THE LANCE

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The student newspaper of Linganore High School

Volume 51, Issue 5 December 2013

Thanksgivukkah: Bring on the turkey, stuffing and latkes

Auditions held for new ‘lip dub’ video phenomenon

Court is now in session for Mock Trial competitions

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Ryan Stark

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Amanda Tapscott

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Brennan Nolan

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Olivia DuBro

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Hanukkah is over. What? Christmas hasn’t even begun.

The Hebrew word “Hanukkah” means “to dedicate.” The holiday is a Festival of Lights that begins on the 25th day in the month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar and lasts for eight days. Hanukkah can occur at any time from late November to late December on our traditional Gregorian calendar.

This year, Hanukkah fell

especially early, beginning at sundown on Wednesday, November 27th and ending at sundown on Thursday, December 5th.

With the second night of Hanukkah falling on Thanksgiving Day, some Jewish Americans referred to the holidays as “Thanksgivukkah.”

A s s u m i n g people celebrating Thanksgiving will continue following the Gregorian calendar without modification

and the Jewish

calendar will continue on its current 19-year cycle, it will be another 70,000 years before a whole entire day of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving coincide. However, the first day of Hanukkah

and Thanksgiving will coincide again in 2070 and 2165. “[It was] weird [ c e l e b r a t i n g Hanukkah so early this year],” said junior Moe de La Viez.

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You’ve heard of break dancing, the Harlem shake, and even the continuous twerking. However, there is a new fad that has taken over YouTube. This craze is known as lip dub.

“A lip dub is a one shot video where there are different students lip singing to pre-recorded songs as they move through the school with the student body interacting in the video,” said Pat Greene, technology education teacher.

Greene wants to start a lip dub video demonstrating our outstanding school spirit.

Linganore’s lip dub auditions were held December 10th, and the video will be filmed during

a pep rally in February. Clubs

will line the hallways in a pre-determined setting with posters, signs, and sports teams. One example of a lip dub is on YouTube, Catoctin High School.

The date of the lip dub will be on February 14th, 2014. Greene has chosen three songs for the video, “Firework,”” Footloose,” and “Stronger.”

“A lot of people don’t think a lip dub is cool, but it is. You get to miss class, have fun, and even dress up,” said senior Emily Cronin, a television production member.

Greene isn’t 100% sure what they want to do for their intro, but he is thinking about having teens ride in on a tractor. They will end it in the gym, with students singing along to the song “We are Family.”

Lip dub has made its way into many competitions. One competition was which school could do the best version of “Roar” by Katy Perry.

Lakewood High School won and Katy Perry visited

Students participate in a scene from

Catoctin High School’s lip dub.

photo by Amanda Tapscott

Thanksgiving and Hannukkah traditions are mixed in the Tapscott home.

People are streaming into a courtroom. Witnesses and lawyers are taking their positions to conduct a trial, hoping to prosecute someone or help someone stay free. The trial rages on, comes to a conclusion, and everyone files

out. Except, there was no real trial: everyone

is a teenager, there are no real world consequences for the losers and the winners, and no one is being fined or going to

prison. Instead, this was a trial conducted for Frederick County’s Mock Trial program.

Mock Trial is exactly what it sounds like: a pretend trial. Participants choose either to be lawyers or witnesses for the defense or the prosecution. According to sophomore Sydney Clark, on trial days, “It’s exactly like a normal trial, except with no jury.” It’s comparable to a traditional debate club in a sense, except with predetermined paths of argument.

photo by Ryan Stark

Garrett Wiehler and

Haley Twillman

prepare questions for

use in the trial.

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Opinion

For most people, Christmas time means twinkling lights, cheerful music, hot cocoa, and gifts under the decorated tree. When we were younger, Christmas meant a visit from THE MAN, the myth, the legend, Santa Claus.

Yes,Linganore, there is a Santa

Just because you can't see something, doesn't mean it doesn't exist

“”~Charlie Calvin,

The Santa Clause (1994)

courtesy of Callia

Tweedell

A young Callia Tweedell opens presents.

As children, we were told that Santa was a man with a white beard and a red suit who lived at the North Pole. On the night of Christmas Eve, he flies with his

sleigh and reindeer to everyone’s homes to shimmy down the chimneys and leave us gifts… if we are good.

Looking at this whole scenario as a teenager seems a little creepy. A man comes down your chimney – I don’t even have a chimney in the first place, so I guess

he just walked on in the front door with his universal key – to give you gifts and eat the cookies and milk you left out for him.

When we were younger our innocent minds let us believe in the wildest things, Kris Kringle being one of them. As we got older, some of us stopped believing, and the magic of Santa Claus deteriorated.

“I triple dog dare ya!” Everyone remembers this hilarious scene from the classic holiday movie, A

Christmas Story.

Marissa de La Viez

Reporter

Wouldn’t it be exciting to see your Spring schedule loaded with fun electives like space class and kickboxing? Everyone would love coming to school. The thing is, you’re required to include all of the basic core classes such as English, math, history, and science. And when it comes to electives, choices are pretty run-of-the-mill.

For example, like most high schools, FCPS offers art, photography, h o r t i c u l t u r e ,

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Ladies, we all know you need another excuse to get dolled up. Guys we all know you need an excuse to get close to girls. Would you be interested in going to a winter dance?

There are no official plans in the

works. Why not?S o p h o m o r e s

Lindsay Novesal and Rachel Huston said they would go to a winter dance simply just to have the excuse to dress up. When discussing it further they admitted “The dance would have to have a fun theme such as winter wonderland, black and white, or even a masquerade!”

Spencer Young attended his first

Abby Ryan

Reporterhigh school dance this year and said he would attend another dance because he enjoyed Homecoming so much.

If students are so keen on the idea, why haven’t we had one in recent years?

According to Mr. Jeremy Brown, SGA advisor, this is due to the fact that students simply don’t make it a priority or seem interested.

Previous dance failures contradict the majority of current students who are saying they would attend a winter dance.

Senior and president of the SGA Dan Beck said, “If it was a benefit dance, I

believe not only would more people come, but also it would raise awareness for

the benefit as well.”

He continued to say it would be up to the leaders of each class to find out what themes

students would be interested in.

If a student wanted to plan a dance, he/she wouldn’t necessarily have to depend on the SGA. This could be a service learning project, where the student could get a club or class to sponsor the event.

Winter dance themes could include a Winter Formal, Snow Ball, Sweetheart or Queen of Heart dance for Valentine’s Day, or even a Sadie Hawkins where the girls ask the guys.

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c u l i n a r y , woodshop, etc…. While they are all great classes, some students want more

motivation to

You cuddle up on the couch with a mug of hot chocolate and a big blanket. The tree is up; the decorations have been hung; and a warm fire is crackling. However, there is

something missing from that cozy holiday feeling. You turn on the television and see many Christmas movies and specials playing on different channels, but which one do you choose?

Everybody has their favorites that they can’t miss on television each year; they add on to the Christmas cheer during this time of the year. The Lance has chosen our top ten can’t-miss Christmas specials and movies to share with you.

Top 10 must-see Christmas movies

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Instead of dreaming IN class, dream ABOUT class

Phoebe Kolsar

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roll out of bed in the morning.

Imagine how refreshing it would be to see electives offered such as yoga or Pilates for those who are not into strength training, yet still want to exercise. How about a home improvement /DIY (do it yourself) class for those who have a creative craving but want more “hands on” projects than drawing, painting and photography?

Is it even necessary to add more “fun” classes to an already academically-challenging schedule? Could it take away

focus from AP classes? An article from the New York Times published in October reported, “Letting people learn what they love rather than dictating what they should be learning creates a more positive learning environment.”

This has the potential to benefit

grades in core classes because students would come to school eager to participate in activities and could be more motivated to get through the day.

According to the New York Times, Cardio fitness,

advanced Java programming and Mandarin are just a few of the classes introduced at Briarcliff High (NY) as well as Westchester High (CA).

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Almost every shopping center has a Starbucks; coffee has become a normal part of today’s culture. The drink that used to be considered an “adult drink” has seen an increase in popularity among young people and that has caused the FDA to investigate what effects it can have on them.

In a consumer update, an FDA spokesperson said, “We need to better understand caffeine consumption and use patterns and determine what a safe level for total consumption of caffeine is.”

While the FDA wants to try to find ways to limit caffeine consumption by teens, they agreed that putting an age restriction on caffeine would be very complicated and it isn’t really a priority right now.

Even though the FDA won’t be placing an age restriction on caffeine, it does have some adverse health effect. In a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers found that 75% of children surveyed consumed caffeine on a daily basis, and the more caffeine the children consumed, the less they slept.

Then you’re on the road with a car driving around, right? For many teens there is a big factor increasing in getting a license, the expense. Most seem to look past the fact that getting a license has a price and that many teens cannot afford it.

Not being able to pay for driving school and then insurance

Driving school. Practice.Driving test.License.

paycheck is an issue; walking to work every day becomes an option as well as relying on someone else to give rides.

Along with this comes getting to school. If students miss the bus, how do they get to school? Also, families with no car are then unable to go to after school activities, or club sports.

H i g h unemployment and the rising costs of driving are putting the brakes on teen driving, says a report from the Insurance Institute for Highway

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It has been more than four years since the official end of the Great Recession, yet most American workers’ pay has not been increased. The cost of living is continuing to rise while salaries remain stagnant, making greater numbers of Americans susceptible to poverty.

Originally, the federal minimum wage was enacted to keep American workers out of poverty

and increase customer purchasing power in order to stimulate the economy. However, the value of the minimum wage has fallen sharply over the past 40 years.

The federal minimum wage was last increased on July 24th, 2009 when it rose from $6.55 to $7.25. Before this, it had been stuck at $5.15 for 10 years. It has made it almost impossible to combat the decreasing value of the dollar when

the federal minimum wage is raised so slightly and takes a while to increase. Currently, the federal minimum wage translates to a mere $15,080 salary for a full-time year-round worker. Considering that the average American spends between $1,333 and $1,600 a year on gas and Electricity.

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Hike in minimum wage heats debate

$7.25 $8.00 $8.25 $9.19Maryland California Illinois Washington

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“A Nationwide Insurance report says households

have to put out

an extra $3,100 each

year to allow teens

to drive”

is one thing, but this can cause a chain r e a c t i o n . No license means no job; of course p a r e n t s can drive, but then it has to work with their s c h e d u l e as well. It creates a vicious cycle that makes an impact on every part of an individual’s life.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention from 1996 to 2012 the number of high-school seniors with licenses dropped by 12% to 73%.

It’s more than just a matter of age when it comes to driving. Teens have said, “My life would be so much easier if I can drive. I can’t wait till I’m old enough,” but for another part of the teens, driving is not just the fact that they’re not old enough. It’s the lack of money.

One senior understands. Her family can’t afford the driving process, or even a car.

For many Americans including this senior, earning a

S a f e t y ' s H i g h w a y Loss Data Institute.

T h e s t u d y r e v i e w e d insurance data on i n s u r e d t e e n a g e d r i v e r s and found the drop in

teen driving coincided with the prolonged economic slowdown.

Paying for their own cars, gas and insurance is hard if teens can't find a job. At the same time, kids who count on mom and dad to help them may be out of luck if their parents have been affected by the recession.

What else can be harmed from the decrease of teen drivers? Insurance companies, they are seeing revenue drop as families delay teen driving.

N a t i o n w i d e Insurance report says households have to put out an extra $3,100 each year to allow teens to drive, if their even able to afford it. Gas prices are rising, and everything else seems to be getting more expensive as well.

Driving: One costly luxury

Caffeine also increases heart rate and blood pressure and could negatively affect a child's developing neurological and cardiovascular systems, a 2011 report from The American Academy of Pediatrics stated. The report also stated that children ages 6 to 10 consume caffeine eight out of 10 days on average.

Should coffee be a controlled substance?Kobi Azoulay Reporter

Deer, goose, duck, and turkey: there are so many delicious animals we eat, especially at the holidays. There is one problem: they aren’t just going to walk into the oven. You have to get up at the crack of dawn just to drive to the location, AND THEN you have walk who knows how many feet to a tree stand just to text all day until something walks by.

Deer firearm season opened on the 30th of November. The season is very short, lasting only from November 30th through December

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Winter athletes gear up for new season

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The author and her idol, Cody Simpson.

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Coach Kraft thinks the boys will take “positive steps” from last year. He says that the team has worked hard to get ready for the season.

“We have a good style of play with the personnel…. We’ve also worked on conditioning.”

As for the girls, new coach Kathryn Linehan plans to lead the Lancers to a strong season. Linehan played for the Lancers until she graduated in 2002. As a student, she led the girls to a state championship game in 2000, but lost by only four points to Dunbar.

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Catching Fire draws crowd

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Simpson releases Acoustic Sessions

Students go for big game

Catching Fire, the sequel to the movie The Hunger Games, was in theaters everywhere on November 22, 2013. Starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, the movie is set six months after the last Hunger Games on the day of the Victory Tour. Catching Fire covers a wide range of genres, including adventure, science fiction,

A u s t r a l i a n artist Cody Simpson released his much anticipated The Acoustic Sessions on November 19th, 2013. This five song EP, his third, covers four of his own tracks from previous albums, including “Pretty Brown Eyes,” “La Da Dee,” “All Day,” and “Wish U Were Here” and then wraps up the EP with a cover of “Please Come Home For Christmas” by Charles Brown.

What many people don’t know is that the hockey team is actually a co-op team with TJ. Assistant coach Mrs. Ericsson said there are fewer teams than last

year throughout the county: Linganore/TJ, Urbana, Walkersville, Middletown, Oakdale, and Frederick.

One of the top players at his position in the league and possibly the county came from TJ: senior goalie Devin Shields. Freshman defenseman/forward Madison Airey says the team’s two top scorers are senior Josh Airey and junior Colin Maggi who both

Last year, the team won counties, regionals, and finished fourth in the state. The boys’ indoor track team has a lot to live up to.

Junior long distance runner Riley Mack expects the team to have a slight drop off from last year, but the team should still be able to perform. “Last year the team was more even in sprint and distance. This year we’re better at distance.”

The girls’ team looks to have a strong season as well. They finished in the top 10

at their first meet of the season with the top performances from junior Bailey Tregoning finishing second in the 1600 meter and senior McKenna Henyon finishing sixth in the 55 meter hurdles.

With the wrestling team coming off of a less than impressive last season, they are looking to improve this year. The team tied with TJ for seventh place in last year’s county championships.

The Maryland W r e s t l i n g Association ranks Linganore sixth in the county behind p o w e r h o u s e s like Urbana and Middletown.

Despite the pre-­season rankings the Lancers have 10 wrestlers returning and are looking to surprise everybody with srong leadership.

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14th, with the exception of the weekend of January 10th.

Maryland doesn’t have a “rifle season” because not all counties allow rifles;; instead it is called “firearm season.”

“I hunt with both bows and firearms, but never a rifle! I am primarily a shotgun guy,” said Daniel Chauvin, an avid hunter.

Hunting provides many benefits. “I appreciate every type of legal hunting;; including archery, muzzleloader and firearm. I enjoy the camaraderie of family and friends that goes along with hunting. I

enjoy using hunting to promote an interest in wildlife habitats and instill conservation ethics. I enjoy being out and being a part of nature, and appreciate all the beauty it offers,” said Patricia Handy, the DNR information and education program manager for Maryland.

“I missed the shot on my buck the first time, so I took a second shot as he came running at me,” said Cleveland Hall, a junior who hunts almost every weekend during the season.

romance, and action, so this movie draws in many different audiences.

Catching Fire begins as Peeta and Katniss return home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their families and close friends, embarking on a Victor’s Tour of the districts. Along the way, Katniss senses a rebellion.

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Wrestling

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