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T he Ne w Her ald
The New Herald
F E BRU ARY , 2015
Published By And For The Students
Of Holy Cross High School
Holy Cross 47
Murray 46
IN S ID E TH IS ISS U E :
Lady Indians Make History
2
Je Suis Charlie
3
KYA
4
Recipe of the Month
7
Puzzle
8
Ask Kadeem
10
H E AD L IN ES :
Sports
2
News
3
Entertainment
6
Spotlights
5
Upcoming Events
11
Teacher’s Team
dominates
Intra-mural basketball
No one expected a first year
team, battling age and infirmity to come away from the
regular intra-mural basketball season undefeated. However, that is exactly what the
Faculty team has done. Led
by Mr. Groneck, Mr. Wermeling, Mr. Knox, Mrs.
Black, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ware,
Ms. Barth and Mr. J. Ryan
have shown the student
teams that you only get better
with age. Not a single team
has been able to stand up
against the might of the
Knox elbow or the Werm
nosebreaker. When it comes
to getting physical, the faculty team isn’t too broken to
back down...
(continued on page 2)
Lady Indians Make History (pg. 2)
T HE N E W H E RALD
P AGE 2
SPORTS
Lady Indians Make History
Natalie Jehn
The Holy Cross Lady Indians basketball team has helped show
Kentucky what the HC “Tribe” is all
about. Not only have the Lady Indians had success on the scoreboards,
but they have helped lead HC fans to
an experience that they will always
remember.
After the Lady Indians’
State Championship win in the All
“A” State Classic on February 1st in
Frankfort, the ladies have an impressive 20-3 record. The Lady Indians
have been named 9th Region All “A”
Classic Champions and Kentucky
State All “A” Classic Champions.
The team is currently ranked second
in the 9th region, but the Lady Indians have already beaten first ranked
Holmes. The Lady Indians are in an
outstanding position as they continue the rest of their 2015 season.
During the All “A” Classic State
tournament, the Holy Cross Lady
Indians had three players named to
the All Tournament Team, and had a
player named the tournament’s Most
Valuable Player. Dajah McClendon,
Aleah Tucker, and Ally Mayhaus
were all named to the All Tournament Team, and Deja Turner was
given the honor of Most Valuable
Player. Both Ally Mayhaus and Deja
Turner have signed to continue their
as well. Other schools had trouble
competing with the spirit and enthusiasm that HC fans put forth.
Students organized numerous cheers and themes to show
their support to the Lady Indians.
The first game’s theme was
“Business in the front. Party in the
back.” The basketball team came to
do business, and all of HC had fun
cheering them on. The second
game’s theme was “Bucketz for
Bucketz” and “Code Red.” Holy
Cross had a band for the first time
ever. The semi-final was a “White
Out,” and the Tribe finished the
tournament with a “Black Out.”
When asked how it felt to
have so many students and parents
coming to support the team, senior
Ally Mayhaus replied, “It was
really awesome! It’s the most support we’ve had all year and it really
helps us while we are out there
playing. We made history today.”
History has been made for both the
Lady Indians basketball team and
Ally Mayhaus with the game winning shot the hundreds of HC students and
in the 2015 “All A Classic”
fans who traveled to Frankfort to
represent Holy Cross well in the
cessful, outstanding showing at the
All “A” Classic and show the rest of
All “A” Classic, but the HC student
Kentucky what we are all about. We
cheering section, cheerleaders, and
are HC!
parents had an impressive showing
Students swimming in
KHSAA championship Feb.
Zach Trenkamp
Four Holy Cross students will be heading to Louisville to compete in the
KHSAA swimming championships.
Sophomores Gus Staubitz, a new school
record holder, and Owen Finke placed
5th and 6th respectively in 1 M diving.
Sophomore Trevor Buescher and 7th
grader Emma Lehmkuhl placed 11th and
12th . The record breaking relay team of
Madison Lipscomb, Audrey Barth,
Susie Gripshover and Megan Nielander
will compete in the 200 M relay. Good
luck swimmers!
impressive basketball careers in college.
Not only did the Lady Indians basketball team have a very suc-
Qualifies for State!
Congratulations to senior
Zach Trenkamp who qualified for the state bowling
tournament. Zach has been
a strong bowler for four
years at Holy Cross and
has worked hard at improvement and being a
leader to the rest of the team.
Teacher’s Team dominates
(cont. from p 1)
When Werm’s knee decided to blow up,
he didn’t back down. When Mrs. Black
took a hit to the eye, resulting in the
need for a surgical procedure, she didn’t
retire her ‘A’ game. The faculty team
manages to always bring their best both
on the court and off. Senior captain Nick
Scheper calls the Faculty team
“cheaters” but anyone who has witnessed them in action knows that it is
pure attitude and skill that drives them
to success. Fans fully expect the Faculty
team to come away from the final tournament with the biggest and most dramatic victory of them all.
T HE N E W H E RALD
P AGE 3
NEWS
Je Suis Charlie
By: Jake Hassert
Charlie Hebdo, French for “Charlie
Weekly”, is a magazine featuring
satirical cartoons and worldly reports. Oftentimes, these cartoons are
politically incorrect and enrage
those who are the “butt” of the
jokes. For instance, in 2011, 2012,
and 2015, terrorists targeted the
magazine, presumably in response to
controversial depictions of Muhammad, and in the most recent case,
depictions of both Muhammad and
members of ISIL ([ISIS], the Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant, an
Islamist rebel/terrorist group of the
Middle East).
On the massacre of January
7, 2015, twelve people were shot
and killed, including Editor Stéphane Charbonnier, and eleven people were left wounded. When asked
about the attack, ex-journalist, lawyer, and overall defender of rights,
Monica Dias said, “The right to publicly question, criticize, and satirize
people and institutions of power,
including religious power, forms the
cornerstone of any free society,” and
“fear and self-censorship are fatal to
democracy.”
While the anger behind the
dom. While
attack, (but certhe assassitainly not the
nation of
attack itself),
Kim Jongmay be underun may
standable, it is
seem like
vital to rememan extreme
ber that satire
film to proand politically
duce, and
incorrect humor
the revocais the backbone
tion of the
The Charlie Hebdo building in 10 Rue Nicolasof our First
film from
Appert, 11th arrondissement of Paris, France
Amendment and
theaters
the backbone of
may seem trivial when it protects the
our country. And while the attack
public, it is still a clear violation of
did not happen in America, it cerour rights, in that a third-party polititainly poses a threat to the American
cal power is controlling our media.
future, for attacks like this inspire
And if that gets censored, and a mathe idea of the obstruction of free
jor production company surrenders
speech among the public. A very
to terroristic threats, where does the
similar instance occurred in Amermedia draw the line? The fact is that
ica, with the production of the movie
they can’t draw a line; they can’t
The Interview, which features the
discriminate between different levels
assassination of North Korean Dicof terroristic extremities. Terrorists
tator, Kim Jong-un. After Sony anwould be left in control of the media.
nounced the production, bomb
“We need critics, we need satire, we
threats were placed on the major
need free expression to hold power
movie theaters which were schedin check and to prevent corruption,”
uled to show the film, and Sony
says Dias.
never aired the film in theaters, but
they did this at the cost of our free-
March for Life
Julia Schmitz
If asked about the 2015
March for Life, any student would
agree that it was an amazing experi-
ence. Senior, Joe Schmitz commented on the trip saying, “The
March for Life was a success except
for the bus driver we had. The
weather wasn't too bad and not
only was the walk peaceful, but
it was also fun!” The road was
filled the thousands of protestors walking on the capitol, protesting for the unborn. The walk
took a few hours but was worth
every step of the way.
There were approxiA group of Holy Cross students and faculty
mately thirty people that went
participating at the 2015 March for Life
to the march for life from Holy
Cross, and hundreds from our Diocese of Covington. It is both inspiring and amazing to see so many people come together to walk for the
rights of the unborn, and fight for
those who are killed before they get a
chance to take a breath.
T HE N E W H E RALD
P AGE 4
NEWS
KYA Review
Morgan Carl
Once a year, the Y Club
travels down to the Crowne Plaza
Hotel in Louisville. Contrary to
popular belief, it is not for vacation,
as some people assume. The Y Club
participates in the Kentucky Youth
Assembly, which brings together
several clubs from all different
schools in Kentucky for three days.
KYA is a mock student government;
every member receives a position in
the “Government.” They then pursue
this role the three days they are
down there. It can be as simple as a
senator or representative who votes
on bills and give pro/con speeches,
to as big of a role as running for
Governor such as Nate Doggett did
this year. It is up to the delegate to
decide how big of a responsibility
they want to take on.
On the first day of the conference,
the delegates are constantly going to
meetings, giving presentations, and
doing research from 7 o'clock in the
morning until around 11 o'clock at
night. Sometimes even later! Bill
writers are the main group of students who give these presentations.
The bill writers go up to the podium
in the front of either the House or
Senate, and explain their bill. At the
same time, they are attempting to
persuade fellow delegates to vote for
their bill. The representatives and
senators then have the opportunity to
ask technical questions and give pro/
con speeches on the bill. Once that
is done, everyone in the room votes
on the bill to decided if the bill
moves on. This was the role that
seniors Bailey Keith, Tori Bunton,
and myself, Morgan Carl, took on at
KYA this past year. In the premiere
House and Senate, freshmen Isaac
Schultz, Wesley Schmidt, and others
were bill authors as well. This was
the first year that
both our school’s
premiere bill and
regular bill were
passed in the
House and the
Senate. The delegates who lead the
bill presentations
are called
“Committee
Chairs,” which
was the role Kylie
Schaefer was selected to pursue
after the first day
of the Assembly.
The second day consists of
everyone traveling to the capitol at
Frankfort where highly ranked bills
from the first day are presented. That
night, as a reward from all of our
hard work, there is a mixer where
you can participate in karaoke, play
fun games such as GAGA, start a
game of cards, and dance. At this
mixer, a smoothie bar, which is everyone’s favorite part of KYA, is set
up where they serve their famous
strawberry smoothies! No delegate
goes home without drinking at least
one smoothie.
On the last day, there is a
giant assembly called early in the
morning where speeches are given
for a veto override attempt for the
bills that the governor vetoed, and
awards are presented. Holy Cross
won six overall awards: Mike Gerrien won the Outstanding New Delegate Award, Bailey Keith, Tori Bunton, and myself were awarded the
Outstanding Bill Award, Wesley
Schmidt, Isaac Schultz, Madeline
Wermeling, and other delegates received the Most Outstanding Advocate Award, and Kylie Schaefer was
awarded her gavel for being a committee chair, along with Donovan
Finan for being a Justice. This year's
Kentucky Youth Assembly was extremely successful and everyone who
participated did a fantastic job. Every
student is encouraged to participate
in at least one KYA. It is a great experience and a fantastic opportunity.
T HE N E W H E RALD
P AGE 5
NEWS
Catholic Schools Week
Kathryn Dreas
Catholic schools week was a
little out of the ordinary this year.
Students were given the day off
Wednesday and Friday to go down
and support the girls basketball team
as they played in the All “A” State
tournament. However, student council still found a way to have fun
themes and activities during the
week. On Monday, the students were
rewarded with free donuts and orange
juice during first period. They also
came dressed as tacky tourists, filling
the halls with fanny packs and floral
shirts. Tuesday was spirit day! At the
end of the day there was a pep rally to
celebrate all the winter sports. The
activities included a three point contest, dribbling contest, and sumo
wrestling with teachers and students.
The senior boys performed their syn-
chronized swimming routine and the
bowling team competed in cleaning
the shiniest ball as well using Mr.
Hotlz’s head as a ball! The students
had a great time and plenty of laughs.
Wednesday the students had the opportunity to cheer the girls on to their
first victory. Thursday everyone was
back in the classroom, but with a little twist: Student council themed the
day as “Throw Back Thursday”. Students were seen in anything from
grade school uniforms to 50s or 60s
attire. Finally on Friday, the students
enjoyed another day off and an Indian
victory. The week ended on Sunday
with the Lady Indians’ last second
victory to take state! Overall, school
spirit was thriving and it was an
amazing week to be a part of.
That’s one shiny bowling ball Mrs.
Meeks!
The Bucket band pounds their way to Frankfort.
State officials become nervous.
State officials at the All ‘A’
Classic Girls Basketball tournament
worried that earthquakes would delay
the start of games on Friday January
30th. It wasn’t until the shaking was so
dramatic and the noise level was rising
beyond the tolerance of human ears that
officials realized that there were no
strange natural events taking place. The
deafening noise they were hearing could
only be coming from one place: The
Holy Cross High School cheering section.
That’s right. Under the direction
of Art and Musical director, Mr. Craig
Lipscomb, the famed bucket band of HC
came roaring in to cheer on the lady Indians during their second round game.
Teachers present in the stands were impressed by the amount of students who
participated with just the simple direction
to “bring a bucket; any bucket.” And bring
a bucket they did!
The sound of the bucket band
was so intimidating that school was asked
to put the buckets away during game time.
It didn’t matter. The enthusiasm of the
students had a dramatic effect on the entire
stadium. The cheering section for the opposing team could not even dream to compete with the Pep Club of Holy Cross High
School.
What a triumph Mr. Lipscomb.
We look forward to more appearances by
the school band in the future.
Kari Hamilton
pounds away cheers
Mr. Lipscomb leads the bucket band.
T HE N E W H E RALD
P AGE 6
NEWS
Academic Team caps off a successful season
Governor’s Cup team impressive
The 2014-2015 Holy
Cross Academic Team finished
off yet another successful season. Coaches Mrs. Reed and
Ms. Miller were impressed by the
growth and success of this year’s team,
especially its seniors.
The Varsity Academic team,
led by captains and high scorers Nick
Scheper and Donovan Finan, closed the
season with a
winning record of 7-4.
But it wasn’t
just their show
of knowledge
that impressed. The
Varsity team
came to every
match in a
shirt and tie
(and even dress shoes). Opposing
coaches were known to have commented on the intimidation factor Holy
Cross brought to each match with appearance alone. With minds like steel
traps, seniors Michael Groeschen and
Joe Hock, provided the right amount
mathematical and literary back up to
help take the team to a winning season
and a second place finish in the district
Governor’s Cup competition and a 5th
place overall finish in the regional Governor’s Cup competition.
The JV and Freshmen Academic Teams have big shoes to fill.
Mrs. Reed and Ms. Miller are confident
that this will not be a problem. The JV
team, led by captain Nate Doggett, had
a nearly undefeated season and carries
with them a lot of team members. As
long as they continue working hard
they will be just as successful next year.
Holy Cross is one of the few high
schools to boast a freshmen academic
team. As a result they do not play as
many matches as the other teams. This
team, however, shows a lot of promise
for the future.
Great job everyone!
Joe Hock advances to state Governor’s Cup Tournament
School boasts high math finishers two years in a row
This year’s Governor’s Cup team
competed at the district competition
at Simon Kenton on Saturday January
24th. They came away with placements in every single category including Quick Recall. Joe Hock
placed 1st in Math and 2nd in Science. Nick Scheper placed 5th in
Math; Donovan Finan placed 5th in
Social Studies; Michael Groesched
placed 5th in Language Arts; Tori
Bunton placed 5th in Science; Natalie
Jehn placed 2nd in Composition and
Elijah Batson placed 4th in Arts and
Humanities. These students would
compete again at Regionals.
On Saturday, February 14,
Holy Cross competed in the Regional
Governor’s Cup at Highlands. Congratulations to senior Joe Hock who
is advancing to state competition by
placing 2nd in Mathematics. If you
see him in the halls pat him on the
back/congratulate him because he
deserves it! He is definitely the hardest worker on the team.
The quick recall team fought long
and hard. Two matches came down to
one point. One went our way and the
other didn’t. We were finally eliminated by what some may call our arch
nemesis, Simon Kenton. But the
boys, who were all in shirts and ties,
ended the day with a smile.
We had testers in every category and
we are very proud of our team this
year.
Joe will compete the second week in
March in Louisville.
J-O-E ~JOE!!
T HE N E W H E RALD
P AGE 7
SPOTLIGHTS
Freshman Spotlight: Cameron Carl
Catherine Ehlman
Look out world, Cameron
Carl has stepped into the Freshman
Spotlight! During his interview,
despite being a man of few words,
Cameron expertly described his
thrilling life full of exciting sports,
tough classes, and the hopes of his
future. Half way through his first
year of high school, Cameron cannot
believe how fast the first semester
went. Seeing as how exhilarating
Holy Cross High School is, he cannot pick just one favorite memory,
but he has truly enjoyed the experience so far. Cameron’s favorite
class and teacher is Mr. Knox’s Ancient World Civilization because it
is so interesting and fun.
Outside of school, Cameron enjoys hanging out with
friends, playing video games, and
watching Family Guy on TV. But
seeing as spring sports are starting
up, Cameron is beginning to dedicate more of his time to the baseball
team. When asked how the baseball
team is looking this year, Cameron
replied, ”Pretty good. We have a lot
of talent.”
After high school, Cameron
plans on attending UK, and getting a
dream job as an engineer. On his
bucket list, Cameron wishes to meet
and hang out with rap legend
Eminem. He also hopes to one day
become a millionaire. As a fresh-
man, Cameron shows a lot of promise for our school, and will, without a
doubt, aspire to accomplish great
things in life.
“All our dreams can come true—
If we have the courage to pursue them.”
-Walt Disney
Sophomore Spotlight: Molly Bilz
Kathryn Dreas
This month the sophomore
spotlight is someone who calls herself "pretty uninteresting" yet is one
of the most interesting people in the
class as far as Mrs. Reed is concerned. Of course, this is Molly Bilz.
Molly has gone to Holy Cross for
both years of her high school career
after graduating from St. Pius X.
Molly is quite active in the school.
She is a star on the bowling team as
well as the academic team. She also
is in this year’s musical, Beauty and
the Beast, as a beggar/enchantress.
She loves watching sports but not
playing them! She is a huge fan of
the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In
fact it's her dream to one day attend
Notre Dame for college.
Molly has many favorites
in her life including red as her favorite color and ice cream as her favorite food. If she had to pick one flavor she'd go with chocolate chip
cookie dough as the best. Her favorite TV show is Survivor, so she is
excited to play Mr. Groneck’s religion mimic survivor game. Molly has
only one older sister, so she has the
privilege of being the youngest in
both her immediate family and her
extended family! "I don't really like
it because it's kind of boring," she
says. Molly also had the opportunity
to leave the country and explore the
world twice: once to Canada as well
as once to Bermuda. As you can see
Molly has had a wonderfully blessed
life and, despite what she thinks, is
in fact quite interesting.
T HE N E W H E RALD
P AGE 8
ENTERTAINMENT
Recipe of the Month: Sweet Chicken Bacon Wraps
Kadeem Walker
Sweet Chicken Bacon
Wraps
Recipe courtesy of Paula Deen & Kadeem
Walker
Overview:
Total Time: 55 min
Prep: 25 min
Cook: 30 min
Yield:12 to 15 appetizer servings
Level: Easy
Ingredients:
1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless, chicken
breasts (about 4 breasts)
1 (1-pound) package sliced bacon
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons chili powder
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes. Cut each bacon slice into thirds. Wrap each
chicken cube with bacon and secure with a wooden pick. Stir together brown sugar and chili powder. Dredge wrapped
chicken in mixture. Coat a rack and broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place chicken wrap on rack in broiler pan. Bake
350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until bacon is crisp.
More Information:
Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/sweet-chicken-bacon-wraps-recipe.print.html?oc=linkback
Into the Woods: Movie Review
Leila Jaafari
The movie, Into the Woods, is
based off of the famous musical of the
same name. In the movie, a witch,
played by Meryl Streep, goes to a baker
and his wife, played by James Corden
and Emily Blunt, to give them a series
of tasks they must accomplish in order
to reverse a curse the witch placed on
their house. To reverse the curse the
baker and his wife must find and retrieve various items for the witch. As
the two go into the woods they meet a
colorful cast of fairytale characters,
such as Cinderella, played by Anna
Kendrick, little red riding hood, played
by Lilla Crawford, a wolf played by
Johnny Depp, the ever charming
prince, played by Chris Pine, and many
more. Each character has their own
wish they want fulfilled which drives
their actions throughout the plot line.
The only difference between Into the
Woods, and the regular fairytales we
have all heard as a child, is that even
though the characters get their wishes,
the movie depicts the far-fetched fiction of the tales, and explains how life
is not always a perfect fairytale. Overall, Into the Woods is the must-see
movie of the year with a wonderful
musical score written by Stephen
Sondheim, and memorable characters
whose talented acting will keep you at
the edge of your seat.
T HE N E W H E RALD
P AGE 9
ENTERTAINMENT
Name that Movie!
Natalie Jehn & Morgan Carl
Try your best to name the movie that each quote is from. When you have completed all of them, bring your answers to
Mrs. Reed. The first three to correctly name all of the quotes will receive a prize. DO NOT just look up the quotes on
Google.
“There's a moment of orderly silence before a football play begins. Players are in position, lineman are frozen. and anything is possible. Then, like a traffic accident, stuff begins to randomly collide. From the snap of the ball to the snap
of the first bones, closer to four seconds than five.” ________________________
“There’s so much room for activities!” ________________________________
“You’re killing me Smalls!” ______________________________
“So, we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” ______________________
“If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!” ________________
“Wanna see what I got you today? It's a mockingjay pin, to protect you. And as long as you have it, nothing bad will
happen to you, okay? I promise.” ________________”
“You are too concerned about what was and what will be. There is a saying: yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery,
but today is a gift. That is why it is called the ‘present.’" _________________________________
“Oh look at that, I’ve been impaled.” ____________________
“You will be going undercover as high school students. You are here simply because you look young. You some Justin
Bieber, Miley Cyrus lookin' people.” ___________________________
“We’re throwing a Robert De Niro party. It should be pretty loud.” ______________
“You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world, but you do have some say in who hurts you.”
_______________________
“We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.”
______________________
“Good afternoon, my name is Russell. I am a Wilderness Explorer in Tribe 54, Sweat Lodge 12, are you in any need of
assistance today sir?” ___________________________
“You're no picnic, all right? You're a spoiled little brat, even, but under that, you're the most amazingly, astounding,
wonderful girl, woman that I've ever known…” ____________________________
Yeah, without you, we wouldn't be the twelve Bakers anymore. We'd be, [looks real serious] eleven.”
____________________________________
T HE N E W H E RALD
P AGE 1 0
ENTERTAINMENT
Guess Who
Who am I?

I am the woman in the picture.

I played sports in grade school.

I got tackled and leveled while playing Frisbee with the faculty.

Finally, I stayed in class during a fire drill because we did not hear the
alarm. Who am I?
Name:________________________________
Bring your guesses to Mrs. Reed by the end of the school day Tuesday March 3 for
your chance to win a prize!!
Comic
Submitted by Leila Jaafari
T HE N E W H E RALD
P AGE 1 1
Ask Kadeem
Dear Kadeem,
What advice do you have for seniors who are getting ready to
go off to college?
- Nervous Nelly
Dear Nervous Nelly,
Here’s the deal; pick something to do that you love doing.
Don’t pick something just for the money it will make you.
‘Cause one day you may wake and you’ll be miserable.
Dear Kadeem,
What are you planning on doing after high school?
Dear Kadeem,
I am having a problem with pigeons. They’re living outside my
classroom window. They’re pooping all over the air conditioning unit and last week, one of them actually walked into an
open window in the back of the classroom. I had to threaten it
with a tissue box to get it to fly away. Kadeem, is there any
advice you can give me as to how I can get my pigeons to fly
away to another home?
-Mrs. Reed; the bird lady
Dear Bird Lady,
It’s funny you asked because I’m actually getting into studying
birds. Here’s an idea I heard once: If you got any baked bean
cans hollow them out (I guess you gotta eat the baked beans)
and hang a few outside of the window. The noise from them
banging together should scare them pigeons away…
(Kadeem Digresses…)
This reminds me of a time when I was attacked by geese. See, I was out in Covington
running when I came to a spot where a
bunch of geese were blocking my path. (I
think they were geese) Anyways, I guess
they got scared because they went in, like,
defense mode and they all got together and
blocked my trail. Then these pigeons that
were up on a bridge swooped down and it
was like all the birds just attacked me and
were peckin’ at my legs. You might not think
that would hurt, but them bird beaks are
tough!
- A Curious Cat
Dear Curious Cat,
If I don’t become a NASCAR driver I’ll
become a communications guy for something in reporting. But I’ve got some
back ups. I might be a mechanic, a lawyer, or maybe a cop, like on the SWAT
team ‘cause I can hold some stuff down
in tight situations.
Dear Kadeem,
This is your senior year and your last
year on the track and cross country
teams. Can you tell us what’s going
through your mind as a senior on the Track team?
- A friend
Dear Kadeem,
I need to get rid of some pesky raccoons. Any advice?
-Rodent hater
Dear Friend,
First of all I believe that running… in this kind of weather….
Should be against the law. I mean, right now we’re running
inside but still…
Seriously tho’ - It’s not that I’m in love with running. You
know some people get really into it. But it’s something that I’m
good at. To win the 400 and to have everyone cheering for you
and to hear people say how good you are… Well, that’s is
awesome.
Dear Rodent Hater,
This one time, a couple of Thanksgivings ago, I was at my
grandma’s house up in Cincinnati and these raccoons started
getting in her garbage cans. Then they came up to the house
and started knocking on the door. Well, they were scratching
at the screen door and of course, Grandma wanted me to shoo
them away. So I go outside and pick up a trash shield and then
it was like the movie 300 but on the streets of College Hill.
AND THEY JUST JUMPED ME! They were like thug-life raccoons. I mean, they were thug-nificent! First he flinched, then I
flinched. Then I realized I shouldn’t have flinched ‘cause he’s
got like 4 legs and I got 2. I started running; and I was zig
sagging and screaming and running. I had to use all my National Geographic skills I had at the time. It was a war zone
and I was over run. I shoulda called in my coordinates and
called in an airstrike! I barely made it out alive.
T HE N E W H E RALD
P AGE 1 2
ENTERTAINMENT
Horoscopes
Submitted By: Molly Bilz
Aquarius : Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
Pisces: Feb. 19 - Mar. 19
Aries: Mar. 20 - Apr. 20
Never lose sight of what’s important. Don’t worry about little
things that don’t matter. Everything will fall into place even if it
isn’t where you expect.
It is okay to ask for help sometimes. Rely on others for support
and surround yourself with the
people who make you happiest. Let
them depend on you and be a trustworthy friend.
Many challenges lie ahead. Your
strength and perseverance will
help you overcome obstacles that
stand in the way.
Taurus: Apr. 21 - May 21
Gemini: May 22 - June 21
Cancer: June 22 - July 22
Friends will surround you if you
improve listening skills. Remember, you have one mouth and two
ears.
Coping with stress is an important
life skill to learn. Juggling several
things at once could become difficult. Don’t spread yourself too
thin.
Arrogance will do you no good.
Have confidence, but don’t discourage others from succeeding.
Take pride in your accomplishments and congratulate others on
their own.
Leo: July 23 - Aug. 23
Virgo: Aug. 24 - Sept. 23
Libra: Sept. 24 - Oct. 23
Keep an open mind because something or someone might surprise
you. Changes could be headed
your way.
Worrying accomplishes nothing.
Have faith in yourself and follow
your instincts. Dedication will take
you far.
Opportunity is everywhere. Try
something new or commit yourself
to what you are passionate about.
Work hard and success will follow.
Scorpio: Oct. 24 - Nov. 22
Sagittarius: Nov. 23 - Dec. 21
Stand up for what you believe.
Don’t let others influence your
ideas. Your opinion matters so
make sure it is known.
Pressure can be good if it is used
correctly. Let it motivate you to
become better. Don’t settle for
mediocre. Expect the best from
yourself and the best will come
out.
Capricorn: Dec. 22 - Jan. 19
Try to relax. You deserve rest. If
possible, remove all stress in your
life. Maintaining a calm and
peaceful attitude could help you in
the long run.
Northern Kentucky University sponsors a
Creative Writing Contest:
Holy Cross High School
3617 CHURCH STREET
COVINGTON, KY 41015
Phone: 859-431-1335
Fax: 859-655-2184
The Northern Kentucky Area High School Creative
Writing Contest is a special outreach program that
seeks to foster a greater interest in the literary arts
and to recognize area student achievements. Moreover, the contest aims at creating a bridge from the
Department of English and Northern Kentucky University to the community on professional, academic
and creative levels with an eye to fostering interest in
literary scholarship and creative writing.
The contest is open to all Northern Kentucky area high school students. The
contest awards cash prizes and certificates of achievement for first ($100),
second ($75) and third ($50) in Poetry, Fiction and Personal Essay categories.
The New Herald Staff:
Catherine Ehlman
In May, the Department of English honors the winners of the contest by inviting them, their parents, their teachers, their families and their friends to the
NKU campus for an awards ceremony where the winners are presented checks
and certificates to celebrate their achievements.
Michael Bramer
Natalie Jehn
Molly Bilz
The Northern Kentucky Area High School Creative Writing Contest has
been featuring the winning entries in a winners chapbook since 1997. The
chapbook is edited and published by the Department of English. In 2002, in
addition to sending copies of the winning booklet to the winners of the contest
and to the area's high school creative writing teachers, we also began sending
copies to the area's high school and public libraries, where librarians can put
the work of these local creative writers on display. We think the booklet showcases the fine efforts of the students and their teachers alike.
Quintin Barnes
Morgan Carl
Matthew Bramer
Julia Schmitz
Sydney Robke
Leila Jafaari
Kadeem Walker
Emma Daniels
Students may submit either 3 poems, one piece of fiction (10 page maximum)
or one personal essay (10 page maximum) for the contest. Work must be submitted through a sponsoring teacher.
Jacob Hassert
Dylan Temple
Grayson Dazier
Any student interested in submitting their writing should see Mrs. Reed for
more information, consultation and submission.
Donovan Finan
Nick Scheper
Trevor Buescher
Upcoming Events
Nizza Rodriguez
Braden Vicars
Jacob Minshall
Kate Dreas
We’re on the web!
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March 4 & 5
Reconcilliation—6th Period
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March 7
Practice ACT test 9am—1pm
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March 8-10
KUNA trip
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March 9
Faculty meeting—2:00pm dismissal
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March 11
Third quarter ends
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March 17
ACT—all juniors
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March 18
Report Card Night
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March 20
School in session—make up day
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March 25
Sophomore Day of Recollection