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The events leading up to Homecoming from Oct. 17-21 are Memorial tradition and help students get excited for Homecoming itself. The Homecoming Parade, Burger Bash, and Battle of the Bands all lead up to the game on Fri-day and Saturday’s dance.

“Pretty much all the athletic groups participate in the pa-rade and some other groups like the [Reserve Officers’ Training Corps] from the Guthrie Center,” junior Ryan Baumgartner said. “Just being a part of all the Homecoming events is a really fun experi-ence.”

People participating in the

parade on Thursday at 5 p.m. design and create their own floats for their groups. Many groups join in to show their own spirit. The best float out of all those in the parade is de-cided upon and receives a tro-phy and gift certificate.

Headlined by the marching band, the parade will begin in the senior parking lot, travel east on Gaylord, south on Pin-ey Point, west on Taylorcrest, and finally north on Echo be-fore returning to campus.

“It [brings] a smile to my face to see the joy and enthu-siasm everyone [puts] into the parade,” Memorial parent Judith Moon said. “I love how the band [brings] energy and a strong sense of school pride to the event.”

Once the parade ends, and the spectators arrive back at the school, the Burger Bash will begin at 5:30 p.m. With help from the Student Coun-cil and parents who have vol-unteered to help prepare the burgers, families are served while they talk and eat in the cafeteria.

Coinciding with Burger Bash will be the annual Battle of the Bands, the main focus of the evening.

“I’m very excited to run around and play my tambou-rine for my band, and I think we’ll play really well,” junior Kelsey Long said.

The Battle begins at 6 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. Bands were chosen from their sub-mitted audition tapes by the

Student Council members in charge of the event: sopho-more Lawrencia Nkadi and se-nior Niko Schillaci, as well as adviser Todd McCardle. The bands that are chosen then

meet with the leaders and are welcomed as participants in the Battle itself, giving them a two-week window to perfect their performance.

After participating in the traditional fes-tivities that surround

Homecoming Week, students will devote the week of Oct. 31- Nov. 4 to raising money for St. Jude Children’s Re-search Hospital, a non-profit research and treatment facil-ity for child cancer patients. Since 2009, Student Council has partnered with St. Jude each year through the Team Up program, which is de-signed to give high school stu-dents a chance to support St. Jude’s patients.

“Team Up is Student Coun-cil’s largest community service project of the year,” student body president Katie McAr-thur said. “Every Student Council member is involved, and we would love to see total student body involvement this year.”

As in years past, Student Council members will sell Team Up t-shirts for $5 dur-ing all lunches from Oct. 31- Nov. 4 and will donate all proceeds. Additionally, all students are encouraged to send out pre-written letters to inform friends and neigh-

bors about St. Jude and to ask for donations. The letters do not require postage and have been very well received in past years, resulting in large do-nations from members of the community.

“Students don’t have to do-nate money to make a differ-ence,” sophomore Sarah Lan-ford, co-chair of the St. Jude Team Up committee, said. “Just stop by the cafeteria, grab a letter, and mail it to a friend or relative who may be willing to donate!”

In addition to the letter-writing campaign, Lanford and other Student Council members have been planning a Coin War between grade lev-els.

“There will be prizes for the grade level that raises the most money for St. Jude though the coin drive,” Lanford said. “I can assure you that you are go-ing to want your grade level to win!”

Though the fund raising re-quires time and effort, par-ticipating students agree that their hard work pays off dur-ing the check-bearing ceremo-ny, in which Student Council presents St. Jude’s representa-tives with money that students have raised.

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Science students celebrate Page 7T

‘Stangs Team Up

By: Abigail Godfrey News Editor

By: Emily Snow Co-Editor at Large

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Mustangs prep for big game against perenial power Katy.

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Jumping for Joy Senior Cheerleaders Nick Dennis and Conner Waughtal jam out at the Neon pep rally. The pep rally was performed in the dark, save for black light strobe lights, ensuring quite the spectacle for all attendees. Student outfits glowed in the dark as they cheered, drummed or stunted to the beat.

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Release the Kraken: During the third quarter of the Mayde Creek game, the band performs “Kraken,”one of their most popular stand tunes, in order to entertain the fans and the team. The band practices regularly during the week to prepare for when they leave the stands and play on the field during halftime.

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Push and Touch: While practicing, senior Diane Yi conducts the band as they play “Bellavia.”

The Anatomy of Gray hit the stage last

week, and students still have the opportunity to see one final 7 p.m. performance tonight.

The Anatomy of Gray tells the story of a small, religious, conservative town in 19th century Indiana. The wise, mysterious Dr. Gray appears in a storm, curing the townspeople’s ailments. Their illnesses are due to germs, which the townspeople refuse to believe in, eventually leading them to blame their misfortunes on the kind-hearted doctor.

“It’s a very somber play so portraying it is really interesting for us because

we are usually more on the comedic side,” junior Anastasia Zavitzanos said. “It was something different, but we have a lot of fun with it.”

The crew put in many hours of practice for the play and hopes for another great turnout

tonight. The cast practiced every day during theatre class as well as after school.

“Sometimes the other characters and I practice scenes on the side if we need to,” senior Cole Chandler said.

Despite its complex

plot, Anatomy’s set is surprisingly sparse.

“The set is really simple, but is works well with the show because it’s more character based,” junior Olivia Peel said.

“Anything flashy would take away from the would take away from the show.”

The cast is also relatively small, being comprised of only 19 people.

“The cast is really fun, and we’ve all known each other for a while, since it’s advanced theater,” junior Audrey Vinall said. “It’s nice to get to work with my friends.”

Students can purchase tickets for $15 anytime before the showing in the box office, or they can print out pre-ordered tickets from the MHS theatre website for $10.

Theatre cast presents Anatomy of Gray

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On Oct. 18, students will participate in the first annual “Hey Day,” a day to facilitate friendli-

ness on campus. Students and faculty will wear name tags all day and say “hey” to everyone

they pass.

“Hey” Day

On Saturday Oct. 15, the Houston Music Fes-tival took place at the Reliant Arena. Starting at 8 p.m., the performances included Charlie

Wilson, Fantasia, KEM, and El Debarge.

Houston Music Festival

Wings Over Houston occured Oct. 15-16 at Ellington Airport. The airshow is among the

largest in the United States, and includes aerial demonstrations of all kinds.

Wings Over Houston

The Choir Car Wash took place on Saturday, Oct. 8, in the front parking lot at 9:30 a.m. The choir sold tickets for $7 to raise money for the students to go on the choir trip in the summer.

Choir students also sold baked goods and snow cones during the event.

Choir Car Wash

El Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) was celebrated Nov.1-2 to honor the deceased. These spirits are believed to visit the family and

friends who welcome them by preparing the spirits’ resting places with offerings.

The Day of the Dead

Susan G. Komen started Race for the Cure in 1990 and is now the largest fun run in the nation. Race For the Cure came to Houston on Oct.1 with races starting as early as eight

a.m. It was a 5-mile run in Downtown Houston with 32,065 individuals registered. Participants could run in numerous categories such as the competitive run, non-competitive run, family

walk, or the Kids K.

Race for the Cure

Homecoming tickets will be available this week from Monday, Oct. 17 until Friday, Oct 21.

The tickets are $20 per person, and will be on sale during all lunches. All guest forms must be filled out and presented when the ticket is

purchased. Mums and garters ordered from the Memorial Markettes will also be available this

week for pickup.

Homecoming Tickets and Mums

The Houston Area Recruiter’s Network will hold a college fair Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 11:30 a.m. The mini fair will be held during A and B lunch-es. The list of attending colleges is forthcoming. Any students interested in learning more about the present colleges are encouraged to talk to

their respective representatives.

HARN College Fair

By: Hannah VergultReporter

On Oct. 22, the Memo-rial High School march-ing band will compete against other Texas 5-A schools at the 2011 UIL Marching Contest at the Berry Center. They will be performing fa-mous songs by the pres-tigious trumpet solo-ist, Chuck Mangione.

“We are performing at a really high level this year,” assistant band director Vince Marquart said. “Our show is very exciting and we are learning marching and music quickly, so everything is going as planned.”

The band has attended two pre-UIL contests, the first being the Band Extravaganza, (an SBISD event in which middle

and high schools perform for each other) on Oct.5. “After we performed, I was approached by the judges, the spectators, and other directors,” director David Kastor said. “They all complimented us and told me that our show was great.”

The second contest was the United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) sponsored event on Oct. 8 where they achieved a 70.650 rating.

“This contest was a practice one; one that judges the show on extravagance, props, and other effects that our show really isn’t about,” said Kastor. “Our show is primarily about getting to our sets, looking good doing it, and sounding the best we

can, and I think we did a good job of that there.”

The band has been working hard for eight hours every week on the rehearsal field in the church parking lot where they practiced marching sets, instrumentation, and sound quality. The band rehearsed over the summer too, where marching fundamentals were introduced to new members.

“The practices are miserable because of how hot it is outside, and the black pavement doesn’t help,” junior Andrew Lindsey said. “But the practices are a reflection of how good our show is, and right now it looks pretty good.”

The band will be performing four movements at UIL. Mangione Opener, a

medley of “Feels So Good” and “Children of Sanchez,” begins the show with soloist junior Andrew Lindsey on flugelhorn. The slow ballad, “Land of Make Believe” follows, highlighting senior Mark Camero on flugelhorn and senior Dillon Larberg on soprano saxophone.

Next, a Latin style drum and keyboard feature, “Echano,” with drum solos by seniors David Oh, Kevin Han, Joey Scavone, and Graham Hicks, and to conclude, “Bellavia,” an exciting fast-paced number to finish the performance.

“My favorite piece that we perform is Echano,” sophomore Laurent Chenet said. “It’s really fast, and it’s cool because it is visually pleasing and sounds awesome.”

Mangi-owning the CompetitionBy: David Nosrat

Reporter

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Consolation. Senior Cole Chandler plays Crutch Collins, mourning the death of his wife as senior Dillon Larberg looks on in his role as Phineas Wingfiled.

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“Last year, a St. Jude’s patient attended the ceremony,” senior Emma Sutton said. “It melted my heart to get to see one of the kids who we had helped.”

In addition to facilitating research and treatment, St. Jude is special because it is the only pediatric cancer research center where families are not required to pay for treatment not covered by insurance.

“No child is ever denied treatment because the family’s inability to pay,” Team Up representative

Minirva Suarez said.In the past two years,

students have raised a total of $54,000, which helps to cover treatment expenses as well as fund research.

“As healthy students, we have the privilege to participate in normal activities like going to school, seeing our friends, and attending dances like Homecoming,” Lanford said. “The money we raise for St. Jude patients can help those kids have chance at normal childhood, too.”

Once on stage, bands are responsible for their own equipment, and are given five minutes between songs to set themselves up and play. Bands are judged by their performance, technique, and style. Judges decide on which band has played their song strongest according to these guidelines, and that band wins the Battle and a portion of the night’s proceeds.

“Meeting the members of each band and hearing about their difference in music is fun and interesting,” Nkadi said. “We want the students to enjoy themselves at the [Battle of the Bands].”

The Homecoming events are a great way for students to get ready for the dance and game. With so many groups and students participating, it is a truly spirited Memorial tradition.

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SPIRIT: school prepsCONTINUED

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Top Left: Senior Samantha Scioneaux and junior Anna Ste-phens perform at the Rock and Roll Pep Rally.Bottom Left: Junior Katherine Cokinos, junior Lizzie Russo, sophomore Rachel Coker, and junior Kasey Clein perform a cheer as part of the JV squad at the Rock and Roll Pep Rally. Top Right: Seniors Boomer White and Mason Stewart showed off their dance moves to the whole school at the Neon Pep Rally. during the traditional three-year football letterman dance.

Patricia Rotan

SCOREBOARD

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ANBy Emma Mattson

Co-Sports EditorEach sport Mustangs play requires hours of determination, sweat and skill. All of their hard work pays off as fans come out and support these athletes in their respective meets and games. But what we do not see is

how the players spend the rest of their time in their day to day lives. What do they eat? When do they sleep? How do they stay fit? The Anvil followed three athletes from three different sports teams in an attempt to get insight on their daily patterns and routines. We finally had a chance to see what they’re like out of the pool, off the field, and away from the court. We focused on junior David Holland, defensive back on the football team, senior Caroline Ciac-cio, right side hitter for the volleyball team, and senior Eliza Bornman, a member of both the Varsity Swimming and Water Polo teams.

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Besides swimming or playing water polo, on the weekends Bornman like to go on neighborhood runs whenever she has spare time.

“I love being outdoors and also staying fit at the same time.” Bornman said

One of Caroline Ciaccio’s favorite off the court workouts is the elliptical. The cycling helps keep her endurance up so she can play longer in games.

“I also do a lot of ab workouts because a strong core is needed to jump high when at the net.” Ciaccio said.

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Before each football game David Holland always reads the Bible, and it serves as his inspiration out on the field. “I also have the Special Forces Military prayer saved on my phone so I make sure to read that before each game.” Holland said.

Caroline Ciaccio always likes to envision herself playing well before each game she plays.

“I like to visualize myself winning the match and getting a kill or block. It really helps me mentally prepare for the game.” Ciaccio said.

Eliza Bornman always makes sure she is very stretched out before each swim meet or water polo match. Once she has done this she listens to her favorite songs.

“I listen to music that pumps me up for my races and gets my adrenaline flowing. My two favorite songs are ‘No Hands’ and ‘Savior’.” Bornman said.

FOOTBALLWhenever Holland isn’t working out or running for football

he likes to swim laps to stay in shape. “My favorite workouts are the track, swimming and lifting

weights in order to stay strong for football.” Holland said.

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Holland’s diet consists of lots of red meat, chick-en, watermelon and pineapple. Each game day he usually eats a Subway sandwich in preparation. He eats lots of protein to help maintain his phy-sique and promote good health.

“Before every game I drink five water bottles, one Gatorade, and a Monster. I definitely know how to stay hydrated.” Holland said.

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Before meets, Bornman likes to carb up with lots of whole-wheat pasta. In order to stay healthy, she consumes lots of fruit, vegetables, and lean meat.

“One of my favorite dishes is a big salad with a grilled salmon filet or chicken on top. And after workouts, I eats anything peanut butter. It is definitely my one weakness.” Bornman said.

During volleyball season, Ciaccio tries her hard-est to eat healthy by consuming lots of protein like eggs and meat. She receives hydration from great amounts of water and tries to avoid any sweet sodas or carbonated beverages.

“I always try to be healthy and eat good foods, but just like any teenager, its really hard for me to stick to any sort of strict routine.” Ciaccio said.

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TOUCHDOWN is the word heard

throughout the stands as the fans go crazy. The Mustang varsity football team is well on their way to a promising season.

“The future is looking bright for the team,” junior Patrick Christie said. “We have many hard games that we will have to play, but I think that will help us improve and it show us what we can expect if we make it to playoffs.”

So far the Mustangs have a district record of 2-1, with a 21-7 win against Morton Ranch on Sept. 24, a 52-21 win against Mayde Creek on Oct. 1, and a 17-0 loss to Cinco Ranch on Oct. 7.

“So far we have done really well,” senior Clay-

ton Eddy said. “Beating Pearland showed us that we have a lot of poten-tial, and it gives us hype for Katy.”

Although the Mus-tangs are taking home the wins, they still strug-gle to come out on top.

“Our biggest hurdle is

trying to rebound from last year’s successes,” senior Will Radney said. “But so far we are doing really well.”

However the team is always improving.

“We have been prac-ticing almost non stop,” sophomore Khari Dot-son said.

“Watching film af-ter our games helps us the most. It gives us a chance to see what mis-takes we made and our highlights.”

The game that has most of the players ex-cited is the Homecom-ing game against Katy.

“Katy High School is our biggest competi-tion,” Radney said. “I hope that by playing them on Homecoming we will have even more drive to win”

Currently, Katy is ranked second in the state of Texas and fifth nationally according to ESPN.

“Seeing Katy’s rank-ings are pretty intimi-dating,” junior Pat-rick Christie said. “But hopefully by the end of the season we can have those rankings too.”

Results from Friday’s matchup against Katy-Taylor were not avail-able before the paper was sent to press.

No ‘offense’ taken Mustangs host nationally-ranked Katy for Homecoming game

By Lindsey TaylorBusiness Manager

I always believed in the stereotype that all cheer-leaders do is wear cute outfits and jump around, but once I started lessons I was proved wrong. Ev-erything has to be per-fect from the projection of your voice to the way you tilt your head to your flawless high-v. Besides these countless min-ute details, the amount of physical and mental strength that it takes to defy gravity and com-mon sense by soaring through the air is aston-ishing.

I discovered just how challenging this sport re-ally is when I broke my finger during practice one afternoon. While jumping backwards to block off my hands, my fingers crumbled. Pain immediately encom-passed my left hand as my fingers throbbed from bending unnatu-rally. Although I was in serious discomfort, the pain wasn’t severe enough to bring me to tears. I ignored my in-jury for the following few days until my left index finger became as swollen as a sausage and turned blue- black. I reluctantly visited the doctor where I was informed that I would need surgery. Once my cast finally came off six weeks later, I endured weeks of phys-ical therapy. Although I thought that one little finger couldn’t possible cause much pain, I was definitely wrong.

Even though my injury was painful, I consider myself extremely lucky. Cheerleading is a high- risk sport that can result in much more serious in-juries with life- changing consequences. There-fore, cheerleaders must spend countless hours nailing their tricks and performing in sync with their squad. The amount of time and effort it takes to execute pep rallies and football games smooth-ly is astonishing. Each week consists of hours of practice, and private les-sons to better each one’s own skills. However, the hard work pays off when experiencing the excite-ment of performing.

Treading into district watersBy Emmalee Bergez

Opinions Editor

Tough competition encourages Mustang swimmers

Bring it on

On the way down. Senior Scott Bradshaw tackles a Mayde Creek player sending him to the ground. The Mustangs took home a 51-21 district win on Oct. 1. “It was great to have such a big win,” Bradshaw said. “We were all really hyped up about it.”

Treading into the new season, the swim team prepares to stay afloat in the face of their compe-tition. Striving to reach Ju-nior National Champi-onship qualifying times in order to compete at nationals, the swim-mers rigorously prepare on a daily basis to get in shape for their upcom-ing meets. After com-peting in the Red and White “Inner squad” meet on Sept. 29 and the “Swim-a-thon” on Oct. 3, the team is excited to race through March.

“My goal for this year is to get the chance to compete against the top 18 and under swimmers in the nation,” senior Harris Pitchard said. “I am on a completely different level now and

have much higher goals and expectations for this upcoming year.”

Through practices, time trials, team parties, and strategy talks, the team has grown closer than ever. With many swimmers graduating last year, the team has fully embraced their new members. Becom-ing closer each day, the bond the swimmers hold will help them reach their State goals.

“We usually have team parties after big meets to celebrate a weekend of intense swimming,“ junior Danielle Yoon said.” It really help us bond as a team.”

Practicing Monday thru Friday, during sev-enth period until 5:30 p.m., the team works vigorously in prepara-tion for this season. Combining land exer-cises, such as pushups

and sit ups, with swim-ming drills, the team can hardly take a breath. Not only do they prac-tice during the week, but the swimmers also come together Saturday mornings for weekend exercises.

“We practice everyday after school and on Sat-urdays,” senior Camer-on Kato said. “We swim for about two hours ev-ery practice throughout the year, and most of us join club teams during the summer.”

There are many perks to the swim team and the members enjoy all the time they spend to-gether. Six days a week the boys and girls stroke, kick and float through the water encouraging and cheering each other on. They support each other through the good and the bad times, hop-ing to place at least top

tenth at State. “My favorite part of be-

ing on the swim team is that we are one big fam-ily,” senior Eliza Born-man said. “We all work

really hard towards achieving the same goals, striving to win district and advance as many people to state as possible.”

Diving in deep. Varsity swimmer jumps into a dive as he takes off in full speed to race against his competition. The swim team has been attending regular practices and conditioning, preparing for their many upcoming meets. During the summer, most of the team joined club teams or retained their indurance through constant training.

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By Kirby SmithSports Editor

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JV FootballLast Week: Game against Katy Taylor on Oct. 13This Week: Game against Katy on Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m. at KatyOverall: 1-5District: 0-3Bright Spots: The entire team is working really hard to improve everyday.

Varsity FootballLast Week: Lost to Cinco Ranch on Oct. 7, 17-0. This Week: Game against Katy on Oct. 21, 7:00 p.m. at TullyOverall: 5-2 District: 2-1Bright Spots: Senior Boomer White contin-ues to shine on the field and seems to be an unstoppable force.

Sophomore FootballLast Week: Won game against Cinco Ranch on Oct. 6, 35-0This Week: Game against Katy Taylor on Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m. at MemorialOverall: 3-3District: 1-1Bright Spots: Sophomore quarterback Joshua Cox is making direct passes.

Varsity Boys Cross CountryLast Week: Placed 3rd at Stratford Invita-tional Meet on Oct. 8This Week: Strake Jesuit Invitational at Bear Creek Park on Oct. 15, 8:00 a.m.Bright Spots: Junior Carlos Arias finished 3rd while Junior Mitch Grosebeck finished 4th. Both boys led the team in the 5K race

Varsity TennisLast Week: Won Semi Finals on Oct. 11, 2-3.This Week: Finals on Oct. 21 at TBA 3:30 p.m.Overall: 9-0District: 7-0Bright Spots: The team has yet to loose and looks forward to finals.

JV TennisLast Week: Lost to Strake on Oct. 4, 2-6This Week: Tournament on Oct. 21-22 at Memorial and Fort bend, 8:00 a.m.Overall: 0-3District: N/ABright Spots: With only three games so far, the Sophomore team cannot say who their star players are.

JV Boys Cross CountryLast Week: Stratford Invitational meet on Oct. 8 This Week: Strake Jesuit Invitational at Bear Creek Park on Oct. 15, 8:00 a.m. Bright Spots: Sophomore Jorge Vazquez placed 3rd and Sophomore Adam Vinall finished 9th

JV Girls Cross CountryLast Week: Placed 4th at Stratford Invita-tional Meet on Oct. 8 This Week: Strake Jesuit Invitational at Bear Creek Park on Oct. 15, 8:00 a.m.Bright Spots: Freshman Kendall Simpson finished 15th while Sophomore Taylor Reed finish 19th. Both girls represented Memorial with awesome places!

Varsity Girls Cross CountryLast Week: Placed 4th in Stratford Invita-tional meet on Oct. 8 This Week: Strake Jesuit Invitational at Bear Creek Park on Oct. 15, 8:00 a.m.Bright Spots: Senior Caroline Sladic led the team and finished 2nd individually at 11:52. Way to go Caroline!

JV VolleyballLast Week: Beat Mayde Creek on Oct. 7, 2-0This Week: Game against Cinco Ranch on Oct. 12, 4:30 p.m. at MemorialOverall: 22-8District: 6-2Bright Spots: Sophomore Natalie Ly is an incredible worker with a great attitude, and always gives 100 percent

Varsity Volleyball Last Week: Beat Mayde Creek on Oct. 7, 3-0This Week: Game against Cinco Ranch on Oct. 12, 5:30 p.m. at MemorialOverall: 20-7District: 7-0Bright Spots: The girls finish off their season with an amazing record.

Freshman B VolleyballLast Week: Beat Mayde Creek on Oct. 7 2-3This Week: Game against Cinco Ranch on Oct. 12, 5:30 p.m. at Memorial Overall: 28-4District: 7-2Bright Spots: The team is honing their skills as the season progresses, and the girls are working together as a unit.

Freshman A FootballLast Week: Lost to Cinco Ranch on Oct. 6, 34-28. This Week: Game against Katy on Oct. 20, 6:15 p.m. at MemorialOverall: 4-2District: 2-1Bright Spots: The team works hard at every practice and is staying positive.

Freshman B FootballLast Week: Lost to Cinco Ranch on Oct. 6 21-18 This Week: Game against Katy on Oct. 20, 4:30 p.m. at MemorialOverall: 2-3District: 1-2Bright Spots: The Team is improving with every practice and works very hard.

Freshman A VolleyballLast Week: Beat Mayde Creek on Oct. 7, 2-0This Week: Game against Cinco Ranch on Oct. 12, 4:30 p.m. at MemorialOverall: 13-2District: 6-2Bright Spots: The girls are finishing out their season strong and are all great players

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‘Stang StudiesName: Danika Petersen Home town: Mountain Lakes, NJOld School: Mountain Lakes High Your favorite part of Memorial is: a. The pep rallies b. Music during the passing period c. Sporting events d. The teachers e. Other:

What do you miss most about your old school? The thing I miss most about my old school are my friends!

How is Memorial different? Memorial is a lot bigger than my old school and the dress code is very different.

If you could change one thing about Memorial what would it be? If I could change anything about Memorial I would give less homework.

If you could create any mascot for Memorial what would it be?I think that the Mustangis already a good mascot.

If I could be in any extracurricular activity it would be: I play lacrosse and wouldn’t want to do anything else!

What is your favorite class? a. Math b. English c. Science d. History e. other:

What scares you the most about our school? The size of the school scares me the most!

Memorial is the best because: Everyone is so nice!

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Serving Nashville with unlikely resultsBy Alex Seekely Reporter

This summer changed me: I learned new in-sights about myself and my passions, and even more about my faith. I was given the opportuni-ty to go on a mission trip to the Center for Student Missions in Nashville, Tennessee with my high school youth group at Memorial Drive Presby-terian Church.I’ve never been too much of an outgoing person, but this trip allowed me to really open up and let God use me to minister to His people. From the beginning, my goal was to affect just one per-son- just one individual’s faith. I have had people in my life that have led me closer to Christ, and I wanted to serve God by doing that for someone else.

The more we served, the more it became clear to me that we all have one thing in common: everyone just wants to be shown love. We look for it everywhere: in our par-ents, friends, boyfriends or girlfriends, and some-times in strangers. To show love to someone is the greatest gift you can give them. It is natu-ral for us to want to feel loved because that is how God created us. His love for us is so immense, but we often get caught up in wanting the worldly kind of love, such as accep-tance from our peers.

With my new under-standing of love, I also learned to look at home-less people in a new light. Whether or not we admit it, so many of us don’t look at them in the eyes when we see them on the side of the road, and we

tend to consider them as lesser than ourselves. But, as I spent more and more time with home-less people, it became clear to me that they are not homeless, just house less. The homeless form a community. Some of them spend time togeth-er and look out for each other, and some of them date.

They have a story, just like everyone else, and they are also a part of God’s plan. Their plan just happens to call them not to live the “normal” life that we on earth have created. However, that doesn’t make them any less in need of love. On the mission trip, when we were told to walk around inner-city Nash-ville and find a home-less person to eat with, I admit I was nervous. It was so completely out

of my comfort zone. But, as we walked around, we began to smile and say “hi” to every person we saw, and some of their responses indicated that we may have actually im-pacted their day, maybe even turned it around.

Before going on the trip, I wasn’t really look-ing for change in myself but viewed it more as a chance for me to change and impact other peo-ple’s lives. But, the more time I spent serving oth-er people, the more I re-ally began to be inspired by them: their strength and ability to have such big hearts, even when the world didn’t seem to be going their way. Mis-sion trips give Christians an opportunity to serve God’s people. But in the end, it was more of those people serving me.

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Memorial has a lame homecoming. There, I said it.

It’s a fairly ‘wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am’ sce-nario. There’s no emotion attached to our homecom-ing. Someone, somewhere along the line, presum-ably with a fair amount of power, checked the ‘bare minimum’ box and we’ve stuck with it.

If our Homecoming were a cable package, we’d pick up channels 1-4 plus something in Spanish.

There’s no tradition here. There’s no pride. And most of the year, that’s all right. We have Stratford War Week, we have pep rallies, we have a solid football team and it’s okay that there’s no ‘rah-rah atmo-sphere’. It’s okay that no one cares about any sport besides Football. It’s okay that the only people who know the school anthem are the ones required to learn it for a grade. It’s okay that every-one steps on the courtyard mus-tang willy-nilly. But for one week a year, just one, it would be nice if we at least pretended like we cared.

All the oth-er schools are doing it. They’re wrapping them-selves, they’re dressing up the week before and, yes, some of them are even

w e a r i n g their mums to school. That’s a far

cry from Memorial’s ‘eh’ attitude. And don’t even get me started on the way we do homecoming court.

Underclassmen don’t re-ally care about who wins king or queen, because, for the most part, they don’t know anyone nominated. Many of them just end up voting blindly. What if, bear with me here, our

homecoming court includ-ed underclassmen. Queen and King would still be seniors, but there could be prince and princesses from the other three grade levels. People would care, everyone would know someone on court and winning could actually mean something.

The Wranglers could ac-tually do something cool. You know, do pushups in the in zone for every point we score, maybe lead cheers, or at least make themselves a big deal. Cleaning and protecting the plastic mustang would be a valiant effort if the horse were, say, in any ac-tual danger. Or got dirty. Ever.

Please don’t think that I’m bashing Memorial, because I’m not. I love our swearing sailors, and our bi-monthly pep rallies and “Oh, Canada”. Truth be told, I don’t know that I’d have the energy to go to a school like Stratford where masses of people turn out in green for de-bate tournaments. We’re clearly too cool to care that much.

I’m asking for a sprint, not a marathon. So what do you say, Memorial? For old time’s sake? For glory? For pride?

Anyone?Anyone?No? All right, then.

Editor’s

PollAgree: 5

Disagree: 4

By Sophie Macicek Reporter

A week without tradition

After four or five lousy hours of sleep, I rise before the sun to do last minute studying to reassure myself I’m prepared to make the best grades possible. Then comes the real stress: spending 10 to 20 minutes figuring out the right thing to wear and another 20 minutes in front of the mirror. Once I decide I can leave the house, I head off to school telling myself that, regardless of everything I do, I will never be good enough.

Throughout my life, I’ve never found a place I truly “fit”. I’m not top 10%, I didn’t make Varsity tennis, I’m not very artistic, and I’m not the prettiest girl ever. I just constantly compare myself to others, weighing my talents, skills, and looks against those of everyone around me. The more time I spend in a school full of seemingly perfect people, the more these comparisons have become a habit. By comparing myself to others, I am asking myself to live up to invisible stan-dards. At Memorial, we are in a society of 2,500+ people striving for success in every aspect of their lives. Here, a C on a test seems like the end of the world, or having braces means I shouldn’t even smile. I think our small bubble puts too much emphasis on being perfect, be-cause it seems as if everyone is already there. If I could just step back and look at the big picture, I think I would find my life really isn’t that shabby.

I’ve wasted an embarrassing amount of time telling myself why I can’t instead of why I can. Subconsciously, I have de-cided to put myself down first, instead of risking rejection from others. I con-stantly tell myself my grades aren’t good enough to get into the right college, or that because I have braces, I will never be as pretty as everyone else in our grade, and therefore, I shouldn’t even make the effort. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’m the only one who worries about these things. They seem petty, but you can’t tell me you don’t worry about the same things as I do.

I feel as if we have started a silent com-petition. Think about it. The first thing a student does when they get a test back is look left and right to see what their neighbors got, and get down on them-selves if somebody makes a better grade than them, or build themselves up be-cause they did better than someone else. What I need to learn is to not compare myself to others. I look at so many peo-ple and see them as perfect: headed in the right direction and happy every step of the way. What I don’t see is everyone else’s obstacles on the same path, just like someone else may not be able to see mine. I need to be able to comb through these lies I tell myself, and see that I am good enough for wherever it is that I’m headed.

FACEOff : Should Students get

more involved during Homecoming week?

Jennifer Millard

“No because in the past years homecoming has been a great suc-cess and Student Council has done a good job making it a fun night and most of the students always enjoy it so nothing needs to change.”

“Yes I think students should get more involved because it makes homecoming more special when everyone participates.”

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Text by: Patricia Rotan

Sweets are always on our minds, especially around Halloween season. We

are constantly thinking about cupcakes, cookies, candy, and other ways to fulfill

our sweet-tooth. Not only is the Memorial High campus close to some fantastic

places, but several of our fellow students consume sweets on a daily basis.

From catching Lizzie Russo eating ice cream on a hot day after soccer practice,

to finding Amanda Collins filling up her Orange Leaf cup, sweets are a delicious

way to cope with a long week of school and studying. A nice treat can have

the power to brighten up anyone’s day and keep them going through the week.

Just as the saying goes, the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach!

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Q:

When did you

become interested in

fashion?A: “Well I have

always been interested in fashion

ever since I was little but, just recently while applying to

college and everything I had to think about my career, and I just

really realized it’s what I want to do.”Q: How do you define your style?

A: “I don’t really think that I have a defined style, I just kind of like to wear whatever I feel

like that day.”Q: So how did you catch this deal with Badgley

Mischka? A: “Well actually, we are family friends with one of the

designers, so I just talked to him and said that I was really interested in fashion and I just wanted to learn more about the

industry. I told him I would do whatever he needed me to do.”Q: What kind of work did you end up doing with the design

house?A: “I was a design intern, so I would work with the design team. They

would come in and ask us to help them with their projects.”Q: A design intern? That’s brilliant. What kind of work did you do?

A: “I worked with a lot of embellishment with the patterns; I also got to design the bead work.”

Q: How did you end up going to New York Fashion Week?A: “They actually invited me to come and watch the show. They knew that I was in school

so they didn’t expect me to come work it, but then once I told them I could come they told me “We need your help backstage, if you wouldn’t mind!”

Q: Did you get butterflies before the big day?A: “I was so nervous, I thought that I would just mess something up. But they were so nice and told

me everything that I would be doing. They had a set agenda.”Q: Explain to me your morning of the show.

A: “I woke up at four and had to be at the office at six in the morning to wrap up everything in the office and bring it to Lincoln Center. Once I got there I was doing check in, all the hair teams, the make up, the stylists,

checked in the press. And you have to wear all black when you work backstage.”Q: What was it like backstage? Meet anyone of fashion power?

A: “It was crazy backstage. I got to meet Annabelle Tollman, she is one of the top stylists, like Rachel Zoe but not a sellout to reality TV.”

Q: So do you think that fashion is something you really want to be a part of with your career?A: “It is definitely, just being there to see the dresses that you helped design. Getting to see your work on the runway just shows

you that it is exactly what you want to do.”

All photos by Abby Wile. Middle photo right, Abby herself.

Wipe off that sweat with your chiffon Alexander McQueen scarf. Take a huge gulp from that venti Starbucks cup. Break out your “in case of emergency” flats

you keep in your Birkin, internships in the fashion business are like no other. Senior, Abby Wile kept busy this summer interning for Badgley Mischka in New York City. Abby’s hard work paid off when she was invited back to help out at

the fashion show during New York Fashion Week. Held at Lincoln Center, the twice

yearly event attracts hundreds of thou-sands of the most noble people in the

industry. Only a lucky few young fashion lovers get a chance

to step behind the scenes of one of the fashion worlds most impor-tant events.

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What was I thinking? Why did I agree to come here?

The ticket woman shuts the en-trance, trapping me and Lindsey in a tiny room. Screaming ruptures my eardrums. I’ve heard the term “she screamed bloody murder” -- only now does it make sense.

But we can’t just stand there. We’re trapped by choice, and we must press on. There is a brief scramble as I try to push Lind-sey in front of me and she tries to push me in front of her. After sev-eral moments of this power play. I manage to get behind Lindsey, and force her to start walking. She turns to glare, but a hand materi-alizes from the wall and we both shriek. The hand moves around, reaching, grabbing, while their owner screams behind the wall.

The actors are not allowed to touch us, but it’s hard to remain rational about such things when a hand is grabbing at you from a wall, especially when said hand it streaked with blood. We round the corner, and another actors bursts from the darkness. He’s shouting something, getting in our space. I try to backpedal, but another fig-ure is there, behind me. My legs start to shake, and I can’t breath.

It might sound like I’m being a sissy, so let me explain: I don’t like people in my space. The av-erage American requires two to four feet of designated “personal space”. I need about five. Espe-cially when the person intruding on that space is screaming hate-ful things and smells like B.O.. It’s not fun. But it is terrifying.

The rest of the way is a horrify-ing blue of personal space inva-sion, screaming, blood, and gro-tesque contortionists. I begin to pray for the exit, and when I see the red EXIT signs I let out a sigh of relief. Outside of the attraction there is a festival-like atmosphere My legs are still shaking, but I’m proud of myself: after all, I’ve just visited my first haunted house ever, and I went whole hog by try-ing out the scariest in Houston.

Phobia has been in operation for 15 years off of I-60 (?). I did my re-search before going, and older re-views on CitySearch.com included complaints about the messy park-ing situation and mud, since the parking lot is a field. When Lind-sey I arrived, however, parking was easy with help from the traf-fic guards and there was no mud in sight. Finding the ticket booth was equally simple, although we reached a bit of an impasse when neither of us had cash (visitors beware -- plastic in not accepted,

although there are ATMs on site).Despite it being our first time

at Phobia, plenty of Memo-rial students flock to the site every October. Senior Ryan Valencia has gone every year.

“I get excited every year,” Va-lencia said. “It’s a Halloween tradition, but I try to go to dif-ferent attractions every year.”

Phobia haunted house has eight different attractions, which keeps the experience interesting for Phobia newbies and veterans alike (we chose the Dark Psy-chiatric Institute). The line was short, and the Institute took about fifteen minutes to go through.

“Institute is definitely my fa-vorite!” senior Kat Githens said. “I’m not scared of blood or gore, but I am scared of mental hos-pitals and things like that.”

Sophomore Shea Bland has worked at Phobia for two years.

“I love almost everything about Phobia: the people, the prepa-ration of doing your makeup, throwing fake blood on yourself,” Bland said. “It’s great to be able to act in the weirdest ways and it be normal. And, of course, it’s great seeing the look on people’s faces when you scare them.”

Bland’s estimation of the behavior at Phobia is accurate: both the em-ployees and some of the customers at the haunted house act bizarrely

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By Caroline SladicAsst. Thunder Editor

Meili CrizisReporter Where History Comes Alive

Jugglers, jesters, musicians, and stage actors wander the festival grounds. In a large

arena, spectators gather to watch special events such as jesting matches, plays, and the Grand Marche Parade. Various vendors recreate a Renaissance market by selling pottery, instruments, potions, weapons, games, and other goods. Spanning over seven weeks from the beginning of October through the end of November, the Renaissance Festival near Houston hosts over 400,000 visitors each season.

On the other side of Houston, Mediterranean music blares from speakers as the smell of delicious kabob fills the air. Several white tents are set up, providing shade for people as they chow down on Greek salad, gyros and other delicious delights. On a central stage, dancers perform traditional steps. Some of these dancers are Memorial High School students,

proud to celebrate their Greek culture at the 45th annual Greek Festival.

“I’ve been [dancing in] Greek Fest since I was three years old,” junior Konstantina Angelides, a Greek-American student, said, “I’ve always loved it and look forward to it all year long.”

The performances represent different aspects of historic Greek culture. To make the experience more authentic, the participants wear traditional Greek costumes.

“Guys wear white suit pants and black beret hats with black dress shoes,” senior Kyle Cokinos, an annual participant in the festival dances, said.

At the Renaissance Festival, students have the opportunity to participate as spectators.

“The wooden little shops with their accruement of different items are fun to walk through, but the food is something special that you can only get there,” senior Taylor

Vickers said. With over 25 food vendors at

the festival with titles such as the “Musketeer’s Banquet” and the “Queen’s Pantry”, there is a vast array of creatively named food. The Black Forest Inn’s menu includes items like Kartoffel Salad and The Royal Hamburg Sandwich, otherwise known as modern day potato salad and hamburger-like sandwiches.

“I can say that the thing I look forward to the most is my first bite of a frozen orange,” Vickers said. “For whatever reason those little half-oranges with sherbet on the top are nostalgic for me. They remind me of the first time I tasted one with my grandmother, the first year I attended the festival.”

Both the Greek and Renaissance Festivals represent the preservation of culture and history. Through music, food, costumes, and performances, the Fall festivals bring history to life.

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Left and above: Festival goers take part in the Grande March, which takes place at noon daily starting at the Glove Stage, making their way throughout the festival.

Where History Comes Alive

World Geography teacher Mary Reed tries to make her opponent fall during a Renaissance game of King of the Log. “Playing successfully requires a mix of strength, balance, and endurance,” Reed said.

Spectators gather to watch the Grande Marche Parade at the Texas Renaissance Festival. “I always come in time for the parade because of all the pageantry,” Reed said. “All the dressed up characters are in the parade. It sets the theme and gets you in the mood.”

Students dance in the Greek Festival. Each year, dancers bring a taste of Greek culture to Texas through their traditional steps and costumes.

Grεεk Phrasεβοοk:

Γεια σου (Ya-soo) – Helloτι κάνεις (Tee-can-ees) – How are you?Είμαι καλά (Emai kala)- I am well

Καλησπέρα (Kaleemera) – Good morning Καλησπέρα (Kaleespera) – Good afternoon Καληνύχτα (Kaleenita) – Good night

Ευχαριστώ (Efharisto) – Thank you Παρακαλώ (Para-kalo) – You’re welcome

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Photo courtesy of Mary Reed

already completed Chem II. They help organize the night and also act as amusement. “We have had some highly entertaining and creative

skits performed by the Chemistry III kids, but my personal favorite was ‘Proj-ect Chemway,’” Foley said. During the festivities, homemade desserts and decorative banners made by students are judged. This year, Biology teacher Jo Ann Strait will act as “Head Guest Judge” along with the other Chemistry

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By Callie Phillips Reporter

While many students are kept busy search-

ing for the perfect Home-coming outfits and organiz-ing picture groups, a few dedicated students are busy preparing for a night of their own: Homechem-ing. Approximately 15 years ago, chemistry teachers Karla Lowerre and Cynthia Foley started Homechem-ing to provide a way for Chem II students to get into the spirit of Homecom-ing Week. Though it has evolved over the years, the Chemistry Department has continued to put on an an-nual celebration of science that includes experimental demonstrations and bonus point opportunities related to Homecoming. One recent change is the participation of “Chem III” students- those who have

Select Students Gear Up for Chemistry Extravaganza

While the class is just as hard as people think, it’s worth every minute of it.-Timothy Davis“

teachers- Lowerre, Foley and Sarah McCoy. “When I am judging the students, I look for creativ-ity combined with school spirit and chemistry,” former

Chem II student and current teacher McCoy said. The students even elect a Homecheming Queen and King- a tradition started by

Audrey Nath from the Class of 2001. Overall, the night is just meant to be fun. “It’s awesome! There are a ton of cakes made by everyone and a hilarious skit put on by the Chem II alumni, not to mention lots and lots of setting things on fire,” senior Joey Scavone said. Though the ceremony does not continue past Oct. 19, students involved in Memorial’s advanced chemistry course are kept busy with its demands year round. “While the class is just as hard as people think,” junior Timothy Davis said, “it’s worth every minute of it.”

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Finishing an experiment. Juniors Timothy Davis and Madison Rushing work on one of many labs in Chem II. The first lab was due Oct. 25. “I felt so accomplished when I finally turned it in,” Junior Nava Nowamooz said.

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