By ZACH HORRALLEditor-in-Chief

Feb. 9, 2009. A day that theworld stopped turning andlife changed for Jamie Sterchiand her family. Her son, 23-month-old Brady, had a 106.3temperature when he arrivedat the doctor. Once he arrivedat the hospital, it was discov-ered that his blood sugar levelhad dropped to 10.

Sterchi, along with hismother, who had pleaded forthe flight crew to let her onthe helicopter, was air-liftedto Riley's Hospital for Chil-dren in Indianapolis.

After a test revealed thatSterchi had experiencednearly 100 seizures, he wasput into a medically-inducedcoma for nine days. He spenta total of 21 days in the hos-pital. "I was scared," hismother said. "We weren't forsure what was going on. Weweren't for sure if he wasgoing to make it. It wasscary."

When released, Sterchi hadlost all capabilities, and re-turned to the infant stages oflife. He was unable to hold uphis head, walk, or talk. Hecould not do anything on hisown. He had developmen-tally fallen two years behind.

He spent the next year re-learning everything that hehad lost.

The Sterchi family leftRiley's Hospital without a di-agnosis. It wasn't until amonth later that the familylearned that Sterchi had Mito-chondrial Myopathy, En-cephalopathy, LacticAcidosis, and Stroke(MELAS) Syndrome. Thismeans that more than 80% ofSterchi's cells are not func-tioning properly. The affectedorgan for Sterchi is his brain.

MELAS is a progressiveand fatal neurodegenerativedisorder caused by mutationswithin the mitochondrialDNA. Due to this, Sterchi istube fed and takes 27 sy-ringes of medicine and sup-plements a day to combatMELAS.

The syringes of medicineand supplements help to con-trol asthma, ADHD, seizures,reflux, sleep, and strokes.These medicines and supple-ments are used to prolong hisfight. There is no knowntreatment or cure for this dis-ease.

But here's the kicker: justby looking at him, one wouldnever know that anything waswrong with this spry youngboy. Sterchi is a first grader at

Tecumseh-Harrison Elemen-tary School. He enjoys swim-ming, riding his bike, andjumping on his trampoline."Every day is a gift," hismom said.

Other kids with this diseasespend their lives in wheel-chairs, and some suffer fromchronic fatigue. Sterchi'sneurologist told her medicalstudents at an appointment,"This kid is a miracle. I don'tknow how he is walking andrunning around today."

At school, Brady is just an-other one of the kids. He hasa personal aide, Cindy Ruble,who gives him his tube feed-ings during lunch and his sy-ringe supplements duringclass.

Jamie feels that Tecumseh-Harrison is the perfect, mostsupportive school. "They goabove and beyond," she said."His personal aide is amaz-ing."

He has steadily increasedhis learning curve and is clos-ing in on his peers. Histeacher, Stephany Dillon, toldJamie, "He is closing thegap." This is a sign of his in-credible amount of independ-ence. He will even tell hisaide, "OK, get away," be-cause, "I like to do my ownwork," he says.

"He's just one of the kids,"Dillon said. "The kids accepthim for who he is."

Ruble, who has been withSterchi for the last four years,said the improvement he hasshown since she has beenwith him is inspiring. "He'san amazing kid," she said."An absolutely amazing kid."

Ruble became emotionalwhen discussing Sterchi."Through this, God hasblessed me beyond measure,"she said. "It's a joy to workwith him on a daily basis. It's

become more than a student-aide partnership. It's a friend-ship."

Life for the Sterchi familyis gone about in as much of anormal way as possible.Jamie said, "It is what it is.We're not going to stop lettinghim live his life."

A quote that the familylives by, and is a favorite forSterchi's father Jay, is byAndy Andrews. "It is impos-sible for the seeds of depres-sion to take root in a thankfulheart."

The Old Post SentinelIssue 9 Volume 92 Vincennes Lincoln High School’s student newspaper...since 1924 November 8, 2014

Mr. Alice to be crowned in NovemberBy JADE MONTGOMERYOPS staff writer

Lincoln High School’s In-teract Club is holding an en-tertaining fundraiser calledMr. Alice on Thursday, Nov.20 at 7:30 p.m. in Ader Audi-torium

This is a comedic “beauty”pageant for any boys ingrades nine through twelvethat attend Lincoln.

All proceeds made fromthis event will go towards thefamily of senior Eric Marlow,who is currently battlingstage 4 lymphoma cancer.

Interact members will beselling tickets before the

event and at the door for $5.It is also possible to purchasea VIP pass, which will allowaudience members to takepictures before the pageantwith the contestants and visitbackstage.

Students interested in beinga part of this event can pickup a packet from the main of-fice at Lincoln, guidancecounselor and Interact adviserErica Shepard, or from any ofthe following Interact offi-cers: Aubrey Hudson, AliSkinner, Ryan Combs,Charles Ellis, or Annie Miller.

All contestants are requiredto complete the packet andhave it approved by the Inter-

act officers, club sponsors,and Principal Steve Combs.

There is no fee to partici-pate, but contestants must bepassing five of seven classes.

The show will include anopening number, followed byindividual talents that con-testants will be performing.Also, contestants will modelan outfit of choice. They willstay in the same clothes andbe called for the crowning.

Lincoln’s Mascot, Big A,will be crowning the winningcontestant.

This is the first year InteractClub has put on this event,but they hope to make it anannual show.

Overcoming the odds: The story of Brady Sterchi

From left, Kyndall Quarterman and Brady Sterchi, whosuffers from MELAS Syndrome, share a chair and reada book while in their first grade class at Tecumseh-Har-rison Elementary School. Photo by Zach Horrall.

Students trying to beat stock marketBy REID MCCLUREOPS staff writer

Schools from all over thestate have been participatingin a game that is a simulationof the stock market known asthe "Stock Market Game."

There are 1,053 schoolscurrently participating, andLincoln High School is one ofthem. There are 125 groupswithin the Southwestern Indi-ana region. Lincoln is repre-sented by 20 teams acrossthree economics classes.They are led by economicsteacher Seth Skelton.

Skelton's classes have par-ticipated in this game sincelast spring. However, retiredsocial studies teacher GinnyCarrel's classes had also

competed in this game beforeSkelton arrived at Lincoln.

Her teams won first place inspring of 1998, third place inspring of 1999, and first andfourth places in fall of 2012.

This semester’s gamebegan on Sept. 29, and willrun until Dec. 5.

In this game, teams invest asum of $100,000 in publiclytraded companies. Studentswork in small groups to deter-mine which companies theywould like to invest in.

The rankings are deter-mined by how well eachteam's collection of compa-nies performs. The team withhighest total value at the endof the game wins.

Senior Dylan Musgrove'srecommended strategy is,

"Pay attention to the rise andfall of the stocks."

The purpose of this game isto introduce students to thebasics of investing in a hands-on way. Even though thisgame is not a completereplica of real life investing,it allows students to learnthrough experience.

As of Oct. 30, Lincoln hadseven teams in the top 20 inour region at first, fourth, sev-enth, 12th, 13th, 17th, and20th.

"As unpredictable as thestock market is, anybody hasa chance of winning. I believemy team has as much chanceas the team in first and theteam in last," senior KameronVonderwell commented.

POTG season completeat Semi-State

By WESTON FRISZOPS staff writer

On Saturday, Nov. 1, thePride of the Green MarchingBand competed in the Semi-State competition at DecaturCentral High School.

The Pride of the Green wasjust shy of advancing to theIndiana State School MusicAssociation (ISSMA) Statecompetition by .3 of a point.

This year, the marchingband’s performance wascalled “Unsettled.” The per-formance included musicfrom Phil Collins, AndrewBoysen, and Bernard Her-rmann.

Band director WilliamMarsh Jr. was extremelyproud of the group, saying,

"It was a really great year.We were close, but thingsjust did not go our way thatday."

Senior drum major NickGartner commented, "Thiswas an amazing season, andthey all worked hard till thevery end."

Out of the 20 bands thatparticipated, the 10 bandsthat are advancing to theISSMA State Finals compe-tition are Angola, ConcordiaLutheran, Edgewood, Fair-field, Lewis Cass, Norwell,Northwood, Scottsburg,Twin Lakes, and Western.

Those teams will be com-peting today in the ISSMAState Finals at Lucas Oil Sta-dium in Indianapolis.

Senior Drum major Nick Gartner, front center, is flankedby the senior members of the Pride of the Green March-ing Band during the ISSMA Semi-State awards cere-mony on Nov. 1. The band barely missed qualifying forstate finals this year. Photo courtesy of Blue Eyes Pho-tography.

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Question of the Week: How do you feel about Tuesday’s election results?

“It was nice to see somany people my age vot-ing in the election, regard-less of the result.”

Lora Margerumsenior

“I was very pleased withthe election results, as Iam a Republcan. I votedfor one democrat and heended up winning.”

David Atkinsonsenior

“I was happy Gara Leewon Superior Court Ijudge.”

Alyssa Likesenior

“Went well. Everyone Ivoted for won.”

Mitchell Coopersenior

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Hilarious Holidays With Yours Truly No. 8

By KAELA SPEIGNEROPS staff writer

This song is obnoxiously,hilariously and confidentlyput together by this girl "withall the right junk in all theright places." Meghan Trainoris shakin' it to her own groovein her own very eccentric waythat is loud with pink femi-ninity.

Written by Kevin Kadishand Trainor herself, her sin-gle, "All About That Bass,"has been running in the Bill-board Hot 100 for eightweeks, surpassing MichaelJackson's hit, "Billie Jean."

The song is composed witha great beat of jazzy funk, in-fluenced by the 1950s-styledoowop and a bit of a modern

day twist. The message of thesong is the uplifting moral of"you're beautiful just the wayyou are." She exclaims that Itdoesn't matter if you're a sizetwo or a size sixteen because"every inch of you is perfectfrom the bottom to the top."

I'm definitely not a size twoin any shape or form, and Ilove the message of the song,but it gets a bit annoyingwhen the chorus is glued inmy brain... ALL DAY.

It's a great song, don't getme wrong, but the song goeson forever and it is playedway too much. A reminderhere and there of how beauti-ful you are is nice, but notwith "All about that bass,bout' that bass," is causing mybrain "treble."

Music Review: !All about that Bass"

By KARA HEDRICK OPS staff member

If you’re looking for a goodspook, I suggest going to see“Ouija,” a movie with screen-play written by Juliet Snow-den and directed by StilesWhite that was adapted off ofElijah Bond’s famous ouijaboard.

The new horror moviebrings the mystifying oracleback into the limelight. Itstars Olivia Cooke as LaineMorris, a girl fighting to fig-ure out what happened to herbest friend Debbie Galardi,whose death was writtendown as suicide. She’s ac-companied by her friends,Trevor, Isabelle, and Pete, aswell as her sister Sarah to fig-

ure out the mysteries that liein the house Debbie waskilled in.

The movie begins withLaine and Debbie as littlegirls, playing with a plasticouija board in Debbie’s bed-room. The scene fades into amodern day Debbie playingwith an older, wooden ouijaboard. It shows her burning itin the fire after saying good-bye in conversation to a spirit.Thinking she got rid of thespirit, but still being on edge,she denies going out withLaine and instead stays homeand eats leftovers.

The movie started out a lit-tle strange after the scenefrom when they were chil-dren. It looked like somethingyou’d see at the end of the

movie instead of the begin-ning. It seemed like enoughto put someone off center.However, contrary to that, thescene was shortly explainedin an underhand commentsort of way, quickly redeem-ing any negative thoughts I’dhad on the movie at first. Itwasn’t enough to support thefar from impeccable acting,that cut the emersion that I’dlike to feel when seeing a hor-ror movie.

The horror part of themovie was almost a littleoverbearing. The plot had anice feel to it, everything fit-ting in almost like a puzzlepiece would, but the amountof jump scares in it drew meaway from that aspect. Therewasn’t too much gore in it,

most of it just relied oncreepy lighting and music tofill up the paranoia bucket.

All in all, this movie fo-cused a bit too much on thehorror and not enough on theactual plot about a rag-taggroup of friends trying to findout what killed their friendDebbie for me to actuallyenjoy it. The plot wasdrowned out and washed inbleach. In my book, for a hor-ror movie to be an actual hor-ror movie, there’s got to belots of plot shining throughthe scary parts.

So, I’d only give it four outof five stars, each star count-ing for how many times itmade me gasp. This film israted PG-13.

Movie Review : !Ouija"

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National Honor Society induction ceremony

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By BRAEDEN FIELDOPS staff writer

On Nov. 1 the VincennesLincoln Army Junior Re-serve Officer Training Corpswas victorious against theWashington High SchoolNavy JROTC in their an-nual flag football game.

This was the sixth yearthat this competition hastaken place between the twoprograms. Lincoln ArmyJROTC Cadets had an 8-6win in an exciting game thatwas well played by bothteams.

During this game cadetsfocus on loyalty, duty, re-spect, selfless service,

honor, integrity, and per-sonal courage. All these ex-plain “LeaDeRSHIP,” aword to explain everythingthey teach over the course ofthe year.

After the game the Wash-ington Navy JROTC hosteda cookout for all cadets.Both programs also partici-pated in a Tug-O-War, a4x100 relay and 100 metersprint.

Trophies were distributedto the winning teams and in-dividual cadets. Next year’sgame will take place at Lin-coln High School.

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LINCOLN SCORE BOARD

FOOTBALLTeam StandingsT1 VincennesT1 Mt. CarmelT1 Jasper4 Mt. Vernon5 Booneville6 Princeton7 WashingtonBig 8 All-Conference IndividualsJoe Bobe, Brandt Nowaskie, Nic Dellion, TyjuanHawkins, Conner Barmes

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRYat Brown County Semi-State, Oct. 2643. Kaylee Lange 20:1658. Autumn Yang 20:3695. Paige Jones 21:27104. Erin Parker 21:40149. Marissa McCarter 23:06166. Katie Stanley 24:32175. Kelsey Quinett 27:01

VOLLEYBALLSectionalsvs Mitchell, Oct. 25VarsityMitchell 18 8 15Lincoln 25 25 25vs Jasper, Oct. 25VarsityJasper 25 25 25Lincoln 11 11 14Big 8 All-Conference Team StandingLincoln, Sixth of SevenIndividualJensen Ballinger

BOYS’ SOCCERBig 8 Boys’ All-ConferenceTeam Standings1 Jasper2 Washington3 Boonville4 Mt. Vernon5 Vincennes Lincoln6 Mt. Carmel7 PrincetonIndividualsDavid Atkinson, Conner Mercer

GIRLS’ SOCCERBig 8 Girls’ All-ConferenceTeam Standings1 Jasper2 Washington3 Mt. Vernon4 Boonville5 Vincennes6 PrincetonIndividualSophia Lane

Girls’ basketball ready to hit the courtBy AUBREY HUDSONOPS features editor

The girl’s basketball seasonofficially starts Nov. 11 atEvansville North HighSchool. Coach Travis Con-nor is excited to get the sea-son underway. “We have ayoung, but game experiencedteam that is hungry to take thenext step forward with theprogram,” he said.

Connor said that replacinglast year’s senior leaders Va-lerie Abendroth, HayleyCarmean, and MackenzieSmall will be difficult, but theteam will continue to makestrides forward. While losingthose valuable players, theteam has gained several newplayers this season. Seniorguard, Elania Lawson hasmoved to Lincoln from TerreHaute South. She will be theonly senior on the team thisyear. Juniors Bailee Oxe-mann and Marissa McCarterhave returned to the program.This year’s team also has 13freshmen. Connor believes

that they could make an im-pact at both the junior varsityand varsity levels.

There are two additions tothe coaching staff this year.Kreg Battles has joined theprogram as junior varsitycoach, and Brooke Owenshas joined the coaching staffas the freshman coach. Var-sity head coach Travis Con-nor and varsity assistant DonAltstadt will both return fromlast year.

Last season the team went11-12. Connor would like theteam to show improvementon the floor this year. Connorexplains, “Our early focuseswill be taking care of the bas-ketball and shot selection.”The team will also work toimprove their defensive play.

Captains will be juniorsJenee Goodwin and ShelbyBoger, and sophomoreHaleigh Hipsher. Goodwin isthe team’s returning leadscorer and is expected to leadthe team at the point guardposition again this year. Con-nor described Goodwin as a

“throwback to the old gymrat.”

“She is constantly in thegym in the off season work-ing on her game and staysafter practice to further en-hance her skills,” explainsConnor.

Boger had a solid sopho-more season and has lookedvery good in the early season,according to Connor. Sheprovides the team with astrong rebounder. Connorsaid, “She is undersized butplays much taller than her 5-foot-6-inch frame.”

Hipsher is the second re-turning high scorer and re-turning rebound leader.Connor is expecting greatthings from Hipsher this yearas he believes she is on theverge of a breakout season.“She is a student of the gameand much like Jenee is alwaysworking to get better,” ex-plained Connor. He is look-ing for Hipsher to score, be aforce for the team on theboards, and be a very activepart of the defense.

Athlete of the week: Cheerleader Josie KroegerBy CLAIRE DILLONOPS opinions editor

This week’s athlete of theweek is cheerleader JosieKroeger. Kroeger is thedaughter of Kerry and GregKroeger. Also in her familyare her two younger sisters,Olivia and Dani.

Kroeger has been a cheer-leader at Lincoln HighSchool since her freshmanyear. She has also been amember of the LHS softballteam throughout her highschool career.

Kroeger has received anAll American nomination inboth her junior and senior

years for cheer and has re-ceived a varsity letter allfour years. Kroeger has alsoreceived a varsity letter in

softball. Kroeger's most memorable

cheer moments include beat-ing Jasper in football andbeing able to cheer on the

field in Lucas Oil Stadium.After high school, Kroeger

plans to pursue a career inthe medical field. She alsoplans to continue cheering."I enjoy it too much to quityet!" Kroeger said.

Through sports she haslearned the value of respon-sibility, commitment, hardwork, and leadership.

"Always take things seri-ously, but have fun whiledoing it,” she advises ath-letes. “It will be over beforeyou know it." Kroeger alsostated that everyone shouldstrive to be the best leaderthey can be. "You neverknow who is watching.”

Club bowling has begunBy BRAYDEN LITTLEOPS sports editor

The Vincennes LincolnHigh School bowling team ispreparing for another season.The team is headed by Ken-neth Swick. Even thoughthe bowling team is not rec-ognized as a sport byIHSAA, they are recognizedby the VCSC as a club.

The team has three seniorscompeting for the team thisyear. Travis Ravellette,Zach Chapman, and KyleHoward, who serves as thecaptain. These individualshave been on the team sincetheir freshman year.

Each year they compete

against Southridge, Jasper,Washington, Forest Park,and Northeast Dubois. As inevery other sport or activity,Jasper and Washington areLincoln bowling’s rivals.

In each season there areabout 44 matches played andthe home matches are playedat Creole Lanes BowlingAlley, 909 Bruceville Rd.

Since the team is notfunded by the school theyoften hold fundraisers. Themoney received throughfundraising is used to payfor conference fees, newuniforms, gas to get to thematches, and food for awaymeets.

Swick has been bowling

for at least 20 years for funand exercise. Last year,Swick was the assistantcoach but this year “the kidsneeded someone and werehaving a hard time findingone, so I volunteered tohelp.” So this year, Swickwas made head coach.

His expectation for thisyear is to “win the sectionaltitle and go as far as possi-ble” also to “have fun andgreat memories along theway.” He adds along withthat, “they are amazing kidsand I feel honored theyasked me to be their coach.”

The team’s next match isaway on Nov. 10 againstWashington High School.

JROTC victoriousin flag footballmatch

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conditioning for boys’basketball, swimming,

and wrestling.

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By ALEX KITCHINOPS staff writer

Kindergarten students atTecumseh-Harrison Elemen-tary School are getting theirstart on nonfiction readingthis fall.

According to teacherStephanie VanMeter, the stu-dents read something neweach week. When askedabout the importance ofteaching nonfiction tokindergartners, VanMetersaid, "Kindergarten studentsneed to learn about theworld around them." Stu-dents are learning newthings about the world everyday.

"Students are learningabout bats, owls, pumpkins,and apples,” VanMeter said."Then we compare owls tobats and apples to pump-kins." Students label partsof animals, look at photo-graphs and use Venn dia-grams to examine thingsthey are learning about.

The lessons taught are

some what seasonal, Van-Meter explained. "We teachnonfiction units the entireschool year. In the winter,we study polar bears, wal-ruses, penguins, and otherarctic animals. In the spring,we work on zoo animals andplants, flowers and life cycle

of plants around Earth Dayand Mother's Day."

Students are enjoying theirtime learning about the ani-mals and plants of the sea-sons.

"Students are engaged andit sparks their learning."

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Around the VCSC: Tecumseh-Harrisonkindergartners learning nonfiction

Senior Spotlight: Bailey ShotsBy ANAIIS ACUNAOPS online content editor

“You’re braver than youbelieve, stronger than youseem, and smarter than youthink,” by A. A. Milne is thisweek’s senior spotlight Bai-ley Shots’ favorite quote.Shots was born in Vincennes.She is the daughter of Kellyand Brian Shots. She is themiddle child of her siblingsGage, Jordan, Madison, andBrody.

Shots’ hobbies includespending time with herfriends and family. She alsoenjoys working at Fox RidgeManor, 150 Fox Ridge Drive.“I love all the older people,”Shots says, “They know howto make your day better!” Herfavorite TV shows include“Gossip Girl” starring BlakeLively and “Vampire Diaries”starring Nina Dobrev.

Shots is involved in various

activities. She participates incheer block and the PowderPuff club and is a Peer Tutor.She has also helped with theannual Shop with a Copevent.

While at Lincoln, Shots hasbeen an Academic Honorsstudent and has been on theHonor Roll every year. Herfavorite class is psychology

with Seth Skelton. She findsthat learning about humanbehavior is “really neat.”Shots recalls her most em-barrassing moment as fallingup the stairs in front ofeveryone her freshman year.However, her most memo-rable moment was her in-volvement in the cheer blockand the pep sessions. Whenasked what she liked bestabout Lincoln, Shots re-sponded, “There is a placefor everyone to fit in.”

Shots intends to become anoccupational therapist. Sheplans on attending VincennesUniversity for a year and thentransferring to the Universityof Southern Indiana.

“Study, make time forfriends, don’t stress oversmall things, be a part ofeverything you can, and livein the moment,” is Shots’ ad-vice to her fellow underclass-men.

Senior Spotlight:Jacob Breece

By KEVIN PRATTOPS ad sales

This week's senior spotlightis Jacob Breece who is theson of Crista Reel and BrianBreece. Breece has three sib-lings, Daphne Reel, PaigeBreece, and David Breeceand two pets named Millieand Shiloh.

Breece is in two clubs atVincennes Lincoln HighSchool: Varsity Men andcheer block. Breece hasplayed basketball all fouryears of high school, whichgave him his favorite memoryfrom high school. He wasglad to have won basketballsectionals with the team. Hehas earned his varsity letter inboth basketball and in base-ball.

His favorite teacher at Lin-coln High School is SethSkelton. If you ever seeBreece trying to cast spellson people, it's because his fa-

vorite books are the HarryPotter series. His favorite tel-evision show is the new show,"Trip Tank."

Breece has volunteered atthe Vincennes Pet Port.Breece' career goal is to "getmoney" and plans on achiev-ing that goal by going to Vin-cennes University andIndiana University. His ad-vice to freshman is to "stay insports, get good grades."

Artist of the Week: Seth Arnold

By MEGAN JONESOPS staff writer

This week's artist of theweek is freshman band mem-ber Seth Arnold. JamieArnold and Micheal Dwyerare Arnold's parents. He hasone brother, Elijah Arnold.

Arnold is the member of theLincoln High School concertband, Pride of the GreenMarching Band, and JazzBand. Arnold enjoys playingthe trumpet and mellophone.

Arnold has been a LHSband member for two yearsnow, marching during hiseighth grade year. Also, hewas a member of the GeorgeRogers Clark Middle Schoolband. He also enjoys being inmusicals, choir, plays, andThe Old Town Players com-munity theater.

Reese Land, assistant pro-fessor of music and trumpet atCampbellsville Universityand LHS band directors, Bill

Marsh and Garrett Coffer arebig mentors in Arnold's in-strumental experiences.

Marsh helped Arnold be-come involved in instrumen-tal music. "I love music. Mr.Marsh and Mr. Coffer areawesome," he expresses.

Musicians that inspiredArnold are American jazztrumpet player, Louis Arm-strong, and Reese Land."They both rock trumpet," headds.

"Fly Me to the Moon," byFrank Sinatra is Arnold's fa-vorite song. He explains, "It isjust an all around beautifulvocal and instrumentalpiece."

Arnold plans to become amusic teacher and a per-former. He will also continuemusic after high school.

Arnold advises youngerartists, "Strive for anythingthat you love and inspiresyou."

Clark!Middle School presents “Cinderella”

Tonight at 7 p.m. Sunday at 3 p.m. Ader Auditorium, Tickets $9

Kindergartners at Tecumseh-Harrison demonstrate

their knowledge of nonfiction topics by helping to

complete charts like this one. Contributed photo.

A-caroling they shall go!

Members of Lincoln Singers are already practicing their Christmas music and merrycarols to be ready for concerts and events this upcoming holiday season. Photo byKaela Speigner.

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