THE

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

ONDY FREE PRESS VOLUME XL, ISSUE 2
INSIDE THE ISSUE Everything Today is Thoroughly Modern
Page 2 : Chelsea Gray
Bomb Threats
Journalism Grows November 6th, 2008 at 7 kids. If the majority of the cast is to hang out with the seniors. State Fair, which was not as well
Other Energy Crisis p.m. the students of Fond du Lac boys they will select a musical This year, the freshmen don’t known throughout Fond du Lac.
Prescription Abuse High School opened the cur- with a lot of male parts. If there even ask. They just tag along.” “It depends on how we publicize
Page 3 : tains for this year’s production are a lot of good dancers in the All summer long kids trying the show. As a teacher I would also
Cell Phones of Thoroughly Modern Millie. cast, they will pick a show that out for the musical were tak- like to add that I see the kids be-
Election Results If you didn’t get the involves a lot of dancing. Danc- ing lessons in both dancing and ing more excited about this show
Gas Prices chance to attend, Thorough- ing is the way our directors went singing to prepare for this years than any other year. They may not
Counselors ly Modern Millie is a clas- this year when selecting the mu-
Center Spread : sic story placed in the 1920s. sical Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Homecoming “This year’s musical was When asked about the dance
Page 6 : filled with new things, and numbers in this year’s show,
R.I.P. America a lot of funny parts,” Julia Mrs. McVeigh said, “We have
Reading Clementi stated when asked a small amount of dancers on
Smoking Ban about this year’s musical. the stage at one time. Hope-
Anti-Patriotism Clementi played the role of fully this will create cleaner
Page 7 : Ms. Dorothy who happened to dances. I’m also hoping that
Cardinal Basketball be Millie’s friends who taught some of the dance numbers cre-
Athlete of the Month her many lessons along the way. ate a show stopping atmosphere.”
Football Wrap-Up
Fall Sports Wrap-Up Students started practicing Aside from dancing, this show
for tryouts in July, had tryouts is also full of great acting. Two of
Page 8 : in August the main
Clubs leads,
Beater of the Month and start-
Reading (cntd) ed having C a r l y
regular Preissner,
EDITORS practices playing
Nate Peltonen before Millie,
school be- and Kyle
Editor in Chief Baldauf,
Some of the cast dance away in the biggest number
gan. The
Michael Wells cast then playing tryouts. Most kids didn’t know like the way things are going, but
News continued J i m m y, what to expect when it came time they most defiantly seem excited
Mara Krumbein to prac- proved to check the callback list. Most about the show,” McVeigh said.
Center Spread tice every- their act- kids were inquiring, what makes Of course, every good musical
Lance Leque day after ing skills on good enough to get a lead? has a good set of directors work-
Sports school to the fin- “We look for people that can ing behind the scenes. This year’s
Gretta Steiner from 3:30 est degree project without a microphone. directors Cory Schneider, Sarah
Layout & Design p.m. until during Once we hear the voices and McVeigh and Deborah Zwicky
5:30 p.m., tryouts. find good fits for the characters have proven their skills as directors.
CONTRIBUTERS until early Although we create a callback list. There Every year Mr. Schneider takes
Novem- s o m e was no doubt in our mind that on this musical. And every year ev-
Chelsea Behringer ber when musicals Carlee was the perfect fit for eryone is impressed. In McVeigh’s
Gaelan Evans practices have their Millie,” McVeigh stated when words, “Simply because he crosses
were ex- fair share asked about this year’s leads. his t’s and dots his I’s, he is the key
Josh Fugate of drama In the same breath McVeigh point of making the show happen.”
tended
Jon Giblin from 3:45 behind smiled and said, “I feel very
Chelsea Gray p.m. un- Julia Clementi and Matt Baltz on stage the scenes confident with the way we
til they Kirsten casted the show this year.”
Calli Hoyt were finished run- Reddy, who played the role of Ms. Fond du Lac High School
Tyler Sommerfeldt ning through the show. Flanary, feels very confident that has always seemed to have a
Marion Thomas Why Thoroughly Modern this years cast is getting along. rather large audience for our
Millie? Well, every year the “The cast atmosphere is really musical productions. Even
Hilary Zabel musical is based off of how the working out. When I was a fresh- last year’s audience was large
directors feel it will cater to the men I would have never asked when we put on the production

Bomb Threats at Fondy?
We’ve all heard a variety of sto-
ries about bomb threats. They’ve
been written on pieces of paper,
planners, bathroom walls, and
wall by the bubbler. Some have
even been placed on myspace,
left on answering machines, or
even just by word of mouth.
The number of bomb threats
has decreased over the last
few years at Fond du Lac High
School, but there is always one
question that sticks out when a
bomb threat is made: “Why do
students make bomb threats?”
We all have our opinions on
why teenagers do these crazy
stunts. Mr. Sitter said, “I think
for the most part it’s just an at-
tention seeking, look at me, ha-
ha I’m funny ordeal. Some kids
might generally be angry and
don’t know how to handle it.”
Other reasons could be to
seek attention and/or guid-
ance, and that some students
just want to be delinquent.
Another issue comes up with
the student body too. We don’t
get to know about every single
bomb threat unless someone who
knows slips up. Everybody has
their own opinion on whether
we should get to know or not.
When asked if students should
know about every single bomb
threat, Ethan King, a senior, said,
The Other Energy Crisis
One of the growing fads in
America is energy drinks.
They’re everywhere and it seems
like ten more come out everyday.
The energy drink companies
are some of biggest sponsors at
sporting events and almost ev-
eryone has tried one. They’re
the new drug for teens. Be it the
student trying to finish that paper
late at night, or the gamer who is
trying to win his/her 40-hours-
without-sleep gaming spree.
Some of the biggest names, for
those of you that don’t know,
are Monster, Rockstar,
NoS, Bawls and Red Bull.
Companies like Bawls, ac-
tually give out free energy
drinks to LAN parties if the
participants send pictures
afterward. Red Bull does
this as well, in the Red Bull
van that may be seen some-
times driving around.
Lately, energy drink com-
panies are creating coffee
energy drinks, including
Monster, who has eight kinds
of coffee drinks, Rockstar, and
now America’s favorite coffee
shop, Starbucks, is jumping on
2 The Fondy Free Press
“No, because if we were told
about every one we wouldn’t
take them as seriously. It would
be like the boy who cried wolf.”
Some people have different views
on that because there is a chance
that it is real. We have some more
cautious people in this school,
such as Erich Beyersdorf, a ju-
nior. He feels opposite of Ethan.
Beyersdorf answered,
“Yes, because there is a pos-
sibility that it is credible.”
Then, we have people with the
same yes or no answer, but with
different explanations and reasons
for their answers. Some may think
it’s not important and some may
just be thinking if it’s helpful or not.
Mr. Sitter of the social stud-
ies pod said, “No, I don’t see
how it benefits anybody.”
He doesn’t think the same
way as Ethan, but he still doesn’t
think we should know about ev-
ery one. He’s looking out for
the best interest of the students.
Others aren’t even entirely
decided on it, because it is a
pressing issue. Is it truly im-
portant that we know or not?
Melinda Gozdziewski, a se-
nior, is somewhat in between.
“I think we should because
it’s our school, but yet it doesn’t
matter because there’s so
many of them,” she reasoned.
Gaelan Evans
the bandwagon and has started
producing coffee energy drinks.
So not only do you get your nor-
mal dose of caffeine, but a heavy
dose of guarana, L-carantine,
taurine, ginseng, and about a
pound of sugar.
It’s these ingredients that are in
energy drinks that can be poten-
tially dangerous to one’s health.
Do to the large amount of chemi-
cals and supplements in energy
drinks, that while in small amounts
and in moderated amounts of
time, can be okay. But the large
amount normally consumed
in a short period of time, can
cause things like disruption
of electrolytes, nausea, vom-
iting, and heart beat irregu-
larities. They also limit the
amount of water the body can
absorb, which can quickly
dehydrate during exercise.
So remember, even though
energy drinks are awesome,
the can be unhealthy, so it’s
okay enjoy energy drinks,
just don’t live on them.
NEWS
Mara Krumbien
Some people believe that we
do know about every one, which
some people may, but it is not
announced over the loudspeaker
every time for everyone to hear.
So, what’s the reason that we
aren’t notified every single time?
Mr. Wiltzius said, “If it’s
identified as a threat, a credible
threat, we communicate it with
the students and community.”
But how do we decide if a
bomb threat is credible or not?
We can’t get into the student’s
head and rely on just our instincts,
because one day there may be a
student that is serious. Whenever
a bomb threat is made, everybody
in the school is threatened. How
can we deem it credible or not?
Mr. Wiltzius answered, “We do
an investigation collaborating with
the police department and inter-
view as many people as possible.”
Really, is it worth it? Making
a bomb threat is an expellable of-
fense. One could risk his or her
entire education just because he or
she got angry or needed guidance.
This is not the way to go
about it. If someone needs guid-
ance, go to somebody and tell
them. Nobody should put oth-
ers at risk. We can trust certain
people around us to talk about
our problems. Nobody in this
school should feel threatened.
Prescription Drug Abuse:
In Our Own Halls? Michael V. Wells
Drug use has been a consis-
tently concerning problem for
parents with adolescent children.
Illicit substances can make their
way to teens not just by way of
drug dealers, but by the child’s
friends and even their parents.
Prescription drugs like pain
killers (Oxycontin, Vicodin, De-
merol), depressants (Valium,
Xanax, Nembutal), and stimulants
(Ritalin, Dexedrine, Adderall) are
all very legal and very danger-
ous. Children have been known to
steal these drugs from their par-
ents’ or relatives’ medicine cabi-
nets and distribute them to their
friends or whoever they wish.
Some students may bring
these drugs to school to sell
or use them while in school.
This is an issue at all high
schools including Fondy High.
“Yeah, I think it’s a growing
problem. I think that’s really due
to more kids being diagnosed
and treated with these prescrip-
tions,” claimed Fondy High As-
Construction
Construction on roads in
town has been going on here
for a long time here in Fond du
Lac. When will it end? Who
knows but the workers them-
selves. The construction that is
being done has put many people
on the edge. Getting to work
and getting home can be hard.
Eric Reed, 17 yr. old junior,
has said, “I have seen a lot of
construction work around town.
It’s hard to deal with”. It doesn’t
affect some of the students see-
ing that construction isn’t being
done in there neck of the woods.
Construction however is tak-
ing over the main streets.
Dirt, sand, and must are con-
taminating the air. Roads that
were demolished for a very
long time now have smooth
finishing’s. The end results
sistant Principal Mr. Meznarich.
Students that have gotten caught
may suffer heavy consequences in
both the short term and long term.
“I was expelled from school
for two years, referred to the dis-
trict attorney and had six months
probation,” said a Fondy High
student (who shall remain anony-
mous) who was convicted of tak-
ing Vicodin and selling it to two
other students last school year.
“During my probation, I had
to go to an AODA (Alcohol and
Other Drug Abuse) program and
had a nine o’clock curfew every
night. I also had plenty of drug
tests,” the student also mentioned.
To get accepted back into
our school the student had to
abide by a list of requirements
after completing his probation.
“The principals can search me,
my car and my locker randomly.
They can also hold random drug
tests. If I fail the tests, I get expelled
with no hearing. That goes as well
if I break any other normal school
Marion Thomas
are great; it is just very time con-
suming. A lot of machinery has
been left here and there; it’s very
dangerous for young children.
Signs are being posted to warn
us of nearby danger.
It should be known that work-
ers are working very hard to re-
pair our torn streets. They work
throughout the day to ensure
that our streets are as smooth
as a baby’s bottom.
So whenever you get frustrated with
the construction work or workers,
know that by the end, when all
is repaired, it was well worth it.
rules,” the student explained.
According to the Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy, pre-
scription drugs are only second
to marijuana in terms common
use among teens. But while mari-
juana use among teens continues
to decline each year, prescription
drug use is steadily climbing.
“I believe prescription drugs
will continue to be more and
more of a problem than any
other illegal drugs,” com-
mented Mr. Meznarich.
“There was a lot at the time
that I got in trouble and there is
still prescription drug use in our
school,” claims that same student
who got was expelled last year.
When asked about what he
would like to say to students
in our school who are involved
such activities, the student re-
sponded, “I would not advise
doing them. Be careful who
you get involved with because it
could really mess up your future.”
November 18, 2008

Cell Phones:
to be or not to be?
Nate Peltonen
Cell phone use in schools is one
of the most highly controversial
issues administrations face to-
day. On one hand it is the infor-
mation age, the technology age,
an age where people are always
connected, literally. Cell phones
are a necessary convenience for
teenagers in this day and age.
Cell phones provide a constant
link between a person and his
or her peers. Cell phones can be
used for safety purposes in times
of crisis at a school, as a daily
planner to document assignments
and project due dates, or even
as a calculator for a math class.
Students are constantly check-
ing their phones for new mes-
sages. Maybe if they saw that
they had a homework assignment
due every time they glanced at
their phones, students would
actually do their assignments.
According to Kari Wagner,
an FHS senior, “I think the cell
phone policy is mostly okay, but
I think that they should allow cell
phones in the commons, during
study halls and lunch periods.”
On the other hand the argument
against cell phone use in schools
is a formidable one. While cell
Gas Prices FallJosh Fugate
With gas finally falling below senior at Fondy High said about
three dollars again, many people finding new sources of energy.
seem to be happy to drive their
cars. But everyone remembers just low, it would pay to find some-
a few short weeks ago
when gas was above
four dollars a gallon.
No ones sure how
long gas prices are
going to be this low,
which brings up the
question, “should our
government step in
and do something to
regulate gas prices?”
“Yeah, oil com-
panies are greedy,”
Melanie Schneider, a
senior at Fondy High
said, saying that all
oil companies care
about is the money
they make off us.
If our government
doesn’t want to step
in and regulate the gas
prices, they should
invest in finding new
sources of energy for
day to day life. Too
many people were af-
fected by the gas to
let it happen again.
“Yeah we are go- Gas Prices in FDL 11/17/08
ing to be needing it
in the near future,” B.J. Cizek a
November 18, 2008
phones are convenient, they do
tend to interrupt class like when
annoying ring tones suddenly
go off in the middle of a lecture.
Also text messages have been
used for cheating on tests and
cameras have been used to take
embarrassing photographs of
kids changing in locker rooms.
There have also been a growing
number of incidents where stu-
dents have used cell phones to call
in bomb threats. Another point
against cell phone use is the fact
that they are used to spread ru-
mors and notify students of fights.
According to Ken Trump on
www.schoolsecurity.org, the
president of National School
Safety and Security Services,
“We are now dealing with ‘Gen-
eration Text’ instead of ‘Gen-
eration X’. The rumors typically
become greater than the issue,
problem, or incident itself.” The
issue of cell phone use in school
is a complex and multifaceted
problem with strong arguments
stemming from both sides.
At this point in time, cell phones
are not allowed in the vast major-
ity of schools, including FHS, but
who knows what the future holds.
If our oil supply is really that
thing new now before
we run out, or we are
just going to have
to drill the oil in our
country and live with
the consequences.
“Well if it’s cheaper
we should. That would
be the logical thing to
do. We advance so
much everyday we will
find something new to
replace it,” Melanie
Schneider said about
drilling in our country.
“Everyone has their
own opinion on what
we should do about
gas, but if we don’t
keep prices down no
one will be able to
afford it. If we don’t
find something new,
we will run out and
we won’t have cars.
No one is sure of the
solution but some-
thing needs to be done.
NEWS
The Election Results
Josh Fugate
With the possibility of this people surrounding this elec- “The fact with the lower value
election giving us the first black tion was our financial crisis. of the dollar should be compen-
president and Congress to have When asked if he thought that sated with a higher minimum
60 democrats, this was one of the Obama could fix this crisis, Erich wage, and we should heavily tax
biggest elections in U.S. history. Beyersdorf, a junior, said “No, I corporations that send jobs over-
The Democrats had a big op- don’t think either of the candidates seas,” said Justin Schrank about
portunity this election to have would be able to fix the crisis.” what other problems Obama
60 in Congress. This would al- Both candidates, McCain and should address in his term.
low them to call no filibuster. Obama, gave their ideas for what Not only are people worried
A filibuster is when someone would be the best for this country. about the well being of our coun-
would go talk about nothing re- Obama says he is going to give tax try, some don’t trust politicians. A
lated to the bill to put off vot- breaks to the working class where few people are worried if Obama
ing. The democrats fell just short McCain was going to give tax will follow through on his word.
of 60 seats with this election. breaks to big companies. Many “Yes, I think he will follow
“I think that everything should other policies were promised to through, starting in February he is
be split 50/50, giving no chance the people by both candidates. starting to bring troops home,” Er-
to a unanimous vote to a single “They would be good if he ich Beyersdorf stated about Obama
side,” Justin Schrank, a senior, could get them all to work,” an going through with what he says.
said about the possibility of anonymous student said when Now that the election is over,
Congress having 60 democrats. asked if the policies prom- we will have to wait and see what
Although the Democrats fell just ised during Obama’s campaign happens in the U.S. Whether
short of the magic 60, the White were good for our country. it is better or worse, this was a
House was won by a Democrat, The financial crisis was a big historical election with the elec-
Barack Obama. Obama is the first difference maker in this elec- tion of our first black president.
black president in U.S. history. tion, but the people were also
The biggest concern to many worried about many things.
Counselors ComeChelsea
to Fondy High
Behringer & Chelsea Gray
Due to the leaving of Mrs. Pagel Of course stepping into a school It’s tough to start working at a
and Mrs. Pahnke we have had to as large as Fondy can be quite new place and balance between
make some definite adjustments intimidating. Fortunately; both improving things in the school, and
this year at Fond du Lac High counselors were treated as though
School. Mr. Lynch and Mrs. Hes- they have been here forever.
selbarth have been working hard “Students, staff, and par-
over stepping the “boundaries.”
They are both in agree-
ment that as a school we need
this school year to show they ents have all been welcom- to find a better way to com-
can fill the shoes of the two most ing,” stated Mr. Lynch. municate with the students.
impacting counselors in the his- On the other hand Ms. Hessel- Mr. Lynch has even been asking
tory of Fond du Lac High School. barth is just beginning to learn fellow students to see how they feel
They’re started the year by run- the ropes here at the high school. about not knowing what’s going on.
ning programs and inspiring us “I’m so used to big cities. Things “We need to make ties to what
with fresh the students want and need.”
new ideas. Lynch stated when asked about
Mrs. Hes- suggestions he’s received.
selbarth Mr. Lynch and Mrs. Hesselbarth
started off are both more than happy to be at
her teach- Fondy High. They would both like
ing career in you to know that they are here to
Brooklyn, help. Not just with scheduling,
New York but with personal issues as well.
as a Span- With the help of Mr. Lynch
ish teacher. and Mrs. Hesselbarth our school
She then will make some defiant changes.
proceeded Some that will stick and some
back to Wis- that won’t. Of course you nev-
consin to do er know if something will im-
social work prove unless you try and fail.
at the lo-
cal Madison
high school.
Mr. Lynch
on the other
hand has
been a coun-
selor for nine
years. He Mr. Lynch and Mrs. Hesselbarth our new counselors
started off at
Oshkosh West where he and some here are defiantly slower paced
various students created a cartoon and much more easy going,” said
club. He then moved to Minne- Hesselbarth as she explained
sota where he worked for the next to us about her jobs in Madi-
four years until coming to Fondy. son and Brooklyn, New York.
The Fondy Free Press 3

Origin of Homecoming
Homecoming. We cele-
brate it every year…but why?
Well, when in doubt…Wikipe-
dia has the answer. This is what it
says: “Homecoming is an annual
tradition of the United States.
People, towns, high schools and
colleges come together, usually
in late September or early Oc-
tober, to welcome back former
residents and alumni. It is built
around a central event, such as a
banquet or a game of American
football, soccer, basketball, or
ice hockey. When celebrated by
schools, the activities vary wide-
ly. However, they usually consist
of a football game played on the
school’s home football field, ac-
tivities for students and alumni,
a parade featuring the school’s
marching band and sports teams,
and the coronation of a Home-
coming Queen (and at many
schools, a Homecoming King).”
Ok, so that’s WHY we cel-
ebrate this “homecoming” deal,
but how did it all start? Who
could’ve thought of something
so successful? Some more
research on Wikipedia an-
swered both of those questions.
The University of Missouri
and University of Illinois are
both known to have started
the tradition of homecoming.
In 1909, Baylor University
organized an alumni event with
the focus point being a varsity
sports matchup; however, it didn’t
materialize until six years later.
As a result, Illinois and Mis-
souri are generally given
credit for the annual event.
The University of Indiana also
held its first annual “Home-Com-
ing” event the same year, but Mis-
souri has received the most credit,
as it was recognized by the NCAA,
Trivial Pursuit and Jeopardy as be-
ing the birthplace of the tradition.
Illinois credits Clarence F.
Williams and W. Elmer Ekblaw,
two senior members of the class
of 1910, with establishing the
tradition of homecoming at their
school. The idea came to them
while they were discussing pos-
4 The Fondy Free Press
HOMECOMING HOMECOMING
Homecoming Game Girls of the Gridiron Homecoming Antics
Lance LeQue Calli Hoyt & Lance LeQue Calli Hoyt Gaelan Evans
sible ways of contributing to This year’s homecoming It was a cool October night, but mistake, and thanks to a huge run Coming back to school on Mon- the fired up seniors and sopho- Many of the students here And then I went to the game, but During an interview with head
their alma mater. Their idea re- football game was quite the Fondy was ready to heat things up. by Groeschel, they led 35-27. day, October 6, there was a differ- mores entered to get their shot. at Fondy high look forward to only ended up staying for half be- principal, Mr. Wiltzius, he ex-
sulted in Illinois’ first homecom- “slobber knocker.” The Cardi- With the rip of the Cardi- The momentum had clearly ent feel. There was excitement as Kevin Fitzgerald told his team, homecoming. Be it the chance to cause I had to perform, and then pressed that the writing on the
ing event on October 15, 1910 nals (2-4) played the Appleton nal banner, the team came leaned towards the Cardinals’ all the students were looking for- “Pain is weakness leaving the dress up and go to the dance, to me and my friends left to go ‘dec- windows wouldn’t be such a
– the football game against the East Patriots (2-4), and the win- storming onto the field. sideline at this point, and Fon- ward to what this week had to offer. body,” to get his team fired up. show their spirit at the game or orating’, ‘cause we decorate the big problem, if the writing actu-
University of Chicago. It also ner kept their playoff hopes The game began out slow, but dy went into the fourth quar- As the spirit days flew by, At the end of the game, however, to go and prank all their friends. city, with you know, toilet paper. ally had to do with homecoming.
included various alumni re- alive. The rest of the loser’s the pace picked up eventually. ter with an eight point lead. Thursday night approached. It it was the sophomores who pulled Every year it is a guarantee that It was pretty fun. And then on But he goes on to say that most
unions, initiations, and banquets. season would be meaningless. Scoring started in the mid-first The crowd was just as pumped was the night the it out with a 16-12 vic- toilet paper will be seen strewn Saturday I went to the dance, and of what has been being written is
The history of the Missouri The bleachers were packed with quarter, with an Appleton East as the players were, and what girls finally got tory over the seniors. through out the city, Froot Loops the dance was awesome this year.î simply derogatory, profane and
Homecoming goes back to 1911, Fondy parents, students, fans and touchdown, however, the point looked like a mosh pit had to take their step For the sophomores, will cover front lawns, and some Unfortunately in the last two an overall lack of the school spirit
when the Tigers first played the alumni. Every week at the foot- after attempt (PAT) failed. Af- formed right around the be- out onto the foot- Liz Thome and Ra- unlucky people may find their to three years, things have gone which homecoming is based on.
Kansas Jay- ball game, there’s ter a short motivational speech ginning of the fourth quarter. ball field to play. chel Schmitz showed vehicle, house, front trees or from harmless fun to more seri- He believes that part of the situa-
hawks in a theme. This by Coach Lehman, the offense Fondy added on the finish- The first game of great performances. whatever, covered in saran wrap. ous vandalism. Things like fork- tion is somewhat an administrative
football. particular week, was ready to take the field. ing touches to a big win with the night was be- As for the seniors, A student, anonymous, was ing, egging and spray painting error, in the way that the actions
To renew sticking true to the A little more than three min- a 30-yard sprint from Bauer, tween the Juniors Morgan Donoven asked what they do for homecom- have become more and more taken were not handled correctly.
excitement traditional home- utes after his speech, the Cards and a 30-yard pass from Re- and the Freshmen. and Ksyusha Soko- ing, and replied,îThursday night I prominent. Along with these, He also talked about future ac-
in the 10- coming theme, scored on a 15-yard TD pass imer. With 7:13 left in the quar- The games were ref- lova tried their best. went to girls of the gridiron, and the writing on the windows tions that will be taken to hope-
year rivalry, was Fondy Pride. from Tucker Reimer to Joe ter, the Cardinals led 48-27. ereed by Ms. Buch- After the first round then I TP’d the school, which you has become a large problem. fully prevent these school related
their ath- From knee high Bertram. Parker Hanson’s PAT The night was twice as spe- holz, Mr. Wiltzius, games were over the know, was pretty funî ..... ìon Fri- We wrote on the windows, but vandalisms. These include student
letic direc- red socks to bright put the Cardinals up 7-6 with cial for the seniors, and the Mr. Meznarich, real match-up began day I participated in float build- I heard there were some inappro- teacher conferences about how to
tor, Chester red face paint, the 3:20 left in the first quarter. coaches made sure every se- and Mr. Gonzalez. with the juniors taking ing, I think the seniors got second priate things. That made me upset, prevent vandalism, and a more
L. Brewer stands were full of The second quarter was action nior saw the field at some point. Brad Evans, one on the sophomores. place, but I wouldn’t know ‘cause ‘cause they’re going to ruin it for spirited aim and greater respect
invited all pride and ready to packed as the teams traded scores The Cardinals had survived an- of the Junior girls’ The student section in I ended up marching in the band. everyone else, and that’s not fair....î for the school and its patrons.
a l u m n i go, all to see their shortly after the other. Fondy threw other week, and kept their playoff coaches, said that he the stands was cheer-
to
the
“come
home” for
foot-
boys one last time
at home this year
and the Cards
the first punch as Miles Groeschel hopes alive. Appleton East’s sea-
ran for a 3-yard TD. Another son was all but over, as their last
PAT by Hanson (who was 7-7 on two games would be meaningless.
told his team, “We
won everything to-
day up to this point,
ing for their class, and
everyone could sense
that it would be a battle.
Spirit Week
ball game. didn’t disappoint. the night) made it 14-6, Fondy. With two games left, the Car- and we’re not The clock started Tyler Sommerfeldt
Along with Winning the About three minutes lat- dinals still have a slim shot at the changing that now.” and by the end of the
the football homecoming er, however, East scored an- postseason, but with a tough match The freshmen first half it was 0-0. Spirit week is meant to get Talking about homecoming
game, the game was not only other touchdown, and af- up this coming week at Kaukauna, showed great effort. The clocked start- everybody excited about home- week brings up the question,
celebration important to the ter a 2-point conversion, the and another road game at Menasha, Such perfor- Abbey Schneider running downfield ed up again coming. The 2008-2009 Spirit “Why aren’t there more events
included students, it was score was again tied, 14-14. Fondy sure will have to do work. mances were and the tough week did an excellent job of that. like this during the school year?”
a parade also very impor- Another three minutes passed, turned in by Shavannah Talberts, competition continued. The Fond du Lac has always been Mike Hebert talks about the situ-
and pep tant to the players. and the Car- Becca Biddick and Stacia Miller. end of the game came and proud of the pride we have had ation. “If we have more weeks like
rally with For some of the dinals put six As the clock wound down to its thet were still tied at zero all. whether it is at pep assemblies spirit week, then it wouldn’t be as
a bonfire. seniors like Kevin more points final seconds, it was the Junior girls Overtime began. Around 4 min- or sports events. Throughout the exciting, because it only comes
The event Fitzgerald, Taylor on the board who won with a final score of 16-0. utes into it, the sophomores inter- week students dressed in their ap- around once a year and gives me
was a suc- Schuler, and Sam thanks to Ste- Some of the spectators said cepted pass, caught by Liz Thome, propriate outfits to go along with something to look forward to.”
cess, with Whealon it was ven Bauer’s it was because of the Junior’s and ran it down the field to score. the theme, and also there were Some teachers say that hav-
n e a r l y Katie Ward in 80’s spirit! more important 5-yard run. An- choice to run the ball, and the After a long and intense other events such as girls of the ing a series of spirit week
10,000 alumni coming home than ever because is was their last other point after excellence of the defense that battle, it was the sophomores grid iron, the pep assembly, float would be hard for students to
to take part in the celebra- game at legendary Fruth Field. from Hanson pulled it off. The juniors and who would be taking home the building, the football game, and focus on school work with so
tion and watch the Tigers and Michael Stephany, a junior, and the Cards freshman walked off the field as victory. The sophomores can of course the homecoming dance many activities going on, which
Jayhawks play to a 3-3 tie. commented on what he was were back up now call themselves the Girls itself to get all of the students can bring up another topic.
The Missouri homecom- feeling before the game. “Your top, 21-14. of the Gridiron Champions. ready for a good time and year. Homecoming is a memory
ing model, with its parade and adrenaline starts pumping, espe- Fondy’s spe- A junior here at Fondy, Brian that can be very important to
pep rally centered on a large cially for the homecoming game”. cial teams, who Kemp, said, “The point of spirit most students. You don’t want
football game has been recog- The guys went through their have done a week is to unify the student body to forget it. So show your
nized at most colleges and high normal routine when they ar- great job this and to get everybody jacked school spirit and represent your
schools across the United States. rived at Fruth Field – walk season put the up about the football game, class. Fondy pride is every-
So there you have it, folks. through plays, stretch; everything Patriots deep and the homecoming dance, thing, we are sure about that.
You can thank the University of and anything to get prepared. in their own and it did just that.”
Joe Bertram running through
Missouri for your annual fun and Coach Lehman later impressed field posi-
games every October. Without the team by pulling out some tion, but a long drive allowed
them, there wouldn’t be a dance, older footage of Cardinal foot- East to tie the game with less
spirit week, or even TP’ing. ball. It was the highlight video of than a minute left in the quar-
the 2004 season. It was interest- ter. Fondy would just run the re-
ing to see the old players, some mainder of the time out, and the
of whom are the older brothers score was tied 21-21 at the half.
of current players. Coach Lehm- After the halftime adjust-
an showed some footage of the ments, and the inspiration-
Left: Molly Vanbommel, preseason and of their first game al speeches, the Cards were
Tom Seidel, and Alexa that season. Coincidentally it fired up for the second half.
Schneider, Senior court was also against Appleton East. At almost the same time as
(not pictured: Stephen To say the least, the video was in the first quarter, this time
Bauer) inspiring with the camera focused the Cardinals scored first on a Matt Baltz with great spirit
upon former Coach Dressler Tucker Reimer 1-yard run. With
who was almost always shown Hanson’s kick, Fondy led 28-21.
giving some sort of speech. Again, two minutes later, East
The team, now focused and scored, but missed the PAT and Mike August, Howard Zhou, Joe Diedrichs
emotionally prepared, trotted onto the Cards held their lead, 28-27. great spectators How low can you go?
the field to begin warming up. Fondy took advantage of East’s Kari Wagner with the ball
November 18, 2008 November 18, 2008 The Fondy Free Press 5

R.I.P. AmericaNate Peltonen
I am sick of politics. Seriously,
if I get one more frickin’ phone
call from the Democratic or Re-
publican party, I’m moving to
Russia. At least there you don’t
have a choice who to vote for.
Of course, I am writing this
before the election is determined
so I don’t know who’s won yet.
Oh darn. All I’ve heard in these
past two months from poten-
tial voters is the same thing.
“It’s all about choos-
ing the lesser of two evils.”
Is that seriously what American
politics has come to? Sadly, it has.
I mean obviously John McCain
has gotten pretty senile if he chose
Sara Palin for his running mate.
And on the other hand Barack
Obama must be ridiculous if he
thinks people are actually going
to respond to someone whose
last name sounds like Osama, and
whose middle name is Hussein.
I think any reasonable American
can agree that Sara Palin is an insult
to intelligent women everywhere,
and that Joe Biden’s hair plugs are,
well, they speak for themselves.
But I guess the bar has been
set pretty low in recent years for
the American political standard. I
mean when you have the most ho-
mosexual republican sex scandals
ever, and a democratic Congress
that doesn’t get anything done,
it is pretty easy to be skeptical.
At the end of the day, Ameri-
cans can fall back on the fact
Smoking Ban
Mara Krumbein
A new citywide ordinance was
passed on Wednesday, October
22nd, at about 11:00 pm. Start-
ing in early 2009, there will be
no smoking in any public place.
This ban is taking it way
too far. It’s completely in-
fringing on people’s rights.
Restaurants, for example, have
separate smoking areas and are
well ventilated. The smoke from
those areas never reaches into
the non-smoking area, so what’s
the problem? If certain members
of the staff have a problem with
the smoke, then they can just
work in the non-smoking section.
Also, as Faros does, restau-
rants can have certain times
during the day in which smok-
ing is not allowed at all, cour-
tesy of children especially.
As for bars, this is a little more
extreme. Some bars may lose a lot
of business because many people
go to bars to drink and smoke.
The only reason it may not be
so bad is if people are willing to
go outside to smoke. But with this
weather, how many people are
6 The Fondy Free Press
VIEWS
that their vote counts on Elec-
tion Day, and that the democratic
process will prevail. Hopefully
this election the votes actually
will count and the true winner
will end up the president elect.
We all have now realized that
George W. Bush screwed our
country up. Horribly. We are now
at war with Iraq and Afghanistan.
Both of these countries have cost
us absurd amounts of money,
plunging our country into an
ever-worsening financial cris.
The sort of crisis that America
hasn’t dealt with since, oh I don’t
know, The Great Depression.
Social Security is going down
the toilet, along with an un-
heard of number of jobs that
used to belong to Americans,
and now belong to foreign coun-
tries. The dollar bill, formerly
the most valuable currency on
Earth, is now the laughing stock
of foreign financial markets.
Maybe I’m being too negative,
though. These last eight years
have seen an increase in Ameri-
can obesity and a higher depen-
dence on foreign oil so not ev-
erything has gone wrong (wink,
wink). I guess what I’m trying
to say is that no matter who wins
this election, be it Obama or Mc-
Cain, we, the American people,
are still totally up a creek. The
outlook for the American future is
a bleak one, and it’s up to us to fix
it. Nate Peltonen for president?
really going to want to do that?
They won’t, but they still will be-
cause they feel the need to smoke.
That may pose a problem, too.
Police are busy enough keep-
ing people in line late at night at
the bars, but then there’s crowds
of drunken people out on the
sidewalk, too. That may be po-
tentially dangerous for pass-
erbies, because the smokers
will be crowding the sidewalk
as they’re trying to walk past.
People may say smoke hurts the
people around you, but is it really
worse than all the chemicals and
pollution in the air we breathe?
There are different ways to re-
solve this conflict. For example,
maybe we should let the bar/res-
taurant owners decide if smoking
is allowed. At least some of the
community would get a say then,
instead of having seven people
decide for a 45,000+ population.
Smoker or non-smoker, this ban
is inflicting on people’s rights.
Agree or disagree, people need to
step up and re-assess the situation.
Okay, I have to confess that
there were a couple of days this
fall when I really didn’t feel like
being here. I know, I know. Some
of you are thinking, She can’t feel
that way! We students can feel
that way; we’re kids, but she’s a
teacher! Or, if she feels that way,
at least she shouldn’t admit to it!
But I did and I am! Why? I was
in the middle of a great story,
and all I wanted to do was read!
My love affair with reading re-
ally began, I believe, with Char-
lotte’s Web. Next, it was the Little
House on the Prairie series. Then
all the Nancy Drew books. In
middle school I loved Go Ask Al-
ice, and in high school it was The
Color Purple, a book that remains
one of my all time favorites,
Anti-Patriotism
The Irish poet and playwright
Oscar Wilde once said, “Patrio-
tism is the virtue of the vicious.”
Well I have a quote for
Mr. Wilde: “You stink, Os-
car. This is America, baby!”
Although I realize that Oscar
Wilde wasn’t American and never
lived in America, he does pinpoint
two of the things that are most
detrimental to the success of our
own beloved U. S. A.: creative
writing (pretty detrimental) and
anti-patriotism (so detrimental!).
Patriotism is the number one
foundation of our republic (num-
ber two: hotdogs). The second we
let any nay-saying, justice-mon-
gering, anti-supersizing hooli-
gans take the upper hand, we lose
all that is great about this country.
The most prevalent no-goodniks
on my list (my “No-goodniks
List”) of dangers to American
ideals are the proponents of “anti-
animal cruelty”. In my humble
ra ke y
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nd ’s
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Reading
Roots, another favorite, and Gone
with the Wind, to name a few.
Unfortunately, college came
along and so began my five year
reading drought. Drought (noun):
an extended shortage.Oh, make
no mistake, I read in college. But
there was little pleasure in any of
it, even the English course read-
ing. And, after I graduated and
began teaching, I was too over-
whelmed to read for the first year.
But then in 1986, my second
year teaching, it happened. Pat
Conroy’ s The Prince of Tides
came out and a colleague said,
“You have to read this book.”
I could hardly put it down.
My love affair was renewed.
Of course, some of you are say-
ing, “That’s you. You’re an English
opinion, it’s my right as a human
to be as cruel as I want to any sort
of animal (opposable thumbs=
power!). This concept doesn’t just
pertain to physical acts of abuse,
but verbal as well. If I want to
call my dog a “stinky jerk” I have
that right under the First Amend-
ment! I believe the Bill of Rights
also says I can bludgeon him to
death with a bust of Socrates if he
does his “business” on the dining
room rug (amendment made pos-
sible by McGuffrey V. Snuffles).
Another group that continues
to be a threat to all good, patri-
otic Americans is what I like to
call the “Voter Overreach Front”
(or the V. O. F.). These people
want to get all able Americans to
vote. Now, this sounds nice, but
do we really want carnival people
(“Carnies”), homeless people
(“Smellies”), unhappy people
(“Grumpies”), and old people
(“Wrinklies”) voting for impor-
Mrs. Berka
teacher.” Admittedly, that is ini-
tially why I wanted to teach Eng-
lish. However, now I really don’t
enjoy teaching literature. I would
rather teach writing and grammar.
Over the years I think that I
have grown to dislike teaching lit-
erature because I don’t like what
it does to the great story. More ac-
curately, perhaps, I am often con-
flicted about teaching literature.
On the one hand, as a reading and
story lover, I hate picking fiction
apart, forcing my students to find
the symbolism and foreshadow-
ing. I often feel like I am ruining
a good story. On the other hand, I
know that kids need to develop the
ability to become critical think-
ers. And honestly, I do get pretty
excited when I see kids read The
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Mike Wells
tant things? Answer: No (that
saved you a lot of time that you
could have wasted on thinking for
yourself, so you are welcome).
These groups are just the begin-
ning of an endless, growing list of
anti-patriots. They are enemies of
some of the best cornerstones of
our American culture: violence
and exclusion (our “bread and
butter”). Where would we be if
we did not decimate this great
land’s native peoples, persecute
strangers for not following our
valiant orthodoxies, or reshape
other people’s traditions into
one amorphous blob of beautiful
American culture?
So, if you live in the old U.
S. of A. in these divisive times,
try to think more like me and
less like you. This promotes
unity and prosperity, which is a
whole lot easier than that “peace,
love, and understanding” stuff.
N for
o y
vo ou
tin !
g
November 18, 2008

Cardinals Ready
For Basketball
Last year’s basketball sea-
son ended in disappointment
when the Fond du Lac Cardi-
nals took a hard loss in the first
round playoffs against Oshkosh
West. It takes some time to re-
cover after playing and losing to
one of your rivals.
Now that Fondy has lost Coach
Diener after 24 years of coaching
the successful Cardinals, Coach
Adam Zakos has come to the stage,
and stepped up to be the new Fond
du Lac Varsity basketball coach.
Coach Zakos, a teacher at Wood-
worth played for the Fondy Car-
dinals a few years back and has
been around basketball and the
Cardinals for almost his entire life.
Now that the 2008-2009 sea-
son is beginning, Coach Zakos
is heading into his third season.
Some say following such a great
coach like Coach Diener will be a
disadvantage for Coach Zakos, but
he has been doing quite well his
first two years and says “To win
this year, we are going to have to
give everything we have and nev-
er leave anything on the court.”
Open gyms and weight lifting
have been going on for months
to get the boys in shape. For the
second year in a row a condition-
ing program name Speed has
been training the boys for weeks.
Some varsity and junior var-
sity players have been play-
ing Fondy volleyball to keep
up their quickness and vertical.
Nick Ford, the four-year varsity
point guard is ready to take con-
SPORTS
2008 Fondy Football
Wrap-Up
Tyler Sommerfeldt Lance LeQue
trol this year. “I think were ready With two weeks left in the away with the lead. It was the
for this season, and we are going season, the Cardinals (2-4, at Cardinals’ turn to play catch up,
to be able to hold our own,” Nick the time) were fighting for their which they did, but fell short,
said. The Cardinals are looking postseason hopes and dreams. and Kaukauna won the battle.
to be pre- Two road trips to Kaukauna and It was a commendable effort.
pared for Menasha would decide whether The hearts of the Cardinals had
anything or not the Cards would make it. been broken. Tears were being
this year. A long season can take its toll shed in the end zone during Coach
The Car- on not only someone’s body, but Lehman’s post-game talk with
dinals bas- their mind and spirit as well. the players. “It’s a shame,” said
ketball team Injuries are almost impossible senior lineman Brent Simmons.
has been to avoid, whether they’re mi- “We seniors didn’t get the oppor-
known for nor, or season-ending. It hap- tunity to experience the post-sea-
their great pened to the Cardinals, this year. son in our high school careers as
basketball, In week 4 against Kimberly, football players. Some will join
coaching, junior cornerback Eric King came other sports and be successful,
and espe- out of the game early. He was hit but for us, this is it. We’re done.”
cially de- in the side, and it was sore, but With nothing but pride and
fense in the didn’t think anything was seri- the love of the game left to play
past years. ous. It turns out that his spleen for, Fondy was determined to
In fact in had burst, and he was rushed to end the season on a good note.
the last 20 the hospital for emergency sur- Fondy started out on the right
years, no gery. For the second straight track at a frigid Calder Stadium
city has won season, his season ended early. in Menasha, scoring on a long
more cham- Senior wide receiver Brandon touchdown run. Menasha how-
pionships in Deich tore a ligament in his leg late ever scored on their next drive,
our confer- in the season, to “end his career”. and tied the game at seven. The
ence than Nonetheless, practices during the Cardinals were next to score,
the Fondy week of the Kaukauna game were again on a long TD run. Menasha
Cardinals, intense. The guys were focused tied the game back up, though,
Brayden Wendt after a hard conditioning on nothing but the Terrors, (7-1, at and at halftime it was all even.
and don’t the time) who had already secured After the half, the Cardinals
forget that we have Travis Diener their playoff spot. The Cardinals scored twice, both on long TD’s
representing Fondy in the Nation- played in their second straight runs, but failed to complete a
al Basketball Association (NBA). homecoming game, this time two-point conversion attempt.
No matter where the Cardi- it was Kaukauna’s celebration. The score was 26-14 when the
nals play, from Goodrich to The trip up to Bayorgen Field coaches started putting in the
Fondy High, the Fondy Cardi- was like no other. The players seniors for some hard-earned,
nal basketball teams have been were dead quiet. Only one thing well-deserved playing time. It
represented well, and hope to was on everyone’s mind: ‘W’. was the last time that most of
do the same in the future. Go The Cardinals were out to an them would ever play football.
Fondy Cardinal basketball! early lead, 14-0, but Kaukauna
managed to catch up, and pull

Athlete Of The Month & Fall Wrap-Up

The athlete of the month for
October is boys cross country
runner Josiah Swanson. Swan-
son recently managed to qualify
for state, the only male cross
country runner to do so, this year.
Swanson finished with a time
of 16:47 for 52nd place at the
state meet in Wisconsin Rapids.
“With a half-mile to go, he was in
30th place,” coach Dennis told the
Fond du Lac Reporter. “He was
exactly where he needed up. But
in the last two minutes, he was
passed by 20 people. He’s a little
disappointed, but he knows he has
two more years, and he’ll do a lot
better next year and the year after.”
The Fondy Free Press would
also like to recognize the rest of
the boys cross country team, as
well as the boys soccer, boys vol-
leyball, girls tennis, girls cross
country, girls volleyball, girls
swimming, and girls golf teams.
November 18, 2008
The girls tennis team made
their very first appearance at
state this year, but unfortu-
nately was eliminated in the
first round of competitions.
The girls cross country team
scored 317 points for
14th place at state.
Junior Marki Klapperich
ran 15:47 for 57th place to
lead the Cardinals. Tiffany
Masters was 101st in 16:09.
“One surprise was Tiffany
Masters, a freshman on our girls
team,” Dennis said. “She was our
No. 6 and 7 runner all season,
and she ended up being our No. 2
runner. For someone to move up
that far on the biggest stage of the
season was pretty remarkable.”
Brittany Vezina was 112th
in 16:16, and Emily Garton
was a step behind in 16:18 for
115th. Maggie Halfman was
131st in 16:24, Jenna Goebel
was 132nd in 16:24, and Jen-
ny Strong was 174th in 17:12.
Vezina and Goebel are the only
two seniors who ran for Fondy.
With only one senior on the
team, the future for the girls
volleyball team looks bright.
Sophomore hitter Kayla Pickart
earned second-team honors in the
Fox Valley Association. Freshman
setter Emily Riese earned honor-
able mention. Senior libero Kelly
Mand earned honorable mention.
The Cards finished 4-5 and tied
for sixth place in the 10-team league.
The girls swimming team fin-
ished in 6th place at the FVA
meet at the Aquatic Center.
Sophomore Elise Drewsen took
third in the 200-yard freestyle
in 2 minutes, 3 seconds, and
fifth in the 100 free in 55.5 sec-
onds, second all-time at Fondy.
Fondy’s next best finish came in
the 200 medley relay in which the
Cardinals swam in 1:58.5 for fifth.
That team consisted of Drewsen,
Kelly Faber, Lauren Rosser and
Maggie Nett. The team dropped
more than a second off their pre-
vious best time and is only .2 sec-
onds away from a school record.
The 400 free relay team of Nett,
Rosser, Drewsen and Anna Boat-
man also took fifth (3:54.5). It was
that team’s best time of the season.
The girls’ golf team went
through a tough year, but the
team is very young, and their
future also looks very bright.
Freshman Bianca Mendez earned
honorable mention in the FVA.
The boys’ volleyball team re-
cently won its first-ever WIAA
playoff game defeating Ger-
mantown in four games. How-
ever, they lost to Nicolet, the
9th ranked team in the state, in
the sectional final. A relatively
young team, next year should
Lance LeQue
be just as successful as this one.
Five players, four of them se-
niors, from the boys soccer team
are listed on the FVA all-confer-
ence team. Senior Bryce Bartelt
made first team as a midfielder,
and Thomas Seidel earned first
team honors as a defender. Mat-
thew Cardinal made the second
team as a defender, and Lucas
Baker earned honorable men-
tion as a forward. The last player
to be recognized is sophomore
midfielder Brent Winkler who
also earned honorable mention.
Congratulations to every team,
and lets’hope for the best next year!
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G.S.A.
Josh Fugate
This year the Gay
Straight Alliance has ten mem-
bers. The GSA brings gays, lesbi-
ans, bisexuals, and straight people
together to raise awareness and ac-
ceptance. They went to Madison
for GLISTEN on Friday, Novem-
ber 14th. GLISTEN is a national
convention to raise awareness and
acceptance. Anyone interested,
the meetings are Wednesday af-
ter school in Mr. Klotz’s room.
Math Team
Chelsea Gray
Math team is a group of stu-
dents that enjoy math. They
compete at various schools in
the Fox Valley. If you are in-
terested in joining please see
Mr. Smith, or Ms. Anderson.
Also, on December 4th there
will be a Math Association
of America contest at Fond
du Lac High School. If you
are interested in participating
please see your math teacher.
Beater of the Month
The new beater of the month
has to go to Kirsten Reddy and
her Ford Taurus, which is con-
veniently called “The Crapper”.
It is truly marvelous inside and
out. Having no power steering re-
ally makes this car fun to drive.
There are also a fair share of
surprises while driving “the
crapper”. The windshield wip-
ers will go off randomly from
time to time, and the soothing
sound of the squeaky brakes will
accompany her favorite song.
Nothing is perfect though.
Along with all of these delightful
Catcher in the Rye and like the
story; but I love the expression
on their faces when they “get”
all the symbolism and appreci-
ate the book in a whole new way.
Despite this, I am still sad that
my efforts in the class room with
literature make some kids hate
books, make them hate to read.
What a heartbreaker for me, a
book lover. So this summer I
started doing more reading about
the topic of reading. Guess what
I found? I found lots of evidence
to support the high correlation be-
tween students who read for plea-
sure and their achievement levels,
8 The Fondy Free Press
Enviromental
Club
Chelsea Behringer
The Environmental Club meets
every Tuesday in room 1550,
in Mrs. Winter’s room. There
are always delicious cookies
and refreshments at the meet-
ings. Everybody is welcome.
Lately, the environmental club
has been selling energy efficient
light bulbs. So let’s all pitch in
and help out the environment.
Open Jam
Lance LeQue
Open Jam is looking for bands to
join the club. Open Jam annually
performs at Goodstock and home-
coming. Another performance is
scheduled for sometime within
a month or two. If you’re inter-
ested, please see Mr. Doeckel, the
groups’ advisor, in room 2930.
Chelsea Behringer
perks, “the crapper” also comes
with its fair share of blemishes.
When you go to check your mir-
rors, you may notice that the
driver’s side mirror is held up
by duct tape and the passenger
side mirror frame is missing.
“Don’t take long trips in the
winter,” Kirsten Reddy stated as
she told the chilling story about her
family trip to Minnesota. “The heat
went out for three hours straight!”
Even though Kirsten Reddy
doesn’t have the best vehicle at
Fondy High, she is still proud to
say that she owns “the crapper”.
Reading (continued...)
in school, on tests like the SAT
and ACT, and even in their jobs.
Did you know that every mea-
sure that looks at reading for
pleasure and its effects on stan-
dardized tests of reading abil-
ity--and science and math-- indi-
cates that the major predictor of
student success is the amount of
time students spend reading? Did
you know that U.S. students who
are in the top 5 percent read 144
times more than their non-read-
ing counter parts who score in
the bottom 5 percent? Did you
know that a study in 1992 in 27
countries revealed that there was
Youth Alive
Hilary Zabel
Youth Alive met Wednesday
mornings in the commons.
Youth Alive carries out a fel-
lowship and discuss and study
the bible, all are welcomed
you don’t have to be Christian.
Robitics
Gaelen Evans
In FBLA members compete
against other schools and do ac-
tivities. They go to businesses
and set up things such as donkey
basketball and jingle bell walk.
You can still go to the meet-
ings at 7:35 am on Thursdays
in room 1153, but you can not
compete in competitions because
it is past the deadline to sign up.
Hot Lunch
School lunch used to give
you the creeps like old, gray,
moldy sandwiches, Jell-o
with gray hair sticking out the
sides, and four day old milk.
Don’t forget the lunch ladies:
mean,old, musty, breath smells
bad. This, ladies and gentlemen,
is the average teenage nightmare.
Class after class, stomach
rumbling, and what to look
forward to? Mush... of coure.
Lunch like that should be pro-
hibited and is just plain gross.
Jasmine Furgenson, an 18-
year-old, senior said, “I don’t
like school lunch. They serve
the same thing everyday. I
would eat out if I could”.
Although some students
prefer to eat out, the school
provides healthy chocies ev-
a steady trend upward in student
achievement in the populations
that engage in lots of voluntary
pleasure reading? Oh, I could go
on and on; there is so much data
to support the benefits of reading.
So what do we need? We need
more kids reading because aside
from the fact that, with the right
book, reading is pleasurable, the
data is there to support the impact
reading has on student achieve-
ment in every area of the cur-
riculum. Yet, unlike elementary
and middle school where schools
create time to read, we don’t. Our
curriculum is loaded so full, and
Yearbook FBLA
Tyler Sommerfeldt Jon Giblin
In FBLA members compete
For every school there is a year-
book, and there are many reasons against other schools and do ac-
for a yearbook. The yearbook helps tivities. They go to businesses
you remember the school year. and set up things such as donkey
Being a member of the year- basketball and jingle bell walk.
book committee takes dedica- You can still go to the meet-
tion throughout the entire school ings at 7:35 am on Thursdays
year. It can be very tough, but
has lots of benefits as well. Beth
in room 1153, but you can not
compete in competitions because
Mininger says, “Being in the it is past the deadline to sign up.
yearbook is a lot of fun, because
you get to be very creative.” Book Club
After years of high school
you go back and look though
the yearbook to remember the
Mike Wells
great memories at Fondy High, The Fondy High Book Club has
think of the yearbook committee a meeting on the third Tuesday of
who put the yearbook together. every month at 3:30 p.m. in Room
1220 (the English Pod). The club
is run by Ms. Aspenson and they
are currently finishing up Stuck in
Neutral, a novel by Terry Trueman.
Marion Thomas
eryday and some unhealthy Everyone here
for the average busy student.
Lunch can be a fun and ap- at the Fondy
petizing time. There are many
chocies to choose from, all
changing daily on the menu.
Free Press wish-
A friendly lunch staff will
help you with your pin number es everyone a
and questions. They’ll help you
enjoy your lunch or breakfast, Happy
whatever it may be. They will
make you feel right at home.
Our lunch clean-up crew
Thanksgiving!
should provide a clean atmo-
No School:
sphere every lunch period. They
get down and dirty to make sure
your lunch is clean and edible,
26th 27th,
so give them some dap, a hol-
la, a shout out. Recognize the
hard work they provide because
their props are well deservied. 28th
Mrs. Berka
we teachers feel so pressured to Read to perform better on tests
“get it all in.” How in the world in every area. Read to under-
can we “give up” time for read- stand the world better. Read
ing? However, encouraging stu- to understand yourself better.
dents to read will only help them Just read. You won’t be sorry.
perform better in every area of
school. And if reading is that im-
portant, shouldn’t we be devoting
time in school to it? Shouldn’t
we say, “Hey, reading is essen-
tial to your overall success and
achievement, so read”? I think
so. And I know I’m not alone.
Reading for pleasure is re-
warding, but it is also necessary.
So read. Read for enjoyment.
November 18, 2008