suffered just two days before, during a football spring training game. An

opposing player’s face mask came through the opening in his face mask resulting in a direct contact hit to his head. He suffered small lacera-tions and a brief loss of conscious-ness. Zac was brought to the ER where a precautionary CAT scan

Overcoming adversity, Zac Mortara triumphs

With every student athlete comes intelligence, strength, determina-tion, hard work, and a love for the sport in which they excel. But one senior at PHUHS has another very important characteristic: heart-and he has a lot of it.

Zac Mortara, for those of you who don’t know him, is one of the most heartfelt athletes I’ve come to know. His determination and work ethic not only shows his love for sports but his great amount of discipline he has built over the years. At only 16 years old Zac is al-ready catching the eyes of Lacrosse scouts all over the country, ranging from Humboldt State University in California to Shorter University in Georgia. Most student athletes struggle with handing the pres-sure of multiple scouts and recruit-ers watching their every move on the playing field, seeing if they have what it takes to be in their program-but not Zac. On top of Lacrosse and his academics, Zac also plays on the Varsity football team.

But it hasn’t been easy for Zac to reach and maintain this level of suc-cess. On Monday, May 17, 2010, Zac

was ordered. The scan revealed a le-sion in Zac’s brain. After an MRI on May 17, it was confirmed Zac had an Astrocytoma in his cerebellum that was pressing against his brain stem, requiring immediate attention. This life changing news caused Zac’s par-ticipation in sports to come to a jolt-ing stop.

On May 18, Zac was told he could no longer play football. Just eight days later, Zac underwent brain surgery.

At only 15 years old Zac decided he wasn’t going to let this setback dictate his life. On Aug. 19, after traveling to multiple doctors for evaluation, Zac was cleared to play football again. Since that day Zac has done nothing but progress. He has trained hard and not only returned to the athletic level he was at before his surgery, but he has become better. If there is anything to learn from Zac, it is that life’s obstacles are meant to be defeated.

“Zac handled the situation ex-tremely well. He knew it was some-thing that needed to be done and took each day, issue, and obstacle and overcame them with great cour-age and strength,” Zac’s mom, Kris-ten Mortara said.

Alex Squitieri

Zac Mortara is back in school and

sports after being diagnosed with

a brain tumor in May.

Alex Squitieri

MCTcampus.com

1900 Omaha Street Palm Harbor, FL 34683

Th

e OnEYESPORTSSeptember 2011

Members of the PHUHS swim team start their practice with a warm up

swim at the Y on Sept. 7.

Taylor Watson

Goggles galore

The sport of tan lines and chlo-rine is back in season. The swim team had tryouts Aug. 16-18 and did not waste any time getting started, beginning practice on the first day of school. All swimmers were expected to be in shape and prepared to swim in their first meet against Osceola, planned for the second week of school. The team is off to a good start, with both Girls JV/Varsity and Boys Varsity beating Osceola by over 100 points.

“Tryouts were basically the same as last year so I knew what to ex-pect,” senior Tiffany Lodge-Maragh said.

The PHUHS swim team con-sists of over 100 athletes. Practice starts at 2p.m every Monday-Friday, (morning practice is optional but not required and is only given to certain swimmers), giving the stu-dents around 10 minutes to get from school to the YMCA, changed, and in the pool ready for warm up. Warm up usually consists of 20 50’s (1 lap, there and back) on 55 seconds, get-ting the swimmers ready for that day’s work out.

Due increasing budget cuts, the team only gets an hour and a half of pool time every day, followed by an hour or dry land, taking place either at the YMCA or in the Palm Harbor high school football field. Swimmers

are expected to attend all practices and dryland on time. If they’re not in the pool by 2:15, they will regret that decision because it results in doing either wall sits or lunges. “You don’t want to get in the pool late! Wall sits aren’t worth it,” Lodge-Maragh said

Coach Lisa Bitting is very seri-ous about practice and the meets. She and her assistant coach, Zack (a.k.a Dragon) works the team hard in hopes that their work ethic will show in the meets on Wednesdays. Swimmers, that choose not to show up to practice or do not try as hard as she knows they can, do not swim in the meet the following week.

The swim team is one of the high-est ranked sports at the school and has no intention of letting down the schools expectation of them. They are undefeated five years in a row and are planning on making this year number six.

Countryside is their only real competition, which they will not be competing until the last meet before the Eagle Invitational.

Another sport branching out of the swim team is the dive team. Al-though they only have six divers, (five girls, and one boy) they work just as hard to get to where they need to be.

“I like diving because it’s a chill sport and in the water so you don’t get really hot,” dive captain, Senior Emilie Becker said.

Canes can't stop Berkley's 800th win-Berkley Preparatory gains 800th win from PHUHS.

Cries of outrage. Many wounded in action. A rivalry that runs through our veins.

Do I have your attention now?Good, because when it comes to

Lady Canes Volleyball, the players mean business. Over two dozen girls comprise the JV and Varsity volleyball team at PHUHS, and they strive for no less than perfection.

“[Volleyball is] when you come together as a team and do something you love,” JV captain, sophomore Brittany Lennon said.

The JV girls started out their season with a two set win against Berkley Preparatory. They got pumped up for the game with water bottles that read “Beat Berkley? You beat we CANE! 1-800-BOO-HOO.” The slash out showed that PHUHS would fight relentlessly to keep Berkley’s coach from reaching his 800th win.

“We did what we needed to do,” middle hitter, sophomore Naomi Mack said. “We could have done better, but it was a great way to start the season.”

Varsity also competed against the

-Swim and dive team starts their season with a splash.

Taylor Watson

Lena Schwallenberg infamous Berkley Preparatory. This Division 8 school is ranked in the top five volleyball programs in the nation.

Capta ins , s en ior Sammy Eichelberger and senior Caitlyn Kovach, came to destroy in this season kickoff that kept a rivalry alive. But after a hard fought battle, Berkley walked away with their coach’s 800th win. However, the Canes walked away with admiration from younger players.

“Even if we lose games, I think we’re still the best,” Mack said. “I want to be like [Varsity].”

Powderpuff football: the highlight of Homecoming week

The most anticipated week of the year: the quirky dress up days, the insanely loud football game, and of course the Homecoming Dance But the festivity during Homecom-ing Week that girls are most anxious about is the PowderPuff Game.

The PowderPuff Game is a time for all girls in every grade to com-pete against each other in a game of flag football. Usually, the night starts off with the seniors playing the sophomores and the juniors playing the freshman. But this year is different and the seniors will be-gin playing against the freshman

and the juniors playing against the sophomores. Whoever wins out of the two games will battle each other for the championship title.

PowderPuff tryouts were on Sept. 1 and when the final cuts were made, there ended up being 36 fresh-man, 35 sophomores, 21 juniors, and 92 seniors.

“The senior and sophomore class have the best athletes,” senior Pow-derPuff coach Michael Mullaney said. “The seniors are going to win because we have Paige Lombard and the sophomores are going to beat the juniors.”

Last year, the junior class sur-prised all and beat the seniors in the

Jordan Lutz final match. Will another non-senior win occur again this year?

“There is no doubt juniors are going to win,” PowderPuff coach, junior Evan Gunn said. “We’ll de-stroy.”

In between the games, there will possibly be class competitions. At the end of the night, after the best class wins, the Homecoming King is announced.

The game is on Sept. 26 and kick-off is at 6:15 p.m. It costs $5 dollars to get in, but if you purchased and wear the 2011 PowderPuff shirt to the game, you get in for free. So make sure you go cheer on your class and enjoy the festivities!

To come out and support your Canes swim and dive

team, attend their upcoming meets. Sept. 27 at East

Lake high school, Oct. 5 at home (Palm Harbor YMCA)

against St. Pete, and Oct. 11 at Countryside High.

Ah, how the sweet smell of sweat perfumes the air. Team dinners, fierce rivalries, and a borderline obsession with Ga-torade are a few perks of the season. You know what time it is- time for you to weigh in your votes! We’ve conducted a survey of 100 PHUHS stu-dents asking who they think will perform the best in the world of Hurricane sports this year. It was a hard fought battle (well…sort of…), but underwater basket weav-ing topped our charts! Now if only that were actually a sport…

What sport do you think

will perform the best at

PHUHS?Lena Schwallenberg

Wrestling (1%) Hockey (1%)

Chess Club (2%) Ping Pong (2%)

Track (2%) Basketball (3%)

Marching Band (4%) Lacrosse (6%)

Tennis (7%) Football (10%)

Swimming (13%) Volleyball (15%)

Soccer (29%) Underwater Basket Weaving (34%)

Wrestling 1%

Hockey 1%

Chess Club 2%

Ping Pong 2%

Track 2%

Basketball 3%

Marching Band 4%

Lacrosse 6

%

Tennis 7%

Football 10%

Swimming 13%

Volleyball 15%

Soccer 29%

Underwater basket

weaving 34%

Blackout WhiteoutThe Sept. 8 meeting between PHUHS and East Lake High was dubbed

the “Black and White" game. The visiting Hurricane fans wore all

black, while East Lake High dressed in white. The rivalry is always

results in a rowdy crowd, with the student resource officers getting

involved more often than not. The game on the court lived up to the

atmosphere in the stands and East Lake High took the victory 15 to

10 in the 5th set.

VS.

The PowderPuff football T-shirt design for 2012

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