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Albert Gallatin High School
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
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"Home of the Colonials"
The iPhoneX
Is it really worth $ all the Hype? We polled AG students for their thoughts.
By Shanna McManus Student Life Section Editor + Student Interview by Kylie Bricker -- 10/17/17
As many of you may already know, Apple is to release their newest phone, the iPhone X, this November. This new iPhone has many new features, including the device being completely screen and removing the home button. Another feature it comes with is the ability to unlock your phone with new facial-recognition software. Apple boasts that you will be able to unlock your phone with a glance, and wireless charging. According to Apple, the price of this iPhone ranges between $999 and $1,149.
All of this talk of the new phone comes down to one major question: is it really worth that much money?
David Friend-
“It’s worth getting, but it isn’t worth $1,000, that’s too much money for a phone.”
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Mya Bailey-Harbarger-
“It’s a more improved version of the older iPhone models. It will probably be more helpful for work and social media.”
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Dalton Bricker-
“It’s a waste of money. I’d rather use that money for something else.”
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Olivia Miller-
"I would buy one, but not for that price. It has a lot of updated features. I think its an advanced piece of technology but I don't think it needs to cost that much. It stands the chance to break or crack - we would spend even more money to fix it. "
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Stephen Duranko-
"I recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and it is, in my opinion, better than the iPhone. The software is so much better and changes regularly. The camera is just as good and offers everything the new iPhone has plus more and it costs less!"
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Tia Shipley-
"I just got the 6. I don't have an opinion."
The First High School Pep Rally of the Year – From a Freshman's Point of View
By Juanita Johnson -- 10/17/17
Spirit week flew by so fast, and Friday was here before we knew it. The end of the school day was met with much anticipation as the student body filed into the gym for our very first pep rally of the year. The experience for a first-timer was overwhelming to say the least. The freshmen were timid and unsure, not knowing what to do, or what cheer and yell – most just sat there and watched as all of the other classes showed their spirit and love for AG. According to a few teachers, who have seen their fair share of pep rallies and spirit weeks – “it’s always like this.” – “…the freshmen are just so timid and afraid to show that school spirit.”
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Unfortunately, the freshman, sophomores, and even the seniors fell short to this year’s junior class for the prize of the coveted spirit stick. Each class gave a great effort and all tried to cheer as loud as possible but were no competition for the loud, cheerful, 4th of July Juniors!
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The Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes went all out dressing according to their class themes. They proudly displayed their themed outfits for all of their peers to see. Freshmen on the other hand lacked enthusiasm for their theme. The number of ‘Football Freshmen” was limited. Had the freshmen shown some school spirit, would they have stood a chance to win that spirit stick?
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Over all, it is this reporter’s opinion that freshman didn’t live up to their full potential – and I can say that, because, I’m a freshman! I know as we return as sophomores, we will be back and better than ever to claim the spirit stick as ours next year. But what can we do for the incoming freshmen of the 2018 - 2019 school year to start them off on the right track – full of AG pride?
An Interview with Corey Churby
By Sierra Tracy
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YouTube, which is owned by Google, is well-known as one of the most popular video streaming websites of this generation. Hundreds of thousands of people upload every day and about 5 billion videos are watched on YouTube every single day from all around the world. Ranging from gaming commentaries and music videos to silly cat videos, Youtube is a great place to find what you enjoy. Everyone from large companies to anyone with video equipment can upload whatever they want to share with the world on Youtube.
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Since there are so many student YouTubers in our school, I decided to do an interview to get to know one of them. Corey Churby is a Freshman at AGHS who takes his YouTube account very seriously.
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Q: What kind (genre) of videos do you produce?
An: I make gaming videos - videos of me playing video games (first person shooters), In Real Life videos (comedy) - funny stuff that happens to me on a day-to day basis.
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2. Q: How would you describe your channel?
An: It’s a little bit of everything and kind of all over the place. I try to keep it professional.
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3. Q: How do you feel about running your channel and making videos? Is it enjoyable for you?
An: I enjoy it definitely. Sometimes it can get in the way of school work. I can become unmotivated at times.
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4. Q: What is your goal with making content on YouTube?
An: I want to be successful and to inspire others and have people look up to me.
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5. Q: Do you have any advice for other people who would like to start on YouTube? Or for people on YouTube in general?
An: I would tell people starting on YouTube to never give up.
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6. Q: Do you have any plans for your channel in the future?
An: I want to hit 10 million subscribers and meet all of my fans one day.
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7. Q: Any other messages you’d like to get out there?
An: If you aren’t a subscriber already . . . are you good bro? SUBSCRIBE!
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Halloween Costumes
By: Shanna McManus -- Student Life Section Editor
It’s that time of year again- the one day that you can dress up or pretend to be something you aren’t- Halloween! This spooky holiday is celebrated in many different ways. One of those ways being the tradition of dressing up. Some people dress up as vampires or zombies while others dress up as well-known characters such as someone or something from a popular tv show or movie. We asked some of our peers and teachers what their favorite costume was when they went trick-or-treating.
What was your favorite Halloween costume when you went trick-or-treating and why?
By: Kylie Bricker
Alisha Rankin-
“My favorite Halloween costume was when I dressed up as a Native American.. I liked it because my favorite movie at the time was ‘Pocahontas’.”
Mrs. Halfin-
“My favorite costume was a
genie because it was a pretty costume.
It had sparkles and I felt pretty while
wearing it.”
Brianna Landman-
“It’s Dallas Winston from ‘The Outsiders.’ I liked it because I think back to the older days when there was a lot of stuff you can do.”
Jesse Leonard-
“My favorite Halloween costume was
probably when I dressed up as a
jack-o-lantern. I made it myself and
I was proud of it.”
Leah Giardina-
“I don’t completely remember but I think I was a pumpkin one year.”
Jake McManus-
“My favorite costume was this gorilla suit I wore. It was fun to scare people with it. And it was pretty warm since I wore it on a cold day.”
Jefferson Zarella-
“I remember one Halloween where I dressed up as ghostface and kept jumping out of bushes and was scaring little kids.”
