By Chase Mowery and Dhane

Schmelyun

Mud flying, helmets attached, and

burning rubber. When people think of

gym class, they think of kickball,

tennis, and dodge ball. At EHMIS

Riding On Wheels at E.H.M.I.S.

Dr. Rupp: A Story of Success

By Cassandra Auchey and Chloe

Rohrbaugh

For thirteen years Dr. Rupp has been

working day in and day out to make

South Western the best district

anyone can be in. Some may ask,

though, “Who is Dr. Rupp?” She is

the most powerful woman in our

district; she is the superintendent.

To start her career, Dr. Rupp went to

college and got her degree in

education. She had always wanted to

be a teacher, so she went and got her

first teaching job at South Western

7th Grade C.O.L.T. Enrichment November 2011 Volume 1, Issue 1

E.H.M.I.S uPDATE

we…… burn……

rubber. As in

BIKES!

EHMIS got a grant

from Highmark

Healthy Five. They

bought 25 new

Trek bikes from

Adventure Cycling

for $7,500. Every

year they will get 1

or 2 bikes based on

the sizes of the kids.

“They are the best life time activity, plus

we have a bunch of trails around here,”

said Mr. Little.

School District. She chose to move up to

the position of superintendent so she could

have more of an influence over the

education of kids to make sure they had the

best possible education.

“The hardest part,” Dr. Rupp said, “is

keeping everything going in the right

direction and making sure we are getting

better all the time.” When asked how hard

it is to manage so many schools Dr. Rupp

replied, “It’s easy when you work with a

good team of people, an awesome school

board, and the ability to email and text.”

Even though she enjoys her job, she loves

to have some free time. Dr. Rupp has

two sons and one grandson. She loves

to read and cook, but she hates doing

housework. She loves to be outdoors,

and a good movie puts her on cloud

nine.

So next time you think of how

awesome South Western is, I hope

you thank Dr. Rupp for doing all that

is humanly possible to make South

Western the best district.

Some of the hazards of biking at

E.H.M.I.S. are pot holes, storm grates,

dogs, cars, and pedestrians. Most likely

no kids will get severely injured unless

it’s their fault or they don’t follow the

rules.

Drew Dusman, a seventh grader, said,

“It is a nice unit because kids can learn

how to ride bikes if they don’t already

know how to.”

Tyler Osborne from EHMIS said, “I’m

not looking forward to the biking unit

because I heard bad comments about

it.”

Special thanks to Mr. Little for

providing the information.

The New and Improved MMC The Kindles are Here!

By Gina Dodd

Would you rather read from a

new paperback or a shiny

electronic book? If you choose

an electronic book, head on over

to the EHMIS library!

While remodeling the library

this summer, our school bought

three Kindles, electronic devices

that hold up to 3,500 books that

one can read. Currently each

Kindle has 24 books. Mrs.

Porter, our librarian, says that

there is a very long waiting list

to use the Kindles. The reason

for getting the Kindles is so our

library can get more titles for a

cheaper price. We plan on

getting more.

Each Kindle cost $139, and $40

extra for a case. Another reason

we bought the Kindles was

because they are easy to use and

carry around.

“When I’m traveling, I enjoy

using a Kindle, but when I’m at

home I love reading a real

book,” says Mrs. Porter.

While interviewing Mrs. Porter, she

said that she enjoys the new library a lot

more. She does miss the pit, though.

Mrs. Porter said she loves having the

circulation desk in the middle, because

she can see everything that is going on.

She also says that it is bright, airy, and

open.

Jessica Sillyman says, “I love the

new library, because it is a lot bigger

and friendlier.” Mrs. Porter is very glad

she redid the MMC because many kids

enjoy it more than before.

By Cassie Davis

As the students entered the school

after a long summer, they couldn’t

help but stray into the new and

improved library. With a much

friendlier atmosphere and fancier

furniture, many kids like it a lot more.

Mrs. Porter, the E.H.M.I.S.

librarian, had the library redone. They

used some left over funds to pay for

the renovation. The circulation

(checkout) desk is now in the middle

of the MMC. The kids now have

yearbooks to page through. They

have a shelf just for new books, and

the paperbacks were finally placed

with the rest of the fiction.

By Seth Janney and Charlie Klecker

Both 7th grade football and boys’ cross

country started off this year undefeated.

The cross country lost last week and is now

5-1 and football is 6-0. This is the one year

the 7th and 8th grade cross country players

brought home the trophy from the Panther

Invitational. Football is off the charts with

players. According to Coach Houser the

team leaders are Seth Janney, Quan

Marshall, and Drew Hartlaub. In addition,

there is a lot of hard work from the whole

team.

A couple of coaches felt that Red Lion and

Central York would be the toughest games

C o l t s Foo tb a l l a n d XC S tr iv e for S u cc e ss Rio

By Vincent Steigen and

Eric Zwolinski

Blu is the last male of his

kind and has to

repopulate with Jewel,

the last female, to save

his species. The only

thing is... Blu can’t fly.

It takes place in Rio in

the summer time with a

bird named Blu who’s

from Minnesota. He also

has to save his species.

The movie had a good

story line filled with

hilarious, dramatic

characters including the

monkeys, as well as

Nigel, the evil cockatoo.

The movie had dramatic

scenes, like when Blu

and Jewel tried to fly and

fell on a paraglider.

The movie was good, but

it could have been better

if there were ninja

monkeys. Also the movie

could have been better if

it was longer and had a

better ending.

Overall, the movie was

okay, but it was short

and they should have had

more scenes with the

monkeys.

Mike Felton Rushes to Success

By Cole Shutika and Jake

Warrington

Mud flying, pads hitting at

South Western High

School in Hanover, PA.

This is what we call

football. One student is

getting ready to play

football after high school.

Mike Felton plans to play

football at Temple

University.

Mike Felton is getting a

full scholarship at

Temple University in

Philadelphia, PA. In 2011

Mike Felton worked hard

to earn his scholarship.

According to Coach

for the football team. Also, coaches say the

Dallastown team is a tough team because

they keep all their 9th graders for the XC

runners. The Colts beat Central York last

week and just played Red Lion, the 2nd

best team, with a great win, 34-0.

The football team has been running sprints,

doing hit drills, getting stronger, and going

over plays since August to prepare for big

games. Cross Country has been running a

lot of road runs and doing abdominal

workouts this season but have not done as

many hills as last year. Both teams started

preparing during the summer and will play

until the end of October.

Henrie and Coach Morella,

Mike Felton worked out in

the off season.

Mike Felton ran 40 yards

in 4.3 seconds. The

positions Mike Felton

plays are half back, wide

receiver kick return,

punter, and kicker, so he

pretty much does it all.

Charlie Klecker

thinks Mike Felton

is one of the best

players ever at

South Western

High School.

Klecker also thinks

that he will have

more than 20 touch

downs by the end

of the season.

Facebook with French Fries, will it work?

Camryn Tracy said, “I would enjoy hav-

ing electronics at lunch.”

Cafeteria workers have said that it

wouldn’t bother them if we had electron-

ics at lunch because it would be quieter.

They also said that they feel it’s good to

have electronics, because then students

would have something to do on rainy

days. Mr. Smale says that it wouldn’t

bother him, but there are other reasons

we can’t take them to lunch.

Some of the cons are that the electronics

could be stolen or that there could be

potential problems of internet bullying.

Mr. Smale says that this subject has nev-

er really been discussed before. Another

thing is that we would have to go over

expectations, rules, and make sure

that everyone understands them

clearly. There would also have to be

consequences for something inappro-

priate or something that offends an-

other person. Also if some type of

food or drink gets on it, it could ruin

it, so electronics shouldn’t be out

until you are done eating. Also some

students won’t put them away after

lunch.

Even though there are a lot of rea-

sons why we can’t have electronics

at lunch currently, sometime in the

future students might be able to show

that we are responsible enough to

earn this privilege.

By Drew Dusman and Joey Van-

DenBurg

Students always talk to each other or

do homework at lunch, but what

would it be like if you could use

iPods, cell phones or even play

games? Lots of people agree that

having electronics at E.H.M.I.S.

during lunch is a fantastic idea.

For some students, electronics at

lunch would be great, but there are a

lot of pros and cons to it. A pro is

that kids can interact with friends.

Colin Brezniak says, “It would be

good because then we can talk with

friends.”

By Michael Hoffman

You’re home sick and you have a project due, so

you call the Homework Hotline to see what you

have to do for the project. All you get now is a

dial tone.

Last year at E.H.M.I.S. the school got rid of the

Homework Hotline. Not enough people were us-

ing the Homework Hotline daily. Last year the

students and teachers used the Homework Hotline

so students could know what to do for homework.

Now some teachers at E.H.M.I.S. put their homework

online since the Homework Hotline has been discontin-

ued. For example, Mr. Grindle puts his homework on

Wikispaces. Mr. Provence puts his home-

work on twitter. Most other teachers put

their homework on the board.

There are so many different options to find

out what your homework is now. If you

don’t have a computer at home, it is im-

portant to fill out your agenda.

Homework Hotline Cancelled

Healthy or

NOT?

By Justus Coury

Scootering Through Life

By Sage Griffith and Chad Metcalf

Can you do tricks on a scooter? If you

can use a scooter, then this is an article

for you to read.

When you scooter, there are places you

can go. One place that you can scooter

at is Calvary Bible Church, which is

across the street from Hanover Middle

School. You could also go to the West-

minster Skate Park. The reason to go

there is because those ramps are pretty

big, and they have a half pipe. One last

place that you could go is Winebriners.

You could go there for some ramps that

are middle sized but not too big.

Some tricks for scootering are tail whip,

180, hang 5, 360 whip, briflip, and the

inward briflip. To do a 180, you jump

and throw your shoulders to rotate 180

degrees. To do a hang 5, you put your

foot on the head tube. After that, you

push forward and ride on your front

wheel for a while. Those are some

things that you should know about

scootering.

Swapping Seats in the Cafeteria

By Haley Cole And Tyler Os-

borne

Teachers and students have differ-

ent opinions on whether students

should sit where they want or if

they should have assigned

seats .The students would like to sit

where they want, but there are some

pros and cons to this. The pros of

sitting anywhere are that they would

get to sit with their friends, maybe

they would eat faster to go play

with their friends (which would

help the teachers), and their friends

would encourage them to eat health-

ier.

The cons of sitting where they want

would be that there would be louder

talking, longer lines, and maybe

kids staying inside since they are

already with their friends, or maybe

even more kids on one side than the

other.

The teachers think there would be

pros and cons of sitting where we want

also. The pros would be that we could

sit with our friends, we wouldn’t have to

go back and forth between the cafete-

rias, and we could socialize.

On the other hand, some teachers think

that kids would get in trouble more, the

kids could be on one side more than the

other, and the cafeteria could be way

louder. The teachers also think that if

there was an emergency, it would be

harder to find the children if they were

on different sides.

A survey of 26 students revealed that all

of the students would like to sit on any

side of either cafeteria. Seventh grader

Jacob Muir said he thinks that we

should be combined because it would be

more fun because you get to see people

that you don’t normally see. Jackson

Souillard thinks you should because you

get to see more friends and you could

make new friends. More students would

be Seth Janney, Austin Ruesing, and

Chad Metcalf. Seth and Austin say they

would like it because we get to see our

friends that we don’t get to see very

much. Chad thinks it would be good

because he has more friends on

team 4 than team 3. Last but not

least, Jake Warrington says he

doesn’t care because he thinks that

lunch is more for eating than talk-

ing.

A survey of 27 teachers revealed

that 16 on them said students

should sit where they want but

would have to earn it. The other 11

teachers say the students shouldn’t

sit where they want because if they

did, then they would talk even loud-

er than they already do.

Mr. Grindle suggested trying it for a

week to see if there were more

problems or fewer problems.

Is Cheerleading a Sport?

opportunity to join a competitive

cheer. Also people think it isn’t a

sport because you don’t

need to be physically con-

ditioned to do the cheers

and chants.

Some people think it is a

sport, though. People

think it is because the

cheerleaders do a lot of

conditioning for the sea-

son. When they have

“preseason,” they do conditioning

on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday and Friday for two weeks

straight.

At normal practice they jump, run,

tumble, stunt, cheer, and chant just

for football games and basketball

games. For regular practice they

practice 2-3 days a week. “I think it

is a sport, because they do a big

amount of work just to prepare for

the season,” said Carson Perry.

So is it a sport? That’s a question

many Americans ask themselves

every day. Cheerleading is a sport in

our opinion. We think cheerleading

is a sport because they do a lot of

exercise; it can be competitive and

dangerous.

By Colin Brezniak and Carson

Perry

Is it a bird?! Is it a

plane?! It’s a cheer-

leader? Speaking of

cheerleaders, some peo-

ple say it is a sport; some

people say it’s not.

Some people think it

isn’t a sport. They think

that because cheerlead-

ing isn’t a competitive activity.

“I don’t think it is a sport,” said

Charlie Klecker. “I don’t think

it is because it’s just cheering

for a sports team. All you do is

encourage the athletes.” In

high school, athletes have the

Ravens

By Ava Moore

After a great win of 35-7, and at

the Ravens vs. Steelers game, at

the M&T Bank Stadium, the Ra-

vens blew the Steelers away! The

Ravens, hoping for another win,

went to Tennessee, but lost 26-13

against the Tennessee Titans. The

Ravens won against St. Lois

Rams, 37-7, making the Titans’

win against them seem like noth-

ing. A survey was taken and 9 out

of 10 people watch football week-

ly, especially the Ravens.

Another survey was taken and 8

out of 10 people said they think

the Ravens can go to the Super

Bowl this year.

The Key Players that will help the

Ravens go to the Super Bowl from

offense are Ray Rice, AnQuan

Bolden, and Joe Flacco. From

defense, the players are Ray Lew-

is, Terell Suggs, and Ed Reed.

By David Schipper and

Drew Groft

The Steelers have won 6 Super

Bowls throughout their career.

They play at either their home

field (Heinz Field) or the away

(opponent’s field). Will they go

for their 7th Super Bowl? Will

the rookies make the team better

or worse? Who will go to the

next Super Bowl, the Steelers or

some rookie teams? Well, since

the first game the Steelers have

lost once and have won three

times. Who will win the rivalry

between the Steelers and the Ra-

vens?

As of the middle of October, the

Steelers had total offensive yards

of 1141. They also had an offense

(Plays-Average Yards) of 197 - 5.8.

Some more statistics were total rush-

ing yards of 257 and a rushing (Plays-

Average Yards) of 79 - 3.3. The total

passing yards were 884. The passing

(Comp-Att-Int-Avg) is 70 - 109 - 4 -

8.8. The sacks were 7. The number of

field goals were 4/6 And their touch-

downs were 11. Some of the key

players are Troy Polamalu, Ben

Roethlisberger, and Hines Ward.

The fans are chanting and the crowd

is roaring to see the Steelers! Keep

watching every

Sunday on NFL to

keep up on the

stats of the Steel-

ers.

Six Time Super Bowl Champs

Mr. Wildasin– 7th grade guidance counselor

kids, which you can clearly tell by

his time and effort he puts into stu-

dents. Mr. Wildasin decided on be-

ing a counselor right after college

and then went back to get his mas-

ters degree. Mr. Wildasin’s family

was full of teachers and counselors.

During the day Mr. Wildasin tries to

see as many students as possible. He

also goes to many meetings, group

talks, and corresponds with stu-

dents’ families to see how things are

going at home.

Mr. Wildasin does the best he can

by helping students that are having

trouble feeling comfortable and wel-

comed here at school. While gath-

ering as much information as he

can, he also talks to parents to get

their side of the story.

Overall, Mr. Wildasin has a hard job

but does what he can to help his

students

By Camryn Tracy and Jessica

Winchester

Have you ever wondered who

exactly Mr. Wildasin is? Or

what he does here at E.H.M.I.S?

Maybe even wondering how he

benefits being at E.H.M.I.S?

Well here are some things that

will inform you on him.

Mr. Wildasin’s purpose on

handing out blue slips is to

touch base with students, find

out how classes are going, strug-

gling academically, or any

changes in schedule.

He also loves working with

Mr. Lawhead states. “We dress

like regular people,” says Mr.

Sgrignoli.

Then there’s us. The kids of

E.H.M.I.S. The teachers might say

they’re dressed good outside of

school, but what about in school?

“I think it needs some work,” said

Seth Janney.

“It should be casual day every day

for teachers,” Dhane Schmelyun

suggested.

“Fashion has a great effect on the

world today. It can easily show

who you are,” Mr. Palmer said.

By Sam Seiler and Alex

Sztobryn

Fashion is a great way for people

to express themselves, but fash-

ion has changed a lot throughout

the years. In Mr. Sgrignoli’s

time, there were pacifiers worn,

baggy jeans, jerseys, and beepers

on their hips.

“If guys wore skinny jeans, and

had the long flippy hair and

looked like a girl when I was in

school, you would get beat up

and shoved in a locker,” said Mr.

Sgrignoli. “Now it’s like kids

just got out of bed and came to

school.”

When Mr. Lawhead was a teenager, he

said there were slappy wrist bands, jelly

shoes, and Starter Jackets. “Now kids

these days dress like trash. I dress better

than all these kids,” he said

But have you ever wondered what

teachers wear out of school? Mr. Wild-

isin says, “I’m usually dressed like you:

Abercrombie, Aeropostale. My wife

loves to shop, like any other girl, so my

kids and I are usually styling. “

“I’m usually dressed with Athletic Per-

formance stuff, and some sort of swag,”

Faculty Flashback on Fashion

D o S po r t s a nd Tea c h er s Go Tog e th er ?

Haven’t you ever wanted to know what sports teachers played when they were in school? Our

teachers here at E.H.M.I.S. played…

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Football Track

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field

Basketball Cross

Country

Cheerleading Band Volleyball Baseball Field

Hockey

Mr. Grin-

dle

Mr. Grin-

dle

Mr.

Heist

Mrs.

Arnold

Mrs.

Heller

Mrs.

Klansek

Mr.

Heist

Mr.

Wildasin

Miss

Becker

Mr. Heist Mrs.

Heller

Mr. Myers Miss

Becker

Ms.

Weaver

Mrs.

Bixler

Mr. Palmer Mr. My-

ers

Mr. Lawhead Miss

Roach

Mrs.

Bixler

Mr.

Wildasin

Miss

Roach

Mrs. James Mrs.

James

Mrs.

James

Mrs.

Bixler

Mrs.

Bixler

Mr. Wildasin

Mr.

Palmer