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opinions Students and teachers share their opinions on re-quired reading for English classes, p. 9.

student lifeSenior Noah Montgomery tries to woo bachelorette Anna Korroch while ice skating, p. 12.

featureDifficulties of having a loved one in the military discussed, p. 10.

newsKMC alumna Christina Campagnola’s documen-tary shows at the Tallgrass Film Festival, p. 4.

sportsSenior pommie Abby Wagle is featured this month in Inside the Lines, p. 17.

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Huffing, sniffing, bagging — these are common words to describe the abuse of inhalants such as permanent markers and spray paint. Inhalants appeal to teenagers the most because they are generally cheaper and easier to obtain than illegal drugs, according to researchers at George Washington University.

Hank* said he began huffing as a freshman.

“Some of my friends wanted me to try it, so I was like, ‘Well, why not?’” he said. “It was a way to escape stuff for a while and not have to think about it.”

That escape can seriously affect the health of an inhalant-abuser: short-term negative effects can include paranoia, unconsciousness and coma. Over a longer period of use, there is also a chance of heart arrhythmia, blindness and respiratory depression according to the American Council for Drug Education. Inhalant abuse can also affect mental health.

“It destroys your brain,” social science teacher Renee LaFever said. “Once you lose that, you can’t get it back. That’s what people don’t get.”

Permanent brain damage can lead to worsened memory, intense mood swings, tremors and seizures. Hank,

however, is not concerned about the effect huffing has on his health or how addictive it might be.

“I know other people say it is [addictive], but I don’t think so,” he said. “I know I can stop. I just care

about how it makes me feel.”

Huffing produces a high that in many ways resembles getting drunk according to healthunit.org. Hank

described it differently, though.“[Huffing] is different than other

things,” he said. “[It’s] kind of thrilling but confusing. It’s just something that takes everything away, like a different view of life.”

Millions of other teenagers experience this “different view of life,” too. According to inhalant.org, more than 2.6 million teenagers use an inhalant each year. By eighth grade, 25 percent of students have used an inhalant. Even though Hank said he feels fine after huffing, he agrees that inhalant abuse can become an issue.

“I think it’s becoming an epidemic,” he said. “A lot of kids just do it to get away from their [other problems]. Since they’re getting more and more stressed, it’s becoming really popular.” - CAROLINE ENGLE

“[Huffing] is different than other things. [It’s] kind of thrilling but confusing. It’s just something that takes everything away, like a different view of life.”

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8.1% of students have huffed91.9% students who say they have never huffed11.6% of students consider huffing a problem at KMC67.2% students believe huffing is addictive33.1% students know a student who has huffed

HIGHInhalant abuse most prevalent in teens, causes negative health effects

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In her documentary, Kingdom Incorporated, Christina Campagnola, class of 2009, attempts to show viewers just how much control The Walt Disney Company has in the average consumer’s life. In Kingdom Incorporated, Campagnola demonstrates how Disney sells a dream, then makes money by providing consumers with temporary happiness.

“I set out to reveal the type of control Disney has over children, families and ultimately the world,” Campagnola said. “[Disney] controls society by what we buy, give to our children, what we wear, listen to and what we think.”

Campagnola was inspired to create Kingdom Incorporated when she wanted to make a documentary over the Disney artist Pogo. Pogo takes remixes the soundtracks of animated Disney movies to make a new form of music. Disney commissioned him to make a mix for the movie Up, but put limits on his creativity. Campagnola said this made her realize how much influence Disney has on the individual, so she and her partner Lauren Brinkman decided to investigate the type of control Disney holds over society.

The film was shown at the Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita Oct.21.

“The Tallgrass Film Festival is what inspired me to pursue film as a career,” Campagnola said. “It was an amazing feeling to have my film selected to screen in my hometown at the festival, which was essentially the birthplace of my dream.”

During her time at Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Campagnola was a student in the Mass Communications class, and served as the Editor-in-Chief for the DVD yearbook her senior year. Campagnola said journalism introduced her to the world of storytelling, and the class helped her realize her passion for filming people in their natural environments. She was a dedicated student and put a lot of thought into her work, adviser Ashley Watkins said.

“[Campagnola] was always creative when it came to video ideas and ways to shoot,” Watkins said. “She saw more than an ordinary [school event]; she was always looking for ways to make it interesting.”

During her time as a student at the Florida State University

English teacher wins KAKE’s Golden Apple Award

KMC alumna produces documentary exploring effects of Disney

Patient. A good listener. Sensitive. According to her students, all of these adjectives describe English teacher Clair Pennycuff, who was honored with the Golden Apple Award Oct.12. According to kake.com, this award is presented to teachers who have “gone beyond the call of duty for our children.” Reporters from KAKE News came during her eighth block to present the award.

“It’s humbling [to win this award] because I always think about what else I could do to be a better teacher,” Pennycuff said. “It’s rewarding to know that my hard work paid off.”

Teachers who win this award are featured on KAKE news every Saturday at 6 p.m.and in the Wichita Eagle. Along with the Golden Apple, Pennycuff received a Papa John’s pizza party for her class and $250 in cash from Papa John’s. Haddock

Computer Center also presented $250 to Principal Chris Bloomer.

“I feel that we have great faculty and it was a very special treat to have one of them recognized for the Golden Apple,” Bloomer said. “Mrs. Pennycuff is an incredible teacher who works diligently to engage students in her subject. I believe that most, if not all, of her students know that she cares about them as individuals as well as students and it is that characteristic that makes her one of the area’s best.”

Senior Taylor Mitchell nominated Pennycuff for the award by filling out a form on KAKE’s website in early September.

“[I nominated her] because I think she’s a good teacher,” Mitchell said. “She puts her students before herself and she always makes sure to spend her time explaining concepts to students that don’t understand.”

College of Motion Picture Arts, Campagnola has had the opportunity to see the production of a film from every aspect. By the time she graduates, she will have directed four narrative short films and one documentary. Along with these productions, Campagnola was involved in 50 other films as a producer, production designer, a director of photography, editor and sound editor.

“Film school has helped me get my documentary out into the world by giving me the opportunity to send it to film festivals around the world,” Campagnola said. “Kingdom Incorporated has been screened at the American Pavilion at the Cannes festival, and many other places.”

Campagnola is currently working on two documentaries outside of her normal film school projects. Her ultimate goal in the business side of filmmaking is to help bring the films of successful and talented filmmakers to the world.

“Being involved in this aspect of film was never my intention,” Campagnola said, “but after experiencing it I realized it was the best for my personality.”

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IN HONOR OF HER TEACHING ABILITIES, Clair Pennycuff receives the Golden Apple Award from a KAKE News representative Oct. 12.

AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, Christina Campagnola (far left) and her doc-umentary crew attend a premiere for their film, Kingdom Incorporated.

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SparkNotes, Shmoop, CliffsNotes — all are effective websites to help students better understand novels read in English class. Accordingly, 33 percent of Kapaun Mt. Carmel students use these websites for this purpose, according to a survey of 132 students Oct. 24. In contrast, however, 26 percent of KMC students do not read the novel at all; instead, they skip straight to a summary. Rather than doing this, however, students should manage their time wisely and read the assigned novels.

Often, it is far more convenient to read a summary. Easy to access, quick to read and understand, these websites can prevent tight situations such as failing quizzes, tests or book reports. They give excellent summaries, so students will probably be semi-successful or may even do better on whatever quiz or test they may take than if they had read the book. The question is, however, is it better to be semi-successful or to be honest?

As summary websites become

more available to students, many take advantage of the convenience of reading these rather than the actual novel. Doing what is easy, however, is not always the most prudent option. It may be hard to find time to complete homework, but it is a

student’s obligation and reading is part of homework. Also, it is far more satisfying to actually read and complete a novel than to “SparkNote it.” This avoids cheating

and leads to less guilt and better grades. SparkNotes, Shmoop and CliffsNotes are beneficial websites, but they are misused too often.

Time management is the key. Rather than put oneself in a time crunch and turn to these summary websites, read a little bit every night to finish the novel on time. Instead of being part of the 26 percent who do not complete the reading, be one of the 33 percent who use the websites for extra help. This will lead to more honesty, less cheating, less guilt and ultimately more success.

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Buy me a dog, snake, turtle, bird, hamster, rabbit or even a lizard. Ba-sically, any animal but a cat. Maybe there is some secret among pro-cat people I do not know, because I cannot

think of any reasons someone would want one.

Dogs are loyal and excellent protectors. They play around. The good ones comfort their sad owners. Rabbits hop around, and it is fun to play with their floppy ears. Hamsters at least run on a wheel. Cats, however, just eat, sleep and relieve them-selves. What is a cat good for?

Shedding all over the place, sure. Waking me up from peaceful sleep

because they are hungry for the 10th time – that too. Our former cat,

Hercules, lived outside, except when he snuck into the house. Out of five beds he could have chosen to nap on, he chose the allergic person’s bed. He contaminated my bed with cat hairs and dirty paws every time.

Cats always seem to be in the way. He loved jumping right on top of my homework. Oh, but he thought it was OK because he was comfy and he did

not think I was doing anything im-portant anyway. Then, when I would pull into the driveway, Hercules would not move. It looked as though he was tempting me to run over him. I guaran-tee if cats are in the way, it is you who has to move to accommodate.

Where dogs may protect us if there is a stranger around, cats disappear. When everything is OK for them, they will come back to continue to beg for endless petting. When I did give in and pet Hercules, he bit me. I never knew what he wanted from me. This is their personality exactly: the world revolves around them. They are prima donnas, walking around acting like they are su-perior. As far as loyalty goes, Hercules always went to any person with food. They think the owner is just there for feeding them and for nothing else.

Speaking more moderately, I would say that I think kittens are very adorable. That does not change their annoying qualities. They are cute for five minutes, any more than that and all cuteness is out the window. Until one specific cat can prove me wrong and convert me, I will remain anti-cat.

Cats: the worst kind of entertainment, companionship

“Yes and no. If it is a book I really like then I’ll spend hours reading page after page. When we are assigned books I don’t take an interest in then I will skim through the pages to get general information.”

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“Yes, I do read them because I feel the best way to learn all of the information is to read the book. I love reading and so I enjoy it as well.”

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“I read them only if I really need to because I have other things to do and they are almost never interesting.”

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Yes. I really enjoy reading and English class is a good way to read classic books that are actually good. I also like reading them because when you give a report on the book, it’s easier to write about it.”

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“I do enjoy reading The Alchemist. The book has many little quips that can be applied to our lives as we go on our per-sonal journeys in life.”

- teacher Angela Etheredge

“It’s a good book that teaches you to lis-ten to your heart. It shows that someone must have love to gain happiness.”

- freshman Meg Dionisi

“The first time I read [Fahrenheit 451] when I got here, I had few positive impressions related to the book. As I have continued to read it each year, I have gained a greater appreciation of Bradbury’s insight into our society’s desire for instant gratification.”

- teacher John Kadel

“It was a really good book. It explained what could happen in the future at the rate we are going. Normally, I do not like science fiction but this book I re-ally liked!”

- sophomore Ashlyn Ries

“[The Loved One has a] pretty vicious satire of the American obsession with death and avoiding the realities of death.” - teacher Patricia Raglin

“I did not like the book. It had very dry humor and seemed unrealistic. The occupations that the characters had were very odd.”

- senior Alex Lutz

“[The Crucible] shows how ignorance and good intentions can interweave to destroy lives. It is also relevant today when fear of the terrorists, or any other irrational emotions over other people, can lead to hasty and prejudiced judg-ments.”

- teacher Maria Butler“I think that it’s interesting because it deals with witchcraft. Puritans are a part of our history because they helped colonize America.”

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SparkNotes: AThe “No Fear” section of SparkNotes provides simplified ver-sions of many difficult novels. Not only does this include all of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, but it also contains many other works such as The Scarlet Letter, Beowulf, A Tale of Two Cities and Heart of Darkness.

The site includes not only academic help, but celebrity gossip as well. As someone who is easily distracted, this made it more dif-ficult for me to focus on studying the matter at hand.

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CliffsNotes: A+There are many subjects on this site other than literature. Whether one needs help in calculus, foreign languages, physics, writing or accounting, this site has it all. With over 38 different class subjects, CliffsNotes is prepared to help with any need a student might have.

The literature section does not have as many novels as some of the other sites do. It has all of the common books read in Eng-lish classes, but if a student is reading a more recent or unknown novel, this site will probably not have a study guide on it.

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Pink Monkey: CPink Monkey contains many recent novels, in addition to older, classic reading. There are many new titles, and the site continually adds new novels in order to help students as much as possible.

The layout of this site is very difficult to navigate and visually un-appealing. I quickly became bored while reading summaries as they were unable to keep me engaged. If students get distracted easily, this is not the site for them.

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Shmoop: AShmoop has the most extensive test prep section. It has helpful explanations, tips, and information about the PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP tests and college entrance tests. In addition to this, it has sample tests for purchase that one can download straight to his or her computer, rather than going to the bookstore and buying them.

This site does not include information on very many school sub-jects. It contains literature, basic math and a few sciences, but if a student needs help in something other than that, he or she will have to resort to another site.

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The war in the Middle East may seem far away to some safe American citizens, but others feel its effects at home. In honor of Veterans Day this month, several members of the Kapaun Mt. Carmel community share stories about family members who have sacrificed their time and effort to serve the United States.

Students, teacher discuss family members in military, effects on home life

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Sophomore Morgain Lohmeyer

A new home, a new school, the absence of both parents

— all affected sophomore Morgain Lohmeyer this year.

Lohmeyer said her father had been deployed for four

months and will be gone for 18.

“We’ve never had a close relationship because he’s al-

ways gone,” she said. “[My dad being gone] makes me feel

alone.”This is, however, the first tim

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ployed; she will be gone for 12 months.

“I was shocked [when I heard they were both leaving],”

she said. “I couldn’t say anything. The time passes if y

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don’t think about it too much.”

Junior Kalen Goodman

Junior Kalen Goodman, whose brother is in the Air

Force and has been in Korea since May, said he first knew he

wanted to join the military in sixth grade.

“It’s the best thing [for me to do],” he said. “It’s the only

thing I really want to do.”Goodman said the importance of joining the military

right out of high school (as opposed to going to college be-

fore) depends on the person. He said he could have joined

reserve duty and gone to college, but would rather go into

active duty as soon as possible.

“The military gives me a way to go into [anything I

want],” he said. “It’s always been my only option.”

Senior Kate Watson For many students, the air show in September was entertain-

ing to watch from afar; for senior Kate Watson and her family, it was a unique and memorable event in which her sister Kylee was sworn into the Air Force by the Thunderbird pilots.

“I was very excited,” she said. “It was an honor; I’m very proud of her.”

Watson said she is accustomed to the idea of Kylee being gone often, since her father has been in the Air Force for 21 years and was deployed once again a month ago.

“I’m very proud to say he’s my dad and I’m proud of what he does,” she said. “It’s hard, but you get used to it.”

Watson said she and her sister always had to do more around the house growing up, and that the house always feels emptier in general when her dad is gone.

“We only have one parent to go to [when something’s wrong], since we never know when he’s going to call or how long he’ll take to respond to an e-mail,” she said.

Watson said she never wanted to be a part of the military when she was young, but has recently considered joining in the medical field. She said she is proud of her family, and part of her wants to do what her dad and sister do.

“It is a sacrifice for a family to send someone in [to the mili-tary] knowing it could risk their life,” Watson said.

Science teacher Jo Mittman

Helping her children adapt to new schools alone, allow-

ing the lawn to go unmowed — these are simple troubles sci-

ence teacher Jo Mittman had to adjust to when her husband,

Greg, was deployed in 2010. He spent a year at the Navy base

in Djibouti, Africa, but is currently home.

“Of course you’re always glad when they’re back, but

it’s almost like you have to make space in your life again,”

Mittman said. “But when it’s a successful mission, they know

they’ve done something right, which is nice.”

Mittman said Greg makes good pay, but she has to be

organized and let certain things go when he is not home. She

said Greg liked being proactive in Africa and working in coun-

tries that really want help, as opposed to Iraq.

“He wanted to go [to Africa] and I knew it would be a

better opportunity for him because he would be the guy in

charge,” Mittman said. “He wanted a better shot at making a

difference.”Mittman said her husband joined the military right after

high school in 1987, but this is not necessarily best for every-

one wanting to join.“It depends on the kid,” she said. “We’ve had students

who have done extraordinarily well going into active duty or

military academies.”

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This month’s bachelor, senior Noah Montgomery, took Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s bachelorette, senior Anna Korroch, on a unique date. Readers chose Wichita Ice Sport for the venue by online poll on kmccrusade.com. Montgomery picked Korroch up for ice skating Oct. 28, but he also had a few tricks up his sleeve.

“I chose ice skating before I even saw the online poll,” Montgomery said. “It went really well. I definitely think she will want to go on another date with me again.”

Montgomery first took Korroch to lunch at Caffe Modern in Old Town before the couple skated.

“It was so fun,” Korroch said. “I haven’t laughed that hard in a while. Noah fell while we were ice skating, which was pretty funny. He’s such a sweetheart.”

Knowing Korroch loves coffee, Montgomery took her to Starbucks as a final surprise.

Korroch’s last suitor was junior Ross Puritty. With an extremely well-planned date, Puritty outdid the first bachelor, senior Blake Torline, and Korroch ranked him in first place last month. Montgomery said he knew he needed to work hard to compete with Puritty’s extravagance.

“Blake’s date was nice and laid back, and Ross’s was pretty fancy,” Montgomery said. “When I saw how those dates went, I knew I really had to step it up. I was under a little bit of pressure.”

Korroch said her dates with Puritty and Montgomery are hard to compare because they were both so good.

“I want the future dates to be just as well-planned and fun as they have been,” Korroch said. “So far, they have all been with great guys.”

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1. AT YEK MARKET DAY, senior Hannah Glasgow and junior Ju-lia Taylor purchase puppy chow from junior Malerie Davied Oct. 30. “We did well,” Davied said. “It was crazy, especially during C lunch.”

2. PERFORMING IN SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM, the cast poses at the end of Act I. The show ran from Nov. 8-10. “It was so much fun,” senior Anne Hickerson said. “I loved our fancy costumes.”

3. DURING BATTLE OF THE BANDS, senior Raven Culver and ju-nior Sam Genillo play together Nov. 3. “I ended up singing a ca-pella, which was a little awkward,” Culver said. “I’d do it again if I could. I’d never done it before.”

4. PLAYING MANPUFF VOLLEYBALL, senior Jack Strickland spikes the ball over the net Nov. 6. The seniors won first place at l/manpuff and at powderpuff the following day. “It was basically a seniors vs. seniors match,” Strickland said. “It was amazing.”

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Blessed Sacrament’s CYO partici-pates in many events, including a No-vember lock-in, a ski trip to Colorado in January and a mission trip to Denver in March.This mission trip is sponsored by Christ in the City.

“We go to Denver and talk to the homeless people in the streets,” junior Marie Baldessari said. “They are really grateful because no one has talked to them for a really long time. On the second day we help out at a school with whatever work they need done and on the last day we go hiking.”

This CYO is mostly run by the kids, with Fr. Ben Green attending and super-vising the meetings. A board of students meet every month to plan the upcoming events.

“CYO is a way to be with your friends in a positive environment, with people who share your values,” Baldessari said. “It’s important for high schoolers to be involved in their parish.”

St. Thomas Aquinas’ CYO meets ev-ery Monday night and concentrates their activities around local stewardship. Many of their projects include helping Fr. Dan Duling do work around the church or school. This group also saves up its mon-ey to go on one camping trip during the year and the March for Life. Each meeting also features a guest speaker..

“I feel that CYO brings me closer to God through the talks with speakers each week and the fellowship with those who go, because they are really good people,” junior Krissy Pfeiffer said. “What I like best about [CYO] is that I get to surround myself with people who will lead me clos-er to Christ. It is a break from the stress of the week and it is important for people to have someone they can go to with their

problems.”Magdalen’s MAX youth group meets

every Sunday night. This group focuses more on the formation of the young soul, rather than on service projects.

“Our youth group is more based around spiritual advancement for high school youth,” senior Logan McCully said.

“[MAX] brings me closer to God through the prayer we do, the leaders we have and the positive example they set for us.”

McCully said he feels involvement in MAX allows one to get to know a more di-verse group of people and also prepares the individual spiritually for adulthood.

“Sometimes people always assume that anything that has to do with religion is completely boring, when in actuality it is a lot of fun.” McCully said. “People the same age getting together, having fun and worshiping God at the same time.”

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“[Boys bowling is] fun. You get to watch your friends

play, and support your school. We don’t really get

a ton of people to come watch us, but whenever we do it always seems to help us out a lot. It’s just a fun

sport to play.”-junior boys bowler

Daniel Kelly

“People should watch bas-ketball because we have

a lot of expectations from last year and we are getting better and it’s fun to watch. It is the best sport because we have a lot of camarade-rie on the team, plus coach

Marvin Estes is like the best coach ever.

-sophomore girls basketball player

Grace Hagan

“[Girls bowling is] really kind of fun to watch, just

because anything can happen. You have to be focused and dedicated, but with other sports it’s

really mentally and physi-cally exhausting [as well], but you’re just having fun

when you bowl.”-junior girls bowler

Natalie Meitzner

“[Wrestling] just takes the most willpower; we have

to work out when we’re de-hydrated. It’s the toughest physical sport. It can also get pretty intense. Most

schools have at least a few good matches; it will come

down to the wire, along with the duel.”

-junior wrestlerParker Howell

“People should watch bas-ketball because it is excit-ing and there are different plays every game. I think

basketball is the best sport because we have a really good team. We also have very athletic players that

help get people involved.”-senior boys

basketball playerDamien Akao

“People should watch swimming because it is re-ally fast-paced. It is some-

thing new and exciting because there is constantly someone winning. I think it is the best sport because it is one of the most chal-

lenging.”-senior boys swimmer

Calvin Lies

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What makes a good fan is someone who is always being positive and cheering not only for their best friends but the entire team. A good fan [goes] to all the games and supports KMC. Your goal should be to lose your voice by the time the game is over. You must get inside the other team’s head, without crossing the line, of course. Always show class and sportsmanship, no matter

what the score.

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Whether she is capturing freshmen and bringing them to football conditioning, dancing at pom camp, attending a “pre-game” dinner or warming up on the sidelines, senior pommie Abby Wagle is a leader on the squad.

“As a leader, I try to be someone that the younger girls look up to and someone they can come to if they have trouble with anything,” Wagle said. “I think I lead well, but at the same time, I try to bring a more relaxed feel to practice.”

Junior Abby Louis said Wagle pays indi-vidual attention to each team member, giving them good, positive, constructive corrections.

“Abby is a wonderful leader,” coach Tiffany Cohlmia said. “She is not loud and in the other girls’ faces but is very quiet and positive.”

Wagle dances in the Elite Company at Kan-sas Dance Academy. Wagle also received an All-American Team nomination at pom camp this past year.

“Abby has some wonderful strengths that

she brings to the squad,” Cohlmia said. “I think her greatest strength is her dance technique. Skills come very natural to her.”

Wagle said her favorite dance she has per-formed as a pommie was either the routine per-formed at the pep rally last year with the senior boys, or the Homecoming dance from last year because of the crowd’s reaction.

“Abby has so much talent as both a dancer and a leader,” Louis said. “The team will miss her energy when she goes to college.”

Wagle is undecided about whether she will dance in college, but she hopes dancing will al-ways be in her life.

“I have thought about trying out for college dance teams, but it is a huge time commitment,” Wagle said. “I am still keeping my options open, I hope that wherever my future takes me I can al-ways dance because I am very passionate about it and it makes me happy.”

What Makes a Good Fan?

-AMANDA SCHMITZ

-senior Greg Papadelis

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1. “Beating Bishop Carroll on their senior night was probably one of the most exciting games that we’ve played all season. Both Carroll and Kapaun had huge crowds, and it was a really intense game and everyone on our team played amazing the entire time.” -junior volleyball player Gabby Torline 2. “My favorite memory would probably be the first victory we had over West. I had three touchdowns that game, and I felt happy that I helped the team.” -junior football player Steven Young 3. “We were previewing the cross country

course at state when our coach [John Kornelson] jumped out at us amongst the trees and scared us all. It was funny because it lightened the mood and was out of coach’s character. -junior cross country runner Malerie Davied 4. “It was not so much one memory, but all the memories I had with my team. We had fun with each other and we built up each other up instead of tearing each other down.” -junior cross country runner Nolan Hesse 5. “After beating Northwest, I felt like the happiest person because we [knew] that after the win we [had] a chance to win the City League.” -senior soccer player Thomas Le 6. “[My favorite memory was] going to state. The day before, we had a practice round and we got to drive golf carts. We have to walk the holes normally, so we went crazy driving the carts and it made it so much fun. The day of state, I got done first [with my holes], so I got to cheer everybody else on.” -sophomore golfer Alex Jennings 7. “My favorite memory is all of the dinners we would have as a team and match-wise, all of the finals we played against Carroll, because they were always really intense. City League we knew that we had won seven years in a row and Carroll had all the pressure to come in and take that away from us, but we came through and beat them.” -sophomore tennis player Elizabeth Pringle

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