`` The NEW Tornado Times Monthly Edition V O L U M E News Reporting Adviser: Mrs. Diane Rumbel Editor: Maddie Shurock Assist. Copy Editors: Emilee Wasilewski Sara Parker Contributors: Dylan Fiamoncini Sara Parker Luke Darrup Tyler Krah In This Edition: Bye Bye Birdie Award Winners Winter Sports Wrap Up Spring Sports Overview Important Dates Boat Regatta Info Job Search Workshop Schedule ThinkBIG’s Latest Fundraiser 1 I S S U E 3 M A R C H 1 8 , 2 0 1 5 Welcome 2015! Happy March! Spring is a huge season for MCA, from sports, to testing, to the musical, and finally prom. As we approach the second half of the school year, MCA is super busy with something new happening almost every week. In this month’s issue of Tornado Times you will read about the spring musical, award winners, sports, and so much more! It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for… Time to kick winter to the curb and welcome in the warm spring months! Got news? Email us at: [email protected] -Tornado Times Staff With singing, dancing, and rehearsing lines, practices are in full swing for Mount Carmel Area’s spring musical. This year, it’s the classic hit “Bye Bye Birdie”, which is set for Friday and Saturday March 20th and 21st. The year is 1958, and rock and roll superstar, Conrad Birdie is drafted into the army. His agent, Albert Peterson, and Albert’s business partner Rose Alvarez, give one last hoo-rah to save their musical company from going broke. Their plan involves writing a song entitled “One Last Kiss.” Conrad performs this cheesy, stereotypical 50’s song on the Ed Sullivan show. After singing the song, the Conrad Birdie fan club president and super fan, Kim MacAfee, is randomly selected to get one final kiss from Conrad – or so we think! Kim’s “steady,” Hugo Peabody, isn’t too happy about this, and takes matters into his own hands. Under the direction of Miss Melinda Hoopes, all of the exciting roles in this year’s musical make this comedy come to life. With an excellent stage crew under the direction of Mr. David McFee and stage manager, Isaac Darrup, a huge near-20 piece pit orchestra under the direction of Mr. Bernard Stellar, and choreography by Mr. Gary Wychock, the show is a classic masterpiece that you won’t want to miss! Tickets for the March 20th and 21st shows are on sale in the Athletic Office and are available at the performance. Curtain time both nights is 7:30 PM. As for what happens next to Conrad Birdie, you’ll have to go see the show to find out! -Luke Darrup MCA Artist of the Month: Student Awards: Catholic Daughters of America Essay Winners: 1st Place: Tina Delbo 2nd Place: Ciaran Fisher 3rd Place: Paige Domboski Art teachers, Mrs. Jennifer Stahr and Mrs. Theresa Madison, are now presenting an Art Student of the Month Award to an upperclassman in an advanced art class(es). This award is presented to a student who exceeds teacher’s expectations, is a good role model, and who helps others in class. The art student of the month for February is senior, Paige Domboski. Paige is currently taking the senior studio art class and likes to work with acrylic paint, charcoal, clay, foam, and wood. Paige was inspired by Heather Vaughan, a Mount Carmel Area Graduate from 2007, who first helped Paige create and put emotion into her art. She is also inspired by Mrs. Stahr and Mrs. Madison who helped refine her skills as an artist. Art student of the month for March is sophomore, Keagen Lindauer. Keagan takes Mrs. Madisons Fibers and Printmaking II and Ceramics, Metals, and Sculptures (CMS) classes. She likes working with glass, paper, fabrics, clay, and yarn to make creative and interesting projects. She is inspired by Art teacher Mrs. Madison and likes to look for neat projects on the internet. She is also inspired by her favorite artists, Salvador Dali and Rene Margritte. Each Art student of the month’s work is featured in the new downstairs display case. -Tyler Krah 3rd Place Entrepreneur Challenge Team: Mike Makowski Darren Rosenstein Logan Wills Elks Awards: School Board Merit Award: Student of the Month: Jan: Rachel Startzel Dec: Kevin Nolter Feb: Dominic Farronato Jan: Christopher Stellar Rotary Student Feb: Taylor Conches of the Month: Jr Student of the Month: Dec: Taylor Conches Dec: Leah Nicola Jan: Brianne Graff Jan: Cameron Getty Feb: Jennifer Bolick Feb: Jacqualin Lyden 7th Grade Jr High Pride: Dec: Anthony Stutzcavage Jan: Andrew Rooney Feb: Tyler Barnhardt 8th Grade Jr High Pride: Dec: Daniela Mangiapane Jan: Hailey Paul Feb: Miranda Fiamoncini Teen of the Month: Dec: Hannah Nolter Jan: Joey Dudeck Feb: Megan Green Jr Teen of the Month: Dec: Bryson Zvoncheck Jan: Dylan Duceman Feb: Tyler Winhofer Student Council Awards: December: Teacher: Mr. Bernard Stellar Students: Gabby Taylor, Ben McFadden January: Teacher: Mr. Andrew Yaracz Students: Elijah Watkins, Carl Darrup February: Teacher: Mr. Joe Varano Students: Megan Green, Brenda Neidig odyssey of the mind Movin’ On to STATES! HS: 2nd at regionals Coaches: Jesse Wagner, Chris Cunningham, Andrew Yaracz Team: Joanna Rompallo, Caitlyn Curran, Shamus McGovern, Paige Domboski, Aleah Alderson, Kasey Rompallo and Carl Darrup ES: 1st place regional champ Coaches: Carleen Zlockie, Bryson Purcell Team: Brynn Evert, Molly Petrucci, Livia Zlockie, Azure Bosland, Judy Kanafani, Ammar Kanafani, Mia Chapman TORNADO TIMES MONTHLY EDITION VOLUME 1 ISSUE 3 PAGE 3 Tornado Times has your final wrap-up of all winter sports and a quick run through of the spring sports fast approaching! Along with the cold winter days, gone are the winter sports here at MCA. The winter season saw Mt. Carmel Area send athletes to the District competition and beyond in each of its four winter sports: varsity swimming, varsity wrestling, boys basketball, and girls basketball. The varsity swim team saw a decline in its number of par ticipants this school year , but still remained a competitive force within the district. This season the team sent four members of its 400 freestyle relay team to the district competition: Kourtney Honicker, Vanessa Klemas, Ashley Doyle, and Morgan Zarko. The team finished 10th overall in the district with 54 points. The varsity wrestling team was led this season by a new man in char ge, Mr . Steve Sinkovich. Coach Sinkovich took over the program looking for improvement, along with high goals for his wrestlers and defeated that task this season. The team saw a drastic improvement in its dual meet record and advanced five of its wrestlers to the district tournament. Out of these five wrestlers, two went on to compete in the regional competition: Allen Yancoskie, at 195 pounds, and Wes Shurock at 220 pounds. The varsity boys basketball team was also extr emely competitive thr oughout the winter months. The team had an outstanding regular season led by senior, and new 1,000 point scorer, Zach Tocyloski. The boys team went on to qualify for this seasons district playoff competition. The team beat Bloomsburg in the first round and would later go on to lose to Loyalsock ending their season. All in all, the varsity boys team once again proved they’re a force to be reckoned with. And speaking of forces, the varsity girls basketball team proved to be just as dominant as they’ve been in recent years. The girls were guided through a dominant 20-2 regular season by sophomore, Maura Fiamoncini. The team just barely missed out on the Heartland Conference title in a heartbreaking overtime loss, but went on to place third in the district and qualify for the state competition. The girls went on to lose to Dunmore in the first round of states, but the dynasty that has become of the Lady Red Tornadoes still lives on. -Dylan Fiamoncini With the winter sports season wrapped up, MCA competes interscholastically in four varsity spring sports. These sports include: junior varsity and varsity baseball, junior high and varsity boys and girls track and field, and junior varsity and varsity softball. The varsity girls softball team, the baseball team, and both the boys and girls track teams at MCA compete as a co-op with Lourdes Regional High School. Girls softball plays play under Lourdes as the Lady Red Raiders, while the Lourdes baseball players play under MCA, and Lourdes track athletes also compete under MCA as the Red Tornadoes. Best of luck to all MCA spring athletes! TORNADO TIMES MONTHLY EDITION VOLUME 1 ISSUE 3 Mark Your Calendars!* 3/20-21 7:30pm School Musical 3/23- Regional HS Computer Fair 3/25- 6:30- Elem. Spring Concert 3/26- CSIU KNEX Challenge competition 3/27- Tech Ed Boat Regatta 3/30- Last Day of 3rd Marking Period 3/31- 9th grade NCCTC Tour 4/2- Hoops for Heart Snow Make-Up Day 4/3-4/6 Easter Vacation 4/6- Senior Make-Up Day 4/10- Middle School Band Fest 4/13- 4/17- English PSSA Grades 3-8 *AS OF 3/18/15* 4/16-4/18 - District 8 Jazz Band 4/18- Mahoney Brothers Concert 4/20- 4/24- Math PSSA Grades 3-8 4/24- ES Chorus Festival 4/25- 7:00- Symphonic Band Concert 4/27- 5/1- Science PSSA Grades 4 & 8 5/1- Middle School Chorus Fest 5/6- ES & HS Mobile Dentist 5/7- ES Mobile Dentist 5/8- ES Music in the Park 5/13- 5/27- Keystone Exam Window 5/20 – 6:30- Kindergarten Graduation 5/30- 7:00- Prom 5/31- 7:00- Baccalaureate PAGE 4 6/1- 7:00- Class Night 6/2- 6:15- Honor Student Dinner 6/2- 6/5 Snow Make-Up Days 6/8 Last Day of 4th Marking Period Last Day of School for Students!!!* *AS OF 3/18/15* Ten snow make-up days as of 3/18/ 2015 2015 P. E.T. Boat Regatta The 7th running of Mr. Fourspring’s Power, Energy, and Transportation cardboard boat regatta is slated for Friday, March 27 in the pool starting at the beginning of 6th period. Students in the class have been working for almost nine weeks to plan, design, scale, and construct a cardboard boat that each participating student will paddle on race day. The 16 participants will go head-to- head in a double elimination bracket format. Gold, silver, and bronze metals will be awarded to the top three finishers. The students also went out to local businesses in the community to sponsor their boats. Ticket sales: $2 each All individual ticket sales will be prior to race day and cost $2 apiece. The regatta is open to Seniors, Juniors, and any entire class where the teacher will supervise their students, but all student attendees must purchase a ticket. In order to purchase a ticket, students need to pick up an teacher permission form in the cafeteria during lunches, or in the Tech Ed room. Once the teachers have signed off for the race time, students then can purchase a ticket. Teachers bringing entire classes can purchase tickets at the door, but are encouraged to buy them prior to race day. Teachers and staff are admitted free. Mr. Dan Klebon of PA CareerLink and our MCA Career Center will offer the following job search workshops in the LGL during afternoon homeroom. (1:55—2:20pm) Mon. Mar. 16 Fri. Mar. 20 8 stages of Job Searching Skills Identification Mon. Mar. 30 Fri. April 3 Applications Tips No School Mon. April 13 Fri. April 17 Resume Writing Cover Letters Mon. April 27 Fri. May 1 Interviewing Skills Thank You Notes after Interviewing Mon. May 11 Fri. May 15 Employer Expectations CareerLink presentation for Seniors going into the workforce after graduation TORNADO TIMES MONTHLY EDITION Look for MCA’s Think BIG Student leaders’ FLOAT At the Girardville St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 21st
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