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p. 12 - How to Survive Christmas
Let’s Take A Deep Breath Learning to find the joy in the panic of the season. We here at the Wildcat Roar have had a very busy holiday season thus far. Broadcast has been working diligently on their Christmas edition of WCA Today, the Wildcat Roar has been hard at work on our December print issue, and Sporting WCA has been gearing up for the Winter season. In other words, the past couple of weeks have been beyond stressful for our staff and editors. Not only have we been fighting off illnesses and working against the clock to meet deadlines, but also several of our editors have been absent the past couple of days due to their Political Science competition (which they won, by the way). The level of freak out has been through the roof, even more so than usual. However, we can see the light at the end of this stress-filled tunnel. We still have to survive Christmas Banquet, finals, and if you’re a senior, college application deadlines, but we still see the light. We can see Christmas break, and we are constantly reminding ourselves to finish strong. Through the extreme stress and panic of this season, it is crucial to remember to breathe. Are there a million things going on at once? Oh, absolutely. Do we all kinda just want to sleep until summer rolls around? You know it. The temptation to let the stress shut us down or drive us into a panic is strong, but we must resist.
Have you ever heard the phrase, “you can’t just live for the weekends”? This phrase also applies to this time of year. We are all tired, over-worked, and running on fumes. Now more than ever we want a break. However, now more than ever we need to work harder to finish the 2016 year strong. We cannot live our lives waiting for the weekends, breaks, and vacations. Real life is stressful, busy, and chaotic. The trick to surviving it? Take a deep breath, and find joy in the chaos. Find joy in the stress. Learn to laugh through the pain. That’s what we here at the Wildcat Roar do. We work hard and smile through our internal panic. We take a deep breath and remind ourselves that it’s all good.
We work hard and smile through our internal panic.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS OPINIONS Why I’m Ok With Not Having a CB Date...........4 Why I’m a Feminist............................................5
FEATURES
Maddie Volding in Kenya...................................8 Syrians in St. Louis............................................9 Math Center.......................................................9 Getting Along with Parents..............................10
ENTERTAINMENT How to Survive the Holidays............................12
Top 10 Christmas Songs and Movies..............13 Spotify vs. Apple Music....................................14
NEWS Ladue High School Protests............................16 Secret Santa With Improv
Poli-Sci as Told Through Tweets.....................16
SPORTS Top Ten Power Athletes..............................20-21
Teacher Athletes..............................................22
Spotlight On: Nicole Schneider
OPINIONS
Steering Clear of Cuddle Season
Being single during the holiday season can be better than being in a serious relationship. Madi Koetting Opinions Editor
Relationships are great; if you’re in one. The winter months exciting new experiences that can be found. Go out and see the are probably the perfect time to be with someone because the world because now is the time where freedom is at your fingertips holiday season is all warm and fuzzy, but being single is also and no one is tying you down. pretty great. It is easy to feel lonely during these times if you don’t have a significant other by your side, but people shouldn’t feel the pressure to be in relationships and instead take charge of their single life. High school relationships, as sweet and awkward as they are, often consume the majority of people’s time and thoughts when in reality they usually end in heartbreak. Everyone has this ideal high school relationship they strive for because of movies like High School Musical that has taught teenagers what a relationship is supposed to look like. However, this false ideal created by Disney Channel truly got it wrong when defining what a high schooler’s life is supposed to look like. As nice as relationships are, it is almost better to be single and avoid the heartbreak. Focusing on your friends and family during your high school years is sacred because these people will never leave you. If you are in a relationship then that’s great, enjoy every moment with that person. However, don’t feel the need that you have to be in a relationship, especially since it’s the holiday season. Take charge of your single life and do everything you want to. This is the age where there are immense amounts of possibilities and
I Don’t Have a Date to CB, and That’s Okay
The female community should combat the necessity of a date for school dances. Jesse Charles Staff Writer
Freshman year, I was asked to CB by my boyfriend with a colorful sign made out of candy that not only satisfied my sweet tooth but also my desire to appear wanted. Sophomore year, I was asked by a new boyfriend with an orange rose that was as vibrant as my ego. Junior year, a close friend asked me in front of the entire lunch, and the attention went straight to my head. This year, I am lucky enough to have reached the maturity level of a young adult (in my mind at least), and I have come to the conclusion that my previous CB mindset was not healthy. Christmas Banquet proposals can quickly escalate from fun innocence into obsession. The young women around Westminster, and schools beyond, feel an urge to have a date no matter who it is. I have heard talk from girls around the school saying things like, “No date means no reason to go!” Look, I have fallen victim to this conundrum myself. The flowers and the big signs originally made me feel like a celebrity. The best part was always walking out to my car with my huge bouquet of roses, and everyone would congratulate me and ask to see pictures. Nothing like flowers to boost my ever-present ego. The first step to combatting this ego-driven CB desire is to
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admit to the ego that comes so naturally to females at Westminster and beyond. CB proposals comes with perks such as flowers, punny signs, and cute Instagram pictures. Yet, once this image of a knight in shining armor with a life-sized teddy bear becomes the object of our obsession, the real repercussions start to manifest in our minds. Admitting to the fact that most women want a charming man to sweep them off their feet is the first step. The reality is that you’re not alone. Every girl has experienced these feelings before, but maybe hasn’t gone about the right ways of dealing with it. Secondly, the next step is acceptance that the ideal man is simply just a fantasy. For those out there who have a date or a boyfriend, this step may grind your gears. Hear me out. An ideal man is just as fantastical as an ideal woman. Men do not exist to please women in the same way that women do not exist to please men. However, the dilemma arises when this fantasy becomes purely an obsession which leads to an unhealthy mindset. For the future, I challenge the female community to combat the necessity of a date. Do not worry about the dress, hair, or nails. Do not worry on pleasing or impressing any boy. Instead, focus on having a beautiful mindset and loving the people around you.
Why I’m A Feminist and What That Really Means Shedding light on a topic that is highly misunderstood.
Savannah Mathews Social Media Editor
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1. the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. Emphasis on the word equal. In today’s society, people see feminists as over exaggerators and radical powerhouses who strive for superiority over men. How these ideas came into existence is understandable. The misconceptions people have about feminism are not entirely their own fault. With help from social media, the face of feminism seems to be a movement of extremely radical ideas and crassness. However, not all feminists are this way, both liberals and conservatives alike. I consider myself a feminist, but also a conservative on many fronts. The question is, can these two ideas go hand-in-hand? Absolutely. I am a feminist, and I am pro-life. However, I am feminist who also strongly believes in equal pay in the work force. Whenever I share this statement, I shock people. Saying that I am a feminist does not mean that I support all of the modern day movements that have come along. I believe that women and men should be seen and treated as equal, but carry themselves differently. Feminism, at it’s core, is a want for equality, not superiority. It always amazes me how people, especially women, are so quick to shut down the idea of feminism just because of what they see in the media. To an extent, don’t all women share some aspect of feminist values? I am fairly sure that all women would not want to be paid less just because of their gender. As written in the Washington Post, a study done by the Census Bureau calculated that the median pay that woman in the United States makes is 79 cents for every dollar paid to the median man. This gap grows larger by race, with Hispanics earning 55 cents to every white man’s dollar and black women earning 60 cents. Many people critique these numbers and say that the figures are deceptive. Sure, many things can attribute to this. Women often times take jobs that require less hours, in order to take care of a family. But a gap still persists and parts of it can be attributed to choice by the employer. Altogether, the federal law has prohibited pay discrimination since 1963. The National Women’s Law Center also found in 2014 that men require less education to reach higher pay. Women comprise
about a quarter percent of the low wage workforce with a high school degree, while men who also have a high school degree make up 12 percent. The gender wage gap may seem to be closing, but it is still prevalent, and this is one of the many examples where feminists like to play their part. Men and women are made to compliment each other, not compete for equality or superiority. Despite the equal pay movement, there are some new found, radical campaigns coming out of the feminism movement that I do not agree with. These new movements are taking feminism’s fundamental ideas and contorting them into something dangerous. Women and men were both made to be equal, but not exactly the same. Women are valuable to this world. They should carry themselves with a sense of dignity and class, and should never settle for less just so they can feel the “same” as a man. Women should feel powerful and use the gifts they were given to further society. I hope one day that women can live in a world of unbiasedness so that we can lead in whatever way we can. Whether it be in a sports arena, a conference room, or the household, women have the right to choose, and they are capable and deserving to live in a world of equal opportunity. This, is the true meaning of feminism.
“Feminism, at its core, is a want for equality, not superiority.”
Photo by: Savannah Mathews
OPINIONS
#Safetypin
The Trump election is driving minorities together more than ever, despite attempts to pull them apart Jesse Charles Staff Writer
Donald Trump’s recent election has sparked many feelings of fear within America, particularly with people of color and members of the LGBT community. Trump’s crude words and brash personality are leading these people to fear the future under his rule, and people are responding. Instead of retreating away and sitting in silence, those who feel personally affected by the election are standing together. This is seen through the newest cultural movement, #SafetyPin. The idea is a simple one: a safety pin on your shirt, jacket, or sleeve signifies that you stand with the minorities and targeted social groups. When out and about, a person who wears a safety pin is willing to accept and openly talk about the beliefs of those around him or her.
No Social Media, No Problem. Why I have choosen not to have social media. Isabella Francois Staff Writer
Social media has changed my life, but not in the way you would think. I have made a personal decision to not paricipate in this form of communication, and as a result my everyday interactions are different. Many assume things before they bother to ask me why I’ve made this decision, and a common misconception about people without social media is that they are simply outsiders. However, this is certainly not the case, and I do not think social media is bad, it simply comes down to the fact that for me personally it would be a distraction that would cause more harm than good. The drama that comes along with social media is not worth it. Students already have enough problems with each other face to face, and when you add another form of communication there is bound to be problems. Platforms such as Snapchat or Instagram involve more indirect communication which creates a safe space for people to say things that they normally would not say in person. Frankly, many friendships are hurt or even ruined due to social media, and I would rather eliminate my possibility of this unfortunate reality. Also, it is oftentimes too easy to fall into the trap of comparison on social media. Jealousy is prevalent in any teenager’s life,
Targeted social groups linked through their pins. Photo by: Good Free Photos
Celebrities like Patrick Stewart and Jaime King are actively showing their support via Twitter and Instagram. Popular endorsers have caused the movement to blow up overnight, with Twitter accounts devoted to the movements gaining thousands of followers. Loving the different people around us is a worthwhile goal. Minority groups that feel as though their fear is only perpetuated through the recent election need a loving source in which to rely on. In many ways, this movement embodies an aspect of the Christian message; loving a neighbor as thyself. Taking part in the safety pin movement can be a way we can be lights to others and love them however we can. Yet, spreading the movement throughout everyday life is something of a fantasy. There will always be people who will be angered by beliefs, even offended. Learning how to deal with these people in a loving way might be more important than having your beliefs immediately accepted. Another part of the Christian message is that God wants us to grow and flourish in our beliefs. Romans 12:2 speaks on God’s desire for us to expand our minds, saying, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind”. While the #SafetyPin movement perpetuates love and acceptance, growth and maturity stop in their tracks. As Christians, our job is to spread the doctrine of the Bible. Both participating in the movement and choosing not to participate can be argued from the Christian perspective. So long as our intentions are loving and caring, every person must make the choice for themselves.
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and for me personally social media would escalate this feeling of envy. Simply put, I don’t really want a bunch of people knowing what I’m doing all the time. Keeping my personal and social life private is more beneficial because the people that truly care about me will maintain the friendship rather than using social media as an excuse to see how I’m doing. So when you feel the pressure to keep up with what people are doing 24/7, it is often relaxing to take a break from social media. You don’t have to delete your Instagram forever, but instead just take one or two days, and you will learn how you feel about yourself and who really cares about you. A communications expert puts it perfectly by saying, “Social media demands a lot of us on top of our already demanding lives. So let’s disconnect as we need to and renew our interests and ourselves.”
Homework: Effective or Ineffective? Homework can actually be a helpful tool.
A new approach should be taken to homework.
Griffin Andersen Staff Writer
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Homework is just a reality for every kid in school, and ever since elementary school students have been overwhelmed with homework almost daily. Each year it is the same routine, just with more and more homework piling up each day. Students like to make claims of the sort that half the stuff that is assigned can be meaningless work just to keep students busy (and they may be right in some cases), but some of it is essential to developing skills that are necessary for the future. As trivial as it may seem, the so called busy work that is assigned frequently by teachers actually helps students immensely in the long run. For example, in high school english classes it is necessary to brainstorm and workshop on essays before writing the finished product. Little everyday homework tasks can be beneficial because they prove to have a positive effect on the finished product of an essay. Similarly, the tedious routine of everyday math homework is necessary for learning things not just for a test but for life. There’s a difference between studying simply to achieve an A on a test and truly comprehending the material that can be used in everyday life. It is nearly impossible to fully comprehend some ideas that are taught in a 50 minute class period, therefore these seemingly trivial homework tasks actually make a huge difference in the big picture. Repetition of ideas in classes such as English and math is necessary for students to apply these skills outside of the classroom. In the grand scheme of things, it is important for students to understand that learning material quickly simply to avoid the exhausting routine of homework isn’t always a good option. In an ideal world teachers should focus on assigning homework that will help develop a student’s skills in the long run rather than assigning meaningless busy work. One way to do this is to simply explain the end goal of an assignment and how its completion will benefit a student. Maybe its busy work because students don’t know why it was assigned in the first place.
Many students understand the struggle of a long assignment list and what that entails: long nights and stress that make it hard to concentrate the next day at school. Most nights, students have homework in each class to complete, which can take hours. Due to that fact that students have other obligations outside of school, a new approach should be taken to homework to evaluate what assignments are effective and ineffective in order to allow students to have down time during their evening hours. Westminster students are encouraged to be “well-rounded.” To achieve this goal, many Westminster students are involved with the school in some way, whether it be through sports, arts, clubs, or other activities. After a day’s worth of work, students come home to multiple hours of homework that leave them exhausted the next day. This mundane routine occurs daily, and rather than going full speed each day, there should be a balanced routine. The problem isn’t homework itself, rather it is the approach that is taken with homework. If students already comprehend the material, then they should have an option to skip some of the homework for that class. For example, the teacher could choose a few projects and assignments to be mandatory. Other assignments could be optional and for the purpose of practicing skills. If a student understands the material, they don’t have to complete the assignment. However, the assignment is there as practice if desired. Yes, some students would choose to skip optional assignments even if they don’t understand the material, but the system is self-enforcing. A consequence to skipping homework would mean lower test scores if students truly do not understand the material, thus the system relies on the students. There are a multitude of benefits that arise from this homework system as well. Students’ time would not be consumed with a full, eight-hour school day, activities, and additional hours of homework. They would be able to cut down on their long to do lists and spend more time with family or catching up on lost sleep. Altogether, it is time to take a new approach to homework at Westminster in order for students to focus on the assignments that truly matter in the long run and live healthy lives.
“There’s a difference between studying simply to achieve an A on a test and truly comprehending the material that can be used in everyday life.”
“The problem is not homework itself, rather it is the approach that is taken with homework.”
ENTERTAINMENT
Caring in Kenya
Junior Maddie Volding prepares to travel across the world to serve the people of Kenya. Ashley Peterman Staff Writer Maddie Volding, junior, has wanted to go to Kenya for over a year, and from Dec. 27 through Jan. 10 she will finally get to go. After last summer’s devastating canceled trip, Maddie is more ready than ever to travel across the world. “This past summer, I was supposed to go to Kenya with a group from North Carolina. I was supposed to fly out of STL and meet them at the Atlanta airport, but Southwest Airlines had a network shutdown, so my flight was delayed about 7 hours. Unfortunately I was not able to make it to Atlanta to catch the international flight due to the delay, so I was unable to go to Kenya,” said Volding.
Rowing to Rewards
Westminster junior, Sydney Dark, shares the challenges and benefits of rowing. Tierra Allen Staff Writer
Westminster has two ponds and a pool, but that is still not enough room for a school rowing team. When people think about sports, they don’t usually think about rowing. However, rowing is an intense sport that demands a great amount of endurance, strength, teamwork, and mental toughness. Sydney Dark, junior, knows first hand what it takes to be a phenomenal rower. Dark has been rowing since her freshman year. She got involved in rowing through a neighbor that was involved in the sport. She loves rowing because she has met some of her best friends through the rowing community, which makes all the pain worth it. She also loves the feeling of just being out on the water.
Maddie Volding prepares to go on a two week long mission trip to Kenya. Photo by: Maddie Volding.
This winter break Maddie is excited to go through an organization called Love Africa missions with a group of around 20 people. With this organization Maddie will be able to serve hundreds of Kenyans and thoroughly experience the culture at the same time. “In Kenya, we will be serving in a few orphanages, hospitals, and schools. We will also serve refugees at the IDP Camps (Internally Displaced People). We also have the opportunity to go on a safari, which I am super excited about!” said Volding. Maddie has a heart for serving, and wants to love God by serving him and his people on this trip. She cannot wait to share the love of Jesus with children and adults of a different culture, and this trip is the perfect opportunity to do so. “My love for Christ and my love for traveling are my inspirations for going on missions. I definitely feel that God has placed the desire to serve and love His people on my heart. I feel that God has called me to go to Kenya, and I’m excited to see where He sends me next!” said Volding. Maddie hopes to go on many mission trips after this, and is ready to explore a new culture and society.
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Sydney Dark and her teamates rowing for St. Louis Rowing Club. Photo by: Tierra Allen
“I thought it seemed really cool and wanted to try something new, so I tried out fall of my freshman year and made it. I have been doing it ever since,” said Dark. The practices are 6 days a week, year round. In a practice, they switch from steady state paces, sprints, or they erg (measuring power output). “I have played just about every sport you can think of, and nothing I’ve never done compares to rowing. It’s a full body sport that’s extremely hard physically, but even harder mentally. I face challenges everyday I walk in the door there--it’s mentally the hardest thing I’ve ever done and that’s a challenge in itself against yourself,” explains Dark. Rowing has taught Dark a lot. Rowing builds character, teaches people about themselves and their strengths, and helps them break down walls to overcome weaknesses. Rowing has taught her how to become a stronger person in order to achieve the rewards she desires.
Syrians in STL
Though high school students are often uninformed about the Syrian global conflict, it is prevalent in the local St. Louis community. Ashley Peterman Staff Writer Q: Can you explain the war in Syria to me? A: “The war in Syria is about Isis and them taking power through fear,” said senior, DJ Stewart. A: “I think the war in Syria is about ISIS wanting to form an Islamic state where they are free to practice sharia law and severely punish anyone who opposes them,” said junior, Blake Elder. A: “The war is about the form of government that is in place. Some want it and other desire a new form. ISIS is also using this tension to help their cause,” said senior, Maddie Challenger. A: “I’m not too informed, but I think the war in Syria is about ISIS wanting to kill everyone who isn’t Christian or it’s about Israeli people wanting land,” said sophomore, Morgan Sickels. A: “I heard the war in Syria is about ISIS killing Christians who don’t believe the same thing as them,” said junior, Betsy Bailey. It’s a big topic. It’s a complex topic. It’s halfway around the world. Yet it’s also right here in St. Louis and for lot of high school students its easy to be unaware or misinformed about global conflicts such as the war in Syria. The four and a half year long Syrian Civil war is a conflict between its current long-standing government and the radical jihadist militants and government rebels.
The current leaders in Syria are not religiously extreme, but some from the Islamic state think it should be. More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives, and more than 11 million have been forced out of their homes. Roughly 300 Syrian refugees are sponsored in St. Louis. Most of the Syrian refugees that have relocated to the city have been placed in homes near Tower Grove East neighborhood on South Grand Boulevard. Earlier in the year, in the Delmar Loop, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the grassroots campaign #BringThemHere hosted a rally to welcome refugees already settled here and to reiterate their hope to see even more Syrian refKayla Greene reads an article about the militant presence ugees join the St. in Syria. Photo by: Ashley Peterman
Multiplying Knowledge
New math center coach, Alissa Rockney, shares her past math experience and her hopes for the future of Westminster math. Bridgette Grimm Features Editor From algebra II to AP calculus II, mathematics at Westminster is known to be one of the toughest subjects. Now the new Math Center provides students an extra place of resource to take their math questions. The center is led by math genius, Alissa Rockney, who comes to WCA every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Rockney has been interested in math ever since her high school years, and is completely qualified to tutor in math. “I received both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in math from East Tennessee State University. While in graduate school, I began teaching math at the college level, and continued to teach both high school and college students until moving to St. Louis in 2013 to attend CovAlissa Rockney helps senior Natalie Bunenant Seminary. While workton with A.P. Calculus homework. Photo ing on my Master of Divinity by: Bridgette Grimm degree there, I have been a
math tutor at St. Louis Community College and Mathnasium,” said Rockney. While not all students are math geniuses, or ever will be, Rockney believes math is more than just numbers and algebraic equations. It can serve great purposes, and everyone has the capability of understanding the math they are learning in class. “Understanding math helps us to understand more about the way God has ordered his world. It also helps us to develop logical thinking skills that are helpful in all areas of life. Math is a subject that students often struggle with (and have struggled with for a long time), and because of this it can be a subject that causes a lot of anxiety. If students can understand math, it can decrease their math anxiety, which could help them to have a better experience with math (and perhaps they will even find it to be fun!).” said Rockney. While it may be a stretch for some students to find math as fun, it is necessary for students to understand math in order for them to apply that knowledge in many different directions. Therefore, whether it is one confusing problem or a whole concept that is challenging, all students are encouraged to visit Rockney in the Math Center for their benefit.
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How to Get Along With Your Parents
5 helpful tips to make life at home a little more pleasant this holiday season. Alyssa Shikles Print Editor As a teenager about to leave for college, I have had my fair share of disagreements with my parents over the years. Some arguments have turned out pretty...some have not. Even though it may not always be easy, a healthy parental relationship is one of the most vital aspects in a child’s life. Here are a few tips on how to make the frowns turn upside down:
1.) AGREE TO DISAGREE I’m about as stubborn as they come when I’m arguing with my parents. Though it gets me fired up to win a fight, this isn’t always the smartest or the most effective option. I’ve realized that sometimes the best thing to do is to hold my tongue and let the disagreement die off for the sake of a peaceful family meal. Even though I am always right. Kidding...kind of.
3.) SEPERATE YOURSELF FROM THE SITUATION Sometimes when your house feels like it is exploding with tension, the best thing you can do is get away and give your parents some space. Taking some time apart not only lets the fiery emotions die down, but it lets you reflect. You might just find that a fight that seems huge in the moment is really over something that isn’t worth arguing over in the first place.
5.) BE APPRECIATIVE Despite what you may think now, your parents do a lot for you. Don’t get so caught up in your own world that you forget to look around and be grateful for what you have. Sometimes a simple “thank you” or “I’m sorry” is enough to change the atmosphere of a single night.
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2.) LOOK AT BOTH POINTS OF VIEW Believe it or not, your parents have more experience at doing life than you. More often than not, they aren’t just arguing to argue. Maybe they just want to help you avoid the mistakes that they made in high school. Maybe not, but all the same, looking at the situation from their point of view is a good way to get perspective into why they are offended or upset to begin with. Once you identify the real problem, it is easier for both parent and child to heal.
4.) SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH THEM On the other hand, you don’t want to completely avoid your parents altogether. Ask them about their childhood. Ask them for help or advice. When you have a healthy, trusting relationship with them, you might just realize that your parents aren’t the tyrants you thought they were.
Christmas Cheer in St. Louis
Juniors Light it Up
Some of the top locations in St. Louis to visit in order to 11th grade wins competition for best Christmas tree Chase Lottmann get in the holiday spirit. Print Editor Sophie Moser The Christmas tree has been the focal decoration point of Staff Writer the holiday season for decades. Thousands of dollars are spent on
Photo by: Christine Henske.
Tilles Park: Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland’s display of lights is a beautiful sight to see from your own car. Drive through the park for $10 per car. Tune your radio to the park’s specific station for Christmas music. Carriage rides are available.
Photo by: Sophie Moser.
Main Street St. Charles
Main Street offers many decorated shops and a number events throughout the holiday season as part of their Christmas Traditions, from parades to caroling. At night, Main Street is illuminated with Christmas lights and wreaths.
making these trees come to life every year. Now, Westminster has crafted this long-standing tradition into a competition between the grades. A handful of students from each grade spent a Sunday afternoon prepping their tree for the judging. However, in the end, the judging panel consisting of the three heads of school declared the junior class as victors. “This was the first year WCA has had the tree building competition. I think that it was a good addition to the Christmas decorations in the school” said Mollie Ottsen, WCA junior and tree decorating participant. Photo by: Haley Schmer. The decorations factor greatly in seperating the trees, so there was no limit on the amount of ornaments and lights that could be used. Steinberg Ice Rink “We spent about an hour decorating, but Mollie Ottsen and Forest Park’s outdoor ice I spent an hour inside Michaels picking out the decorations. rink, complete with ChristWe spent a total of $80 on lights and ornaments!” said Kathryn mas lights and a bonfire, is Kramer, tree decorator and WCA junior. an iconic St. Louis location. "When we were decorating the tree, we were listening to Skating is avaible all day Christmas music in order to get into the right mindset" said throughout the winter season. Ottsen. An indoor snack bar provides Aside from the labor of putting up decorations, when asked hot chocolate and other deliabout what she thought the key to victory was, Kramer respondcious food. ed, “Our tree was not a traditional Christmas tree, it was pink, so it stood out.” The success of this year’s competition will make it a part of the WCA Christmas festivities next year.
The Climatron. Photo by: Kbh3rd.
Missouri Botanical Gardens
The Missouri Botanical Gardens offers their lights display, Garden Glow, throughout the holiday season. Walk through the gardens and enjoy beautiful displays, holiday music and activities, and delicious food and drinks.
Photo by: Chase Lottmann
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Cate Hoogstraten Editor-in-Chief
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Moana - A Different Kind of Princess
A Fresh Alien Movie Arrives
Disney’s latest animation sends a beautiful message to its viewers.
I was very excited for Arrival. This movie was getting an absurd amount of positive reviews, I had to go and see it. And I was not disapointed. The movie completely blew me out of my sit with its mix of drama and suspense. It had a 100% for a really long on Rotten Tomatoes. This film stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. It is the story of aliens that have come down to earth. They’ve landed in ships and no one knows what they want so they send Amy Adams, a renowned linguist to try to communicate with these aliens. Are they hostile and did they want peace? The film really messes with your mind a lot and when you get to the third act it makes you rethink the rest of the movie. First off, this is a gorgeously directed movie. If you’ve seen any of these films by Denis Villeneuve, you would expect that the movie must look great. The cinematography here is some of the best of the year particularly the shot in which we first truly see the alien aircraft. It’s this incredible long thing that is encompassing the entire area. The spaceship has just landed and there’s fog surrounding it. It is jaw-dropping. It’s very reminiscent of signs in other good alien invasion films. I really like there’s that sense of panic and paranoia. You’re wondering exactly what’s happening here. What I like the most about it are the visuals, the direction, and the cinematography. This is no Independence Day. This is not a big action film. It is a suspense drama centered around characterization, using more circumstance to build the tension, kind of like the movie, Signs, did. You won’t see laser guns and big explosions in this movie. It is more centered on character. This is not the best alien invasion movie ever made, but I would say it is definitely up there. It is in one of the best top five for sure. Arrival is a beautifully shot movie with great performances with a third act that has a very very cool revelation that really made me think differently about the entire film. I love that aspect about the film and in the end i would highly recommend seeing Arrival. I like all three of those movies so seeing them all smashed into one was definitely a fun time for me. I give Arrival a solid A.
Morayo Ladejola-Oginni Entertainment Editor Sparkling cyan-blue waters rush along a bank of white sand, hailing a majestic island filled with tropical plants and trees -Motunui Island. Within the first few scenes of Moana, Disney enthralls its audience with the aesthetic nature of Motunui Island, Polynesia. Walt Disney Productions has captured the hearts of many with their enchanting tales of Disney princesses ever since the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. Now, Disney introduces Moana, a tale featuring their very first Polynesian princess. Moana is the 16-yearold daughter of Motunui Island’s Chief and his wife. At a young age, it is revealed to Moana that she is “the chosen one”, but she is too young to understand “Moana” in theatres now. Photo by: Morayo Ladejola-Oginni the significance of this title. However, when she is sixteen and her village is in a time of trouble, she realizes that she is the chosen one to save her people. It is made clear that Moana is a heroine rather than a princess as she voyages across the sea, battles various monsters, and courageously overcomes the obstacles in her path for the sake of her people. She fails time and time again but perseveres, discovering her own hidden strength. The release of Moana is a bigger step for Walt Disney Productions than they may realize. Many of their fans are young girls seeking a definition of beauty. In this film, Disney teaches them that there is more than one kind of beauty. They welcome the diversity of her heritage. Moana and her people sing songs in their language, embracing the beauty of their culture. Furthermore, the star of the film does not wait around to be saved by a prince and does not see her femininity as a weakness. Moana’s journey is a coming-of-age celebration, appreciating every girl’s journey to maturity and encouraging girls to love themselves along the way.
Arrival is a new twist on the classic alien invader movie.
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Ladue High School Students Protest Gabe Caradonna Staff Writer Tensions have been high at Ladue Horton Watkins High School where students have been gathering outside the school to protest, following reports of two students on a bus chanting “Trump, Trump, Trump” and then telling an African American student to go to the back of the bus. Another student also burned another student’s arm with a hot glue gun. Students marched to the administrative center and confronted Ladue’s communications director, Susan Downing. On November 17 Sarah Kloeppe, writer for STLmag, interviewed Downing who said “I think yesterday was about a lot of emotion, and that’s completely understandable.” She also added that they
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are starting constructive conversations at the high school. Brian Brown, a sophomore at Ladue says “Tensions are still high here, but nothing else bad has happened. The superintendent has been here everyday, but hasn’t really done anything.” “The days around the protest people were being racist in the halls. It was also a hostile environment and most people people used the protest to skip class” said Yoseph Wassi, a student at LHS. The school district released a statement on November 16 saying they have disciplined the students that caused the trouble on the bus and they have served the full punishment. The letter also had statements on the hot glue gun incident which said a non white student placed hot glue on an African American student’s arm and also in his chair before he sat down. An assistant principal has interviewed both kids, the teacher and a witness. The mother of the student who got burned met with the administrator and the art teacher about the incident. Charges have been placed and law enforcement has met with the school. The school is still working on both issues by having staff go through diversity training and are trying to reuniting the school as a welcoming community.
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Unreliable Truth
Bad News Infultrating Top News Outlets and Social Media Samantha Huber Staff Writer
Recently, the news has started to get a bad reputation due to reports of bad, false, or corrupt news and reporting. Social media is one of the biggest sources for bad news, although even big news companies such as CNN, the New York Times, and others have been caught providing untrustworthy news. According to the New York Times, they did not provide free and fair coverage for their readers during the presidential election and promised their readers to “rededicate ourselves to the fundamental mission of Times journalism.” The Washington Post also reported that questions for debates seemed to be leaked by CNN to the Clinton campaign two separate times during Hillary’s campaign for president. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued a statement after the election saying how disappointed he was about the existence of false news on his site although he believes it is slim. He claims to be behind the idea of fair news and all sides being presented in the future. According to Fox News, the recent North Carolina Shooting of Keith Lamont was falsely represented by social media outlets that focused on faulty witness reports that said Lamont was not armed. Lamont’s illegally purchased gun was found cocked, loaded, and with the safety off on the scene. WCA students and teachers commented on the idea of fake
news and how it affects them. Lizzie Vogel believes “When you spread things that aren’t true it’s like a feather pillow bursting out with all these feathers of rumors and wrongs and lies and you can never bring them back. You can never clean up the messy feather pillow that’s all over the room. You’re responsible for every false feather out there,” said Lizzie Vogel, WCA art teacher. “It’s irritating because you don’t know what to believe anymore. I don’t really believe all of it so I don’t pay attention to the news as much,” said Erin King, junior.
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Saint Louis Takes Strong Shot Landing MLS Team Recent proposal opens door for professional soccer in Saint Louis Chase Lottman Print Editor
The game of football will be brought to Saint Louis. No, not the corrupt NFL football, but the thriving league of Major League Soccer. Announced on November 17th, the corporation of SC STL has provided nearly 70% of 200 million for funding an MLS stadium, as well as paying the league expansion fee. As a result, the public will be responsible for the remaining 40-60 million. Although this proposal does not totally secure an MLS expansion team, the offer made by SC STL makes the idea of St.Louis recieving an expansion team extremely likely. However, the burden on the public will most likely be decided on a vote. Instead of a billion dollar debt for taxpayers, as proposed for the suggested NFL riverfront stadium, residents will be taxed by a much smaller margin which will have a smaller impact financially in citizen’s lives. The SC STL’s proposed stadium will be placed just west of Union Station. Adding to the recent construction boom in the Union Station area, the MLS stadium would be accompanied by a new aquarium. “It’s time the city of Saint Louis gets something new” said Nate Scharr, WCA Junior. Saint Louis is known for being a hotbed of soccer, and has a great deal of young players in the area. The town has just experi-
enced a dirty divorce with the NFL; so, Saint Louis will welcome any pro sports team with open arms. With the recent success of the USL team Saint Louis FC, the Gateway City has proved worthy of being a venue to the highest level of American professional soccer. “I think a soccer team would be perfect for Saint Louis, and would be a Green Bay Packers atmosphere for soccer” said Erik Bergman, avid soccer fan and WCA junior.
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SWING, SHOOT, SAVE Through many seasons of hard work and devotion to athletics, Senior Taylor French deserves recognition for her outstanding accomplishments. This three sport athlete knows how to work hard and be great, but she has also developed humility.
Her year of sports starts off in the fall, where she picks up a club and starts swinging away. Taylor has been playing golf ever since she was little. She started playing competitively in 7th grade, and ever since, she has loved every second of it. “Golf is never boring for me. I love it and have so much fun playing it,” said French. Taylor has the second lowest 18-hole score in the region with a 78 shot at Crown Pointe. In her best match on a 9-hole course, she shot a 38. French continues to impress, placing 14th at State and receiving an All-State Title her second consecutive year.
Taylor trades the gym again for the outdoors in the spring, where she excels as a starting Varsity goalie on the Westminster Girls Varsity soccer team. Although French leaves golf behind for awhile during the school year, she seems to always come back to it. “[Golf season] is probably my favorite season out of the three that I play, not only because I love the sport, but because I love the people,” said French. Taylor loves her teammates as much as she loves actually playing.
“I love being able to achieve things like the all state team. It’s a completely “The golf team is so much fun and I love everyone on the team different experience than winning a match because these girls are the best of so much. They are all so fun and full of life which makes playing the best at state, and it’s really humbling to be able to play with them,” said with them so great.” French. French’s teammates feel the exact same way about her. Being a successful three-sport athlete can be stressful, but French seems to have no problem with it. “I have had such a fun time these past three years playing with Taylor. She knows so much about golf and it’s great because I Although she excels the most on a golf course, French recognizes the learn so much while playing with her,” said French’s golf partner, importance of having balance in her life. By playing 3 sports instead of Junior Macie Daniels. solely focusing on one, she maintains that balance. By having variety, Taylor prevents herself from getting burnt out on one sport. Taylor makes others feel good and makes everything that she is a part of fun. She works hard and realizes the importance of During the winter, Taylor moves indoors where she is a guard/post on the her role on each team she is on, and does her best to succeed, Westminster Girls Varsity Basketball team. She leads by example and has while also helping her teammates succeed as well. fun doing it. Taylor brings a light-hearted attitude to the team, while also working hard and pushing herself. Whether swinging a club, shooting a ball, or protecting the goal, Story by Story by
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“He invested in our lives on and off the field more than any coach ever has,” senior captains Cooper Moore, Josh Pottebaum, Dyllan Conway, and Steve Webb collectively said. Coach Pederson has been in the program for seventeen years. Sixteen years as an assistant, one year as head coach. Pederson was dealt a difficult set of cards as he entered his head coach position. Losing seventeen senior starters, there were a lot of spots to fill. He had a young team with little experience. Although his first season as a head coach did not go as planned, he has gained the respect of the entire football community like no other coach has. A lot of people don’t realize coach Pederson accomplished something more important and difficult than winning football games. He not only kept the community together, but he strengthened it through adversity. He pulled the team together when it could’ve been so easy to give up on each other. He transformed a group of seventy boys into men. He taught the players how to truly
lead and have a strong work ethic, all the while being a Godly example. This is one of the reasons Coach Pederson is so widely respected. When he puts his mind to something, he will get it done well. When he is faced with a problem, he does not bat an eye when dealing with the heart of the issue. He not only made this team better as football players, but he invested into the individual players lives, making them better all around men. Pederson plans to stay on at Westminster as the head principal of the 11th and 12th grade. The football community will be left with some enormous shoes to fill. His coaching prowess helped transform the program into one of the state’s best.
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Junior Volleyball Captain Avery Engelmeyer has been a key player on the varsity Volleyball team since her freshman year. This year especially, Avery did it all for the team as she was second on the team in both kills with 134 and assists with 209. This is such a difficult feat to accomplish because usually a player specializes in either setting or attacking, but Avery’s unique ability to do both is what gives her such an incredible value on the volleyball court. Engelmeyer is also known to play every game from beginning to end, so she can give her teammates a breather no matter where they play on the court. Senior Weston Schad has been a force in the middle of the lineup the last two years for the Wildcats baseball team and looks to continue that trend this season. In Schad’s sophomore year he led the team in homeruns and was among the team leaders in batting average. He continued to dominate Varsity pitching in his Junior year as he hit for a very impressive .391 average and also collected 20 RBI’s from hitting in the 5 hole for the powerful Wildcat lineup. Schad is also looking to be a force in the paint this year for the varsity basketball team as he is playing for the first time since his freshman year when he played JV. Schad looks to be a key component of the starting lineup on the court as the team is depending on him to pull in a big majority of the rebounds as well as protect the paint on defense.
Senior Taylor French has been playing 3 sports since her freshman year: golf, basketball, and soccer. Taylor has especially excelled in golf and soccer as this year she owned the second lowest 18 hole score in the whole area on the golf course with a score of 78. French has also excelled as the varsity soccer team goalie for the last 3 years. Being the starter on a varsity sport all four years is rare, but it is even rarer to see an accomplishment such as this achieved from a position like goalie. French sports a 43-14 career record in goal and a career save average of .856. French has been able to hold opposing team’s scoring to a minimum while her classmates Kirsten Davis and Sydney Walker have run up the score on the other side of the ball. Senior Soccer Star Sydney Walker is another Westminster athlete who has been a force on the soccer field since her freshman season. Walker is committed to continue her talents on the field next season at Saint Louis University, a very good women’s soccer school. Walker has scored 34 goals in her 3 seasons on the team, teaming up with the most prolific scorer in school history by a long shot, Kirsten Davis, to form an extremely deadly two headed monster at forward for the Wildcat soccer team. While Davis scores the majority of the goals, Walker is a major key to Davis’ success. Walker has totalled 24 assists in her Westminster career. With numbers like that and what should be a massive year from both Davis and Walker this spring, it is reasonable to believe that Walker will be Westminster’s all time leader in assists by the time she leaves the school. Junior Evan Parres, who specializes in Cross Country at Westminster, may be the most athletic person on this list. However, the only reason he is not higher on this list is because he shines brightest in a sport not played at Westminster, the triathalon. While being a star triathlete does transfer extremely well to Cross Country races and the swimming pool, those two sports are in the same season. Parres was allowed to play both sports his freshman year and he dominated both, and the last two seasons he has dominated the area in Cross Country alone. As a freshman he finished 59th in the state meet, 3rd out of all 16 freshman who ran. The next year, as a sophomore, Parres finished 20th out of 165 and 2nd out of the 35 sophomores who ran. This season Parres was tearing up the field until he hurt his foot and missed the last few meets of the year. Had Parres remained healthy for the entire year, his teammates predicted he would have had a top 5 finish in the state meet.
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SPORTS Senior DJ Stewart comes in at #5 on our list. Stewart, along with Weston Schad, has been a key contributor on the Varsity baseball team since his freshman year, not only at the plate but especially on the pitcher’s mound. As a sophomore he boasted an unreal 0.29 ERA. Stewart was nearly unhittable on the mound, but that’s only half of his contributions. DJ has made more than a couple eye popping plays in the field over the last two seasons. Stewart boasts a cannon of an arm to go along with tremendous range at the vital shortstop position. Stewart has turned in a solid .357 career average at the plate, and he is ready to be the spark plug at the top of the lineup for the team this season. Stewart has also made a return to the basketball court for his senior season. Stewart dominated Freshman teams when he played his first year of high school and has gotten right back into the groove as in his first two games back on the court, has already recorded a double double. Senior Connor Dolan is a star in all 3 sports that he plays. Whether it’s the Soccer field, Hockey rink, or Baseball diamond, Connor Dolan specializes in not allowing the other team to score. Dolan’s defining moment as a Westminster athlete came on the soccer field his Sophomore year, when the soccer team had played Parkway West to a intense tie at the end of regulation, Dolan headed the ball into the back of the net off of a corner kick in overtime. Dolan has continued the success on the soccer field by anchoring the superb defense that recorded 4 straight shutouts this fall. Along with his defensive success, Dolan has also added 13 total points on the offensive side of the ball. On the Ice, Dolan has also led the defense for the Cats. Dolan has been on the Varsity team for four years and has been the best defender for a couple of seasons. Dolan also has had great success on the baseball diamond, especially in his sophomore season on the pitcher’s mound. Dolan sported a ridiculous 1.29 ERA in his first year on varsity as well as a 3-1 win- loss record. Senior Dyllan Conway has been running circles around Varsity football defenses since his sophomore year. With his dazzling speed and magnetic hands, Dylan has recorded career numbers of 3,129 receiving yards and 33 touchdowns. These make him easily comparable to the best receiver in the NFL, Antonio Brown. Brown and Conway have very similar numbers in yards and have the exact same number of touchdowns over the last 3 seasons. What may be even more impressive is that Dylan has been the favorite receiver for 5 different Quarterbacks. Going from Brett Bond to Brendan Bognar his sophomore year, Evan Johnson his Junior year, and Josh Pottebaum and Chad Briden his Senior year. Dylan can get open and haul in passes no matter who the quarterback is. Dylan, like Steve, has also carried his success from the football field to the basketball court. Dylan has had a very solid start to the season on the basketball court after not playing last season. Steve Webb has been a star player on the Westminster Football and Basketball teams for the last 3 seasons. Webb almost accomplished the unthinkable last season when he came within 200 yards of 2,000 rushing yards on the season, a number that only 3 NFL running backs have ever reached… in 16 games. Webb played only 14. To go along with all of those rush yards he had a couple hundred receiving yards at well. Webb also punched the ball into the endzone a few times as well, setting a record with 25 touchdowns. In his career, Steve has had 3,889 rushing yards in his career. Even with all these amazing statistics, basketball may be his best sport. While Steve’s numbers from last year are not as mind blowing as his football stats, he was teammates with perhaps the best player in Westminster basketball history, Aaron Cook. Steve dominated the games in which Aaron could not play, showing his true potential on the court. Steve even scored 26 points in the last game of the season last year and looks to thrive as the team’s leader this season. There is not a whole lot about Kirsten Davis that has not already been said. The Girls Soccer star broke the Westminster scoring record about halfway through her Sophomore season. Kirsten has only continued to add to that record as she has set a record that will surely never be broken. Kirsten has not only put 119 goals in the back of the net for the team, but she has also contributed 23 assists. With her teammate Sydney Walker also dominating opponents, the two lead one of the most talented teams in Westminster history. While Kirsten plays for both the Westminster team and her club team, she also plays for the 19U USA national team. Kirsten travels around the world playing against the best competition in the world. She will even be eligible to play in the Women’s World Cup in 2020. Kirsten may not just be the best athlete at Westminster right now, but potentially the best Westminster athlete ever, a title that holds a lot of weight considering some of the athletes that have come through the Westminster halls.
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Dan Legters was a star forward at Covenant College. He scored a hat trick in his first career start. He won the Offensive MVP award out of all the different schools in his conference. “There was not one player on the team that wasn’t talented,” Legters said. This pushed him to work harder because he knew that if he was not working his hardest, someone else was. Hard work pays off, and the hours put in when nobody is watching is what really counts. Dan Legters is a walking image of that. Greg Schoenberg played football at Washburn University, a Division 2 school in Topeka, Kansas. Coach Schoenberg explained how he was never pushed to work harder in his life, mainly because of his roomates. He roomed with three like-minded people, and they all strived to get better, which led to a continuous work ethic from all three of them. He won All-Conference, AllRegion, and All-American team for his play. He also won the freshman of the year award. Greg had a wonderful career at Washburn, and his legacy of hard work will live on for forever there. 22 ● ISSUE FOUR ● DECEMBER 2016
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Annie Sullivan was a basketball player at Truman State. During her four years there, she totalled over 1000 points in her career. “Everyone on both teams was hand picked because of their skill,” Sullivan said. This was a testament to how hard everyone worked, and how hard they continued to work while in college. Her favorite memory was having the whole campus to herself for Christmas break. “The only thing to do was hangout with the team and play basketball,” Sullivan explained. She had a successful career, and she created great memories with her teamates and friends.
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