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Relay for Life

The Circle Vision newsmaga-zine is created by the Product Management and Resource Scheduling Class with contri-butions by the 21st Century Journalism class. The content of this student publication does not necessarily represent the view of the school board, administration, staff, or student body. The Circle Vision staff promises to provide lively, factual information to readers throughout the school year. It is our responsibility to provide an open forum for ideas, opinions, and artwork. We promise to be fair and balanced in our writing and represent our student body and community to the best of our ability as journalists.

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02 January/News

Katelyn HagemanNews Editor

Circle Vision Staff

Editor-in-ChiefMaddie Stephens

News Editor Katelyn Hageman

Voice Editor Ciara Mould

Student Life Editor Anita HinnenSports Editor

Alexis CooksonEntertainment Editor

Jaci CorbinPhotography Editor

Sydney BreaultAdviser

Ms. Whiteside

English teacher Linda Pyle, husband T.C. Pyle, and their daugh-ter Alecia walk in Man-hattan’s 2012 Relay For Life. “At some point cancer affects family, friends, or yourself. It’s meaning-ful to walk together,” said Pyle.

Photo courtesy of Linda Pyle

Relay Revolution “I was three and he was five. My family had to travel to Kansas City, Missouri and stay in the Ronald Mc Donald house because it was so costly to travel back and forth to get radiation for his leukemia. We were able to see him get better through the sup-port of the American Cancer Society (ACS) who helps fund travel expenses when someone has cancer.” Sophomore Jayme Hughey has something in com-mon with millions of people worldwide. Her brother, 2012 Circle graduate Jaycob Hughey, beat cancer. The ACS is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Its original goal remains, to raise money to end all types cancer. It also pays for some traveling and treatment expenses. Relay For Life helps the program suc-ceed. Relay creates an op-portunity. It was started by one man who walked a track for 24 straight hours. His friends joined and now researchers are closer to finding a cure. “It was hard to see my brother in pain,” said Hughey. “Relay For Life is a great pro-gram and I encourage everyone to participate.” There are more Relay For Lifes than Wal-Marts mak-ing it the top non-profit or-ganization in the fight against cancer, second only to the United States Federal Govern-ment according to www.cancer.org. “Since the ACS is non-profit, it cannot lobby in government decisions,” said Relay For Life’s High Plains Division community manager Kellyn Modlin. “We have a sister organization, the Cancer Action Network (CAN) who

can lobby for us and make sure we don’t lose our research funds.” The ACS sets minimal guidelines for each Relay event which must be either 12 or 24 hours and must include a luminaria ceremony to honor survivors and remember those who lost their battle with can-cer. Relay participants collect donations through the local online site and sell lumi-narias. “A luminaria is a decorated paper sack that is lit up during the ceremony,” said Modlin. “But it’s really kind of silly because all it is just a lunch sack with a fake candle,

but it creates time for a mo-ment for reflection.” The ceremony is es-pecially meaningful for people like English teacher Linda Pyle who had thyroid cancer and her husband, T.C. Pyle, who had colon cancer. “It is unusual for us to have both survived,” said Pyle. “I’ve walked with my daughter Alecia four or five times.” Everyone’s story is dif-ferent. “My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008,” said senior Drew Daharsh. “It runs in our family and luckily the doctors caught it early. My parents support Re-lay For Life because it is close

January/News 03

Maddie StephensEditor-in-Cheif

Students caught being good

Circle High School was awarded the Safe and Support-ive Schools Grant this year. The

grant totaling 65,000 dollars is split into four pillars: Academic Engagement Pillar, Safety and Healthy Engagement Pillar, Social Engagement Pillar, and Environment Pillar. The faculty stresses good behavior and re-spect to students and dedicates one day a week for a class on character education. Students are rewarded because of the grant, for their good behavior. Circle recently started a program called Catch’em Being Good. Teachers e-mail Vice Principal Matthew Carroll names of students who are seen acting kind or showing good behavior. Every Friday Carroll puts the collected names into a drawing. During the initial two weeks he drew one name, but the committee decided to bump it up to two students per week. To thank them for their positivity in this school, students are rewarded with a gift card to either QuickTrip or Gambino’s. Students who are nominated but not drawn that

to their hearts and supports research for all types of cancer.” By participating in Relay For Life, such as the one in El Dorado, cancer’s bad reputation could be eliminated. El Dorado’s event begins Friday June 14 at 6 p.m. Activities vary from year to year. This year’s theme is “Cancer’s a Beach.” Teams will decorate their campsites with beach party decorations to celebrate ACS’s 100th birthday in the new Butler Community College’s football stadium. “It’s so fun. You get a team together and make sure one person from your team is walking the track at all times,” said Higgins. “There is music playing, games to play, and a talent show until 6 a.m.” The duration of events is a purposeful experience. “As the sun sets low on the horizon, it symbolizes a patient receiving a cancer diag-nosis. The darkest hours of the night represent chemotherapy and other cancer treatments and the struggles patients have. The sunrise represents another day of hopefulness,” said Mod-lin. The ACS is a direct link to finding a cure for every cancer. It has made every ground breaking discovery in the past century according to Modlin. “I have participated in Relay For Life just twice, but I’m planning on it again this year,” said junior Rachel Hig-gins. “It’s a great way to learn

about your community and the things they deal with behind the scenes.” El Dorado’s Relay kick-off event will be January 28 at 6 p.m. at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dora-do in the Weideman Building. This is a time for team captains to get fundraising packets for their team members. Cancer does not dis-criminate. “My first Relay I got involved only so I could break curfew,” said Modlin. “My grandma let my sisters and I walk the 3 a.m. hours that no-body wanted to do. It became like a family reunion.” “My grandpas had cancer and Relay is a good thing to do. What good person would not participate? It’s simple and fun,” said Higgins. She participated with her mom who came to the high school last year to collect donations and as a result, con-tributing students wore hats to school. “Get a team of friends. It may not mean much to you but it means the world to people out there,” said Higgins. Teams can raise money throughout the year and turn it in the night of their event. “The ACS raises funds for both treatments and research,” said Pyle. “It creates an overall awareness because many studies are going on and the ACS actually shares the results.”

month will have their name put into a drawing for a larger prize to be determined at the year’s end. “We wanted to find a way to recognize students doing positive things,” said Carroll. Students caught dem-onstrating positive behavior so far are sophomore Colby Wal-lace and senior Brett Courtney. Wallace was nominated by music teacher Leanna McKee for picking up a piece of trash while carrying a bass drum on his back. “I think it’s a great thing. I believe it’s good to encourage good actions,” said Wallace. The committee be-lieves Catch’em Being Good is successful at Circle, but hopes they will see increased school-wide involvement and students striving for good behavior. “It’s in its infancy so it’s going to take a while for it to get to where want it to be, having all the teachers and stu-dents involved,” said Principal Todd Dreifort. Many students and staff agree the environment is positive and the majority of the students possess great behavior.

Ask Thor

What are some cute names for a kitten?

I like the names Alfie, Merlin, and Rosie.

Are you ready for the new school semester?

Yes. I like having schedule changes.

Is Kim Kardashian pregnant?

According to www.huffington-post.com, she is pregnant.

Where is Bangladesh located?

Bangladesh is located in Southern Asia next to India.

What is your favorite day time TV show?

I like Dr. Phil.

W hy waste money replacing outdated and beat up textbooks when you could have updated information at your fingertips with an iPad or laptop? Apple officials report schools in over 600 districts in the U.S. purchased students iPads, according to a “USA Today” article “Many U.S. schools adding iPads, trimming textbooks” using iPads makes it easier to get information fast

and its accessible everywhere, also it’s much lighter than a stack of textbooks. A backpack should never weigh more than 15 percent of your body weight, according to Backpack Safety America 2012, and most backpacks do. Many people believe switching from text-books to mobile technology would stop the rising number of teenagers with back problems. Despite the reasons to like technology, there are a few reasons not to like it. If students use their iPad, or laptop at home, they must have Wi-Fi to connect to the internet and most students don’t. If you drop a textbook on the hard tile while you’re shuffling around at your locker, it’s no big deal. If you drop an iPad or laptop, that’s a different story. An average cost of a high school textbook is about $70. On the other hand, most electronics stores sell a laptop for around $600 and laptops are more fragile. Many teachers worry students will play games and use apps during class. Although these are valid reasons to stick with textbooks, it’s still not enough. Transitioning from textbooks to laptops and iPads would be difficult, but worth it. Technology is here, so we should embrace it.

Photo illustration by Sydney BreaultJaci CorbinEntertainment Editor

04 January/Voice

Too realistic for fantasy

T he mystical world author J.R.R. Tolkien created over 75 years ago came to life in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” The prequel to the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, “The Hobbit” was filmed in 3-D using advanced technology and visual effects.

Although these advancements are quite remarkable, I am left with one thought: “Do these high-tech visual effects create a film too realistic for fantasy?” Movies are possible because of “persistence of vision,” a neural trick that allows the brain to create a fluent motion out of a series of still images. Director Peter Jackson made the decision to shoot “The Hobbit” with a frame rate of 48 images per second, double the images that people experienced for the past century. The desire is to make fantasy worlds authentic. High frame rates result in a crystal clear motion picture, giving the images perfect quality. However, as a consequence, these perfect images are not as appealing. “I think the old 3D was better. I feel like the 3D nowadays isn’t much better than the 2D movies,” said junior Kelsie Harder. Some objects and actions in this fairy tale movie are more conspicuous than believable. Intense clarity makes it easier to spot colored contact lenses and fake mustaches. Axes and swords often look like props. Some acting is noticeably mediocre in the 3-D film. Unfortunately, some of the crisp, clean images diluted the illusion of an amazing adventure in a land called Middle-earth. According to www.npr.org, this new format interested other filmmakers such as “Avatar” director, James Cameron, who is considering shooting the “Avatar” sequels at a frame rate as high as 60. It doesn’t stop there. Barco, a display hardware manufactur-er specializing in video projectors demonstrated for the Associ-ated Press films of training boxers shot at 120 frames per second. The effect is an astonishingly real picture as if you are looking through a window into another world. “It’s pretty amazing how far special effects have come. I’m excited to see what will be invented next,” said freshman Matt Rains. Although “The Hobbit” in 3D was more real world realistic than fantasy world authentic, it did not detour from being an excellent movie. I recommend this movie to “Lord of the Rings” fans and moviegoers with big imaginations. I am eager to see the sequels, but I’ll see them in the standard 2D setting.

Ciara Mould Voice Editor

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Movie poster courtesy of www.impawards.com

06 January/ Student Life

Why are we still here?

Katelyn HagemanNews Editor

I sat in my chair, watched the news, and sat back and laughed at the people panicked about the end of the world,” said sopho-more Aaron Baughman. December 21 deemed Doomsday 2012 came and went. The continued existence of the world will only lead to predictions of the next doomsday. Many people believe the Mayans predicted the end of the world through a calendar created by advanced mathematicians of the time.

“The end is based on the Mayan calendar, which ends on the 21st,” said junior Ben Pfeiffer. Others study astronomical findings and religious practices. “Obviously some believe it would be an act of God while others said the planets would align and the mass and gravity would have thrown Earth off orbit changing the position of the Arctic poles,” said Baughman. “Others think it would be by a comet or aster-oid, but its course would have been predicted.” The Mayan calendar was studied for years and none of the gathered evidence showing the world’s end on December 21, according to the Xinhua News Agency and a Mayan exhibit in Houston, Texas. The date is simply a cycle of rebirth. The calendar runs 260 days marking harvesting seasons and the length of human conception. It is broken into 13, 400 year segments and coincides once every 52 years with another Mayan calendar similar to the one used today. That calendar is 365 days and mathematically met the other calendar once every 52 years. This measured the average life expectancy of humans at the time which was 85 years. Mayans believed time would start at zero again and begin counting back up on December 21. “I have heard from others that there would have been a zombie apocalypse, but I did not think it would happen,” said fresh-man Austin Syers. “If the world ends it will be by disease.” News stations erupted with an end of the world date and supposedly strange happenings on the final day. People are shocked and wondered how they were wrong. “It did not happen because it is hard to destroy everything that has been created at once,” said freshman Jordan Schmitt. While these predictions ran rampant for centuries and were clearly wrong, some believe the end can be foretold. “I believe it can be predicted because some people have the gift of telling the future,” said Schmitt. “Just look at the guy who predicted the September 11 attacks.” NASA scientists said there was not any plausible evidence for the world’s end. It is not predictable due to the course of objects in space not showing any change. “It didn’t end because in the Bible there was supposed to be certain events leading up to it that didn’t happen,” said junior Nathan Chaplin.

Artwork by Ciara Mould

“I believe it can be predicted because some people have the gift of

telling the future.”

January/ Student Life 07

Lexi CooksonSports Editor

What would you have done on your

last day?

Freshman:Jonam Gibbs- Ride a bullCharlie Fee- Base JumpingShelby Pratt- Go on a vacation with my family and friendsCaylie Kifer- Spend time with Friends

Sophomores:Aubrey Olson- EatSeirra Moore- Get arrestedKerri Whitney- Go to the lakeShelby Valentine- Go shopping

Juniors:Jarrett Coulter- Skydiving, fly an airplane, hunt in AfricaKalon Fullerton- Sleep, eat, and kiss Emma StoneCiara Fischetti- Marry Channing TatumEilene Maclaskey- Hangout with Taylor Swift

Seniors:Alan Longshaw- I wouldn’t do anything differentTanner Wilson- Go to a televised football game and streak across the fieldMorgan McCoy- Drive aroundEmily Valentine- Spend it with the people I’m closest with

Artwork by Helena MillerAccording to the Mayans, the world was going to end on

December 21, 2012 because their calendar would no longer have any dates. We asked students how they would have

spent their last day, and these were their responses.

08 January/ Student Life

Get to Know ThemTwins EditionAnita Hinnen

Student Life Editor

Senior TrevorSchwemmer

Senior TaylorAdlesperger

Senior StraughnAdlesperger

Senior EvanSchwemmer

If your house caught on fire and you could save one thing, what would it be?

My blanket because I’ve had it since I was five.If you could have a superpow-er, what would it be? Super strength be-cause it would be fun to beat people up. Just kidding.Who is your hero? My mom because I want to be successful like her.If you could go on vacation to anywhere with anyone, where would you go and who would you bring? I would go to Hawaii with my boyfriend because it would be fun to get away.What are the positives and negatives of being a twin? The positives are that it’s cool to be able to say that you’re a twin. The negatives are that you always get compared to your twin, and you have to share a birthday.What is your favorite thing about your twin? He’s a hunter so he can always protect me.

If you could have a super-power, what would it be? To be able to teleport because it would be easier to get around.If you could go on vacation to anywhere with anyone, where would you go and who would you bring? I would go to Rome, Italy with Evan because it’s very beautiful and I like history.What is your favorite child-hood memory? When my dad, Evan, and I made a tree fort. What are the positives and negatives of being a twin? The positives are that it’s fun to always have some-one there to trust and to keep secrets. The negatives are that you have to learn how to share everything, everybody gets your name wrong, and usually when Evan gets in trouble, so do I.Do you share any special “twin things” with your brother? We can basically look at each other and know what they are thinking.

If you could have a superpow-er, what would it be? Super strength and laser vision because everybody wants to be super strong and laser vision is awesome.If you could go on vacation to anywhere with anyone, who would you bring and where would you go? I would go to Puerto Rico with my grandpa on a fishing trip.What is your favorite child-hood memory? When Trevor and I were younger and we couldn’t reach things, one of us would get down on their hands and knees and the other would get on their back so we could reach whatever it was we were trying to get.What is your favorite thing about your twin? He is there for me and understands me.

Who is your hero?

Prob-ably my grandpa because he is an

inspirational person and a big success.What is your most embarrass-ing moment? Probably when I fell out of a tree. I have permanent nerve damage because I was being stupid.Do you have any obsessions? Boots and hats. I have a lot.If you could go on vacation to anywhere with anyone, where would you go and who would you bring? I would go to Alaska with Rachel Harder and we would go on a wolf hunt.If you could marry anyone in the world, who would it be? You know who you are.What is your biggest pet peeve? Drama. I am an anti-drama person.What is your favorite thing about your twin? She helps me with my homework.

January/ Entertainment/09

TalkCircle Jokes:)“I was head-banging so hard I threw up.”

“I was like…don’t touch my legs. They’re hairy.”

“I like unidentified creepers who give me a chuckle.”

“One time I drank this weird smoothie and pooped blue.”

“Here’s my gutbag…thanks.”

“My Santa laugh is scary good.”

“The flying basketballs aren’t working for this one.”

“What would happen if you ionized a chicken fart?”

“Stop hallucinating in public. It’s annoying.”

“You smell like bananas. The cats won’t like that.”

Q: What do you call a squirrel in outerspace?A: An astronaut.

Q: Did you hear about the guy who got his left arm and leg cut off?

A: Don’t worry he’s all right now.

Q: How do you make seven an even number?

A: Take the S out.

Q: How do you make fruit punch?

A: Give it boxing lessons.

Q: What do you call a sheep covered in chocolate?

Q: What has four legs but can’t walk?

A: A Hershey’s baaaaar!

A: A chair.

Q: Why did the math book go to therapy?

A: It had a lot of problems.

Q: What was the witches’ favorite subject in school?

A: Spelling.

Q: Why did the egg hide?

A: It was a little chicken.

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10 January/ Sports

“KU is probably my favorite be-cause I grew up in Kansas.”

“K-State because they’re my favorite college.”

Students fav college basketball picks“K-State. I just like them in general.”

“KU because I’ve always been a fan. My room is decorated in KU.”

“I don’t really have one.”

K-State because I have been a K-State fan since I was a little kid.”

“KU, I’ve just always liked them and my family is pretty big KU fans. They are good at basketball.”

“My favorite college team is Baylor be-cause they have an amazing girls basket-ball team.”

“KU because all of their men are attractive.”

“KU because I gotta represent my own state.”-sophomore Braedon Roper

-sophomore Garret Cannon

-junior Colton Carvel

-freshman Gavin Hutson-senior Taylor Adlesperger

-senior Renny Lott

-freshman Jonam Gibbs

-senior Derek Dahl

-junior Erin Schiesser

-sophomore Jayme Hughey

-freshman Amanda Dahl

“North Carolina because I like the colors.”

Maddie StephensEditor-in-Chief

“Oregon because they have cool uniforms.”-junior Jarrett Coulter

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