"Mad" Dash to Prom - Madrigal Group to Compete at State Finals Shortly Before Prom

 

by Justine Christian

   For the first time in Mooresville High School history, the Spads (Spotlighters/Madrigals) have made it to the State Finals. The event will take place Saturday at Pike High School. 

   According to choir director Jason Damron, this is a huge accomplishment and something the concert choir has been working towards for the past few years. They competed this past weekend against approximately 60 choirs and have been selected as one of the top 16 in the state.

   There is only one problem – this Saturday is also Prom. Spads perform at 4:30 p.m. and Prom doors open only three hours later, at 7:30 p.m. Most of the choir members have planned on attending both.

   It’s stressful, but it’s an honor,” junior Jacob Tooley said.

   This means that they will have less than three hours to get ready; however, some girls have been planning around the shortened time.

   I’m getting my hair and makeup done before the performance so I can rush back to Mooresville for pictures afterward,” junior Haley Wyble said.

   Regardless of the high-stress situation, choir students are filled with excitement for the upcoming big day.

   “When we first thought about making State, it made me really stressed out for the day of Prom,” junior Rachel Wathen said. “Once we actually made it, I realized that I don’t care that it’s on the same day.”

Student Body President Elections Friday

Jesse Cordray

Mackenzie Leterneau

Rachel Wathen

   Tomorrow, voting for next year’s student body president will be taking place during second period. This year’s candidates are juniors Jesse Cordray, Rachel Wathen and Mackenzie Leterneau.

   Jesse Cordray is a junior involved in broadcast, NHS and show choir.

   “I want to be student body president so I can make as big of a difference at MHS as I possibly can,” Cordray said. “If elected president, I want to bring color back to the halls of our school. I would like to bring back the murals above the lockers.”

    Rachel Wathen is a junior involved in tennis, show choir, yearbook and NHS.

   “I’ve wanted to be student body president ever since I was eight,” Wathen said. “I want to provide a voice for the students who often aren’t heard. If elected, I would like to bring back more fun opportunities to MHS.”

   Mackenzie Leterneau is a junior involved in show choir, NHS and color guard.

   “If elected, I want to fix problems in our school that everyone complains about but no one seems to fix,” Leterneau said.

   Be sure to cast your vote tomorrow and choose your new student body president.

Muncie Mentors Mooresville

by Whitney Smither

   This previous Friday, Ball State University hosted Mooresville High School’s journalism classes along with more than 1,500 high school journalists and their school advisors across Indiana for their annual celebration of J-Day.

    Students that participate in Pulse, broadcast, and Wagon Trails traveled to Muncie, Indiana and had the chance to attend over sixty different sessions in various areas of media taught by advisors including the keynote speaker, Joe Ward. Ward is a well-known sports graphics editor whose career has been anything but ordinary over his course of two decades with the New York Times.

   Prior to J-Day, students and advisors submitted their best work to be reviewed. Near seven hundred entries were presented to judges to critique the work from staffs in newspaper, yearbook, magazines, online, and broadcast journalism. Students’ work was put into separate categories of superior, excellent, and deserving of an honorable mention. In the broadcast category, sophomore Elizabeth Brock had an honorable mention for one of her feature stories.

    “It was a great feeling to know my work was being noticed state wide,” Brock said.

   Wagon Trails also earned an honorable mention for Traditional YB Design.

   “It was awesome to win honorable mention,” Olivia Ferrill said. “It was a very fun experience and I can’t wait to put everything I learned to use.”

ECA Testing Schedule

ECA TESTING SCHEDULE

April 23-25- English ECA

May 3-6- Algebra ECA

May 14- Biology ECA

Teacher Period………………………………………………………………………………………………..7:15—7:45

Period 1…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7:50—8:45

Period 2…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8:50—9:45

Period 3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..9:50—10:45

Period 4…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..10:50—11:45

Period 5………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11:50—1:10

Period 5- Class 1……………………….11:50—12:40

Period 5- Class 2………………………12:20—1:10

1^st Lunch…………………………………11:45—12:15

2^nd Lunch……………………………….12:40—1:10

Period 6………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1:15—1:52

Period 7………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1:57—2:34

MHS "Brave for Boston"

Today students and faculty sported red, white and blue gear to support those who suffered in the Boston Marathon Tragedy.

EARTH DAY

Happy Earth Day! by Justine Christian

 Keys to having a good Earth Day:

1)      Start recycling daily.

2)      Get outside and be active.

3)      Don’t litter and be kind to our environment.

4)      Plant a tree.

5)      Make an Earth Day shirt and spread the world.

6)      Make everyday Earth Day.

MHS Prom Dance Moves

Click below to see MHS students and staff members showing their best moves!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XS0aB7-hoA

Prom Court Nominees

Prom Court Nominees

All nominations are due Friday, April 26 in Mr. Olivier’s Room 223.

Prom Queen

Jessica Stinger

Olivia Oswalt

Bethany Neese

Bailey McNally

Alex Hicks

Bailey Hawkins

Laurel Gregory

Becca Ford

Nicole Crose

Prom Princess

Haley Wyble

Rachel Wathen

Emily Warfield

Ivana Lucero

Alex Langford

Kayla Harpold

Shayla Harper

Ariel Halstead

Emilee Eickman

Tara Davis

Morganne Belton

Paige Baker

Prom King

Ryan Redelman

Michael Passmore

Brandon Polson

Zane O’Dell

Jake Morning

Andrew Moore

Zach Minardo

Cole Long

Alec Hallgarth

Antonio Gioe

Trey Faull

Prom Prince

Austin Wagner

Reggie Stubbs

Nick Schmutte

Keith Kassen

Brett Hoffman

Jesse Cordray

Logan Allen

Congrats MHS Teacher of the Year Andy Marine!

Teacher of the Year

by Cassidy Kelley

 

   Andrew “Andy” Marine has been a teacher at MHS for 10 years. His dedication to his students has shown through upon receiving the Hope Teacher of the Year Award.

   Every year, the teachers at every Mooresville school vote for a teacher of the year; once all of the votes are taken, one teacher wins ‘Teacher of the Year’ for that school. Those teachers are then put into a larger ballot and voted upon to become Mooresville Corporation’s chosen Teacher of the Year. Mr. Andrew Marine has been awarded the MHS ‘Teacher of the Year’ award and is in the running for the corporation’s award.

   “The teacher who is voted ‘Teacher of the Year’ will represent Mooresville at the State level,” Marine said. “That decision will be made in either May or August.”

   In order to become teacher of the year, there is certain criterion that they have to fulfill. It’s definitely no walk in the park.

   According to the Indiana Department of Education, the qualifications are: Be exceptionally skilled and dedicated, Have the respect and admiration of students, parents and colleagues, Play an active and useful role in their community as in their school, and to be poised and articulate. Other criterion is the teacher’s ability to: inspire love of learning, in students of all backgrounds and abilities, work cooperatively with fellow professionals, devote time and energy to activities which result in improved construction for children, work effectively with a variety of publics in the community, make contributions to the field of education, displays capability of innovative practices in the classroom.

   MHS’s additional requirements are that the teacher exhibits pride in the teaching profession, respects the worth and dignity of others, and has good communication and relationship with the students and parents.

   Marine is a well-known teacher around MHS. He teaches Mass Media, Broadcast, Film Literature, and English 9 Honors. His students describe him as a fun-loving and jack-of-all-trades kind of guy.

   “The notecards that he always hands out shows that he cares about his students,” sophomore Elizabeth Brock said. Brock has been Marine’s student on the broadcast team since her eighth grade year. “He always wants us to try and learn more.”

   Senior David Trusty has been a student of Marine’s for the past four years. In his junior year, he had three class periods with Marine back-to-back.

   “He’s been very helpful with teaching me life lessons and doing better in school,” Trusty said. “to try harder and do the best with the little time you have.”

   Freshman Jamie Grass has only had Marine for the current year, but already thinks highly of him and his way of teaching.

   “He runs his class well and he balances education with fun,” Grass said. “He’s hyper and outgoing. He’s also helped me to become a better writer and have a positive personality change.”

   Mr. Andrew Marine has been a force of positivity for MHS and it shows in the reactions of his students. They are all extremely happy and proud of him for his accomplishment, and would like to express their congratulations.

 

   “It can definitely only get better from here.” –Jamie Grass

  

   “You’re one slick guy.” –Elizabeth Brock

 

   “Good job old guy. Glad you got one in before you bit the dust.” –David Trusty

Attention Soccer Players:

Increased Options Available for Optimist Soccer League
  
 Attention all high school soccer players! Increased options are available for the Optimist league this year.

   This fall, there will be a new recreational soccer league available to high school students. There is also an online registration for Optimist’s new website (www.mooresvilleoptimistsoccer.com). They have cut the price of registration from $50 to $45.

  

Preparing for Spring Allergies

by Abby Ellinghausen

            It’s almost that time of year again . . . The time for itchy eyes, runny noses, sneezing, and all of the fun stuff that come along with spring allergies.

            According to ABC News, seasonal allergy experts are confirming that 2013 allergies are going to start sooner and last longer in most parts of the country. Higher than normal carbon dioxide emissions are fueling more pollen production, possibly even three to five times more, and lots of precipitation in late winter makes for more tree pollen.

            One tip to treat these annoying allergies is to start treating early. Get your nasal sprays and eye drops before your symptoms become unbearable. It is a good idea to take an evening shower to rid your body of pollen before you go to bed. Also, get in the habit of checking the local allergen levels. They even have apps to download to your smart phones to track the daily pollen counts. If you follow these tips, hopefully you can get a jump start on those awful spring allergies and enjoy your spring!

Spring Movies

Friday, April 19

·         Oblivion (Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman)

o   After alien warfare that destroyed the planet, a veteran who scans over the remains of the planet begins to question what’s really going on and what his mission really is.

Friday, May 3

·         Iron Man 3 (Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce)

o   When a new enemy begins to threaten United States, Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) contemplates whether he should choose to protect the woman he loves or face the enemy head-on.

Friday, May 10

·         The Great Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire)

o   Nick Carraway, after recently moving to West Egg, New York in the 1920s, becomes interested in the life of the mysterious Mr. Gatsby.

Friday, May 17

·         Star Trek Into Darkness (Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana)

o   The USS Enterprise is given the dangerous mission to hunt down a force that has attacked and fled Earth, leaving it in chaos.

Friday, May 24

·         Fast & Furious 6 (Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson)

o   Agent Hobbs is put in charge of taking down a rival gang led by Owen Shaw.

·         The Hangover Part III (Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms)

o   The guys go out again, not knowing what could go wrong.

·         Epic (Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Beyoncé Knowles)

o   Two worlds meet when one teenage girl is teleported to the other world and finds herself in battle with the forces of good and evil.

Friday, May 31

·         Now You See Me (Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman)

o   A squad of illusionists manage to pull off a trick that gains the attention of the FBI.

Friday, June 7

·         After Earth (Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Isabelle Fuhrman)

o   A father and son crash land on Earth 1,000 years after the planet was evacuated. They must find a way to signal for help and stay alive in a world that has evolved to kill humans.

Friday, June 14

·         Man of Steel (Henry Cavill, Russel Crowe, Amy Adams)

o   After a terrible accident, a young boy discovers he has extraordinary powers.