The Football team pulled out its 1 st win against Paulding. Go to page 8.

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1 The Football team pulled out its 1 st win against Paulding. Go to page 8. Vollyball is playing hard this season and racking up some wins. Go to page 10 for more. Cross country is working hard this year to see how their doing go to page 11. Soccer has been a great addition to our school this year. Head over to page 7 for more. The Brass has had an awesome year and always cheers on our football.

2 October 14 th 2011 Anthony Clawson Page 2 Hello Mustang land how was your week? Well if it was bad let s see if these events will make it any better and if was good well I just guess that these events will just make it better. Let s see what is coming up in the next couple of weeks! Football Friday October 14 th 7:30PM Boys Varsity Ada High School Quiz Bowl Monday October 10 th 4:30PM 7 th and 8 th Grade Quiz Lima Allen East The end of the first 9 weeks is coming up. The first 9 weeks will end on Friday October 28 th so get those grades in that you haven t gotten in yet! Thursday October 20 th 5:00PM Boys Junior High Crestview High School Friday October 21 st 7:30PM Boys Varsity Football vs. Lima Central Catholic School Friday October 28 th 7:30PM Boys Varsity Football vs. Swanton High School Cross Country Saturday October 15 th 10:00AM Coed Varsity Cross Country vs. NWC- Paulding Monday October 17 th 4:30PM 7 th and 8 th Grade Quiz Lima Allen East Dinner Theater Tuesday, October 25 th, Flapper will be performed by the High School Choir at 6:30PM in the Allen East Auditoria. It is 10 dollars per person, and includes dinner, and a show. Tickets are pre- sale only! 1. Cover 2. Upcoming Events 3. Agenda 4. Editorial 5. Brass 6. Choir 7. Soccer 8. Football 9. Golf 10 Volleyball 11. Cross Country 12. JH Football 13. JH Volleyball 14. JH Cross Country 15. Cheerleading 16. Quiz bowl 17. Sports College 18. Senior Review 19. Meet A Newby 20. Meet A Teacher 22. Reader Rides 23. Meet A Cam Student 24. My Favorites 25. Polls 26. Kids in the Hall

3 October 14 th 2011 Ashley Neal Page 3 This week in the Agenda we ll be looking at pages 64 through 67. This covers Monday, October 3 rd, through Sunday, October 16 th. The Agenda is packed full of fun, interesting tidbits this week! Read on to find out what advice this cute, little books has for us. The character trait for October is courage. Some synonyms of this trait are bravery, guts, nerve, and valor. Some antonyms are cowardice, fear, and spinelessness. So, here are some questions for you: what does it mean to be courageous? Do you possess this trait? What is risk and how does courage help us deal with it? Courage includes the quality of spirit that enables one to face difficult situations without showing fear. It s strength of mind that enables someone to endure adversity. The vocabulary words for this week are credence and defer. Credence is a noun and it s an attitude that something s believable and should be accepted as true. Defer is a verb that means to delay or put off to some other time. To me credence is a synonym of trust. When you have credence, you hope and believe what s said to you. Defer is a synonym of procrastinating, When you defer your homework at school, you re procrastinating. Here are some interesting study tips that may make studying more fun for you! J Stay on the offensive, especially with material that you don t find interesting, rather than reading passively and missing important parts. We remember best the things that are most meaningful to us. As you read, try to elaborate upon new information with your own examples. History is always enticing, and this week s agenda makes no exceptions! Read on to learn some more about what happened this day in history! In 1990, The Ulysses Spacecraft, designed to study the poles of the sun was launched on October 6 th. In 1925, Margaret Thatcher was born on October 13 th. Quotes are my favorite things in the whole universe. The agenda always provides some meaningful tidbits of life. Here they are! Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway. John Wayne All truth passes through three phases: first, it is considered absurd and is ignored or ridiculed. Next, it is considered dangerous to the status quo and viciously attacked. Finally, it is considered wholesome; indeed, self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer Did you know that 58% of U.S. newspapers are recycled? The key to listening is with the eyes and the heart. Great listeners listen whole-heartedly and mirror back what the individual is telling them. Listen with the intent to understand, not reply. It s beautiful to be honest, so be honest and ask yourself these following questions: T/F I defend people when they are getting picked on. T/F I possess the courage to stand up to pressure.

4 October 14 th, 2011 Bradley Agler Page 4 Hey there Mustang land. So far this year, we ve noticed quite a few rules change, and there might be more to come. One set of rules that have changed though are the rules that pertain to the bus. We aren t talking about bus etiquette; we re talking about the emergency ride rule. Let s break it down for you. So as most of you know, this rule has drastically changed. Last year, you needed a note signed by your parents There are pros and cons for both the school and for the students. School pros: Busses are no longer overcrowded stating that you could ride the bus with students riding to new stops. home with a friend. With that note, Drivers no longer confused with where there was no problem with riding the students are getting off at. bus home with Students have more safety. someone else. This year, things are very At the moment there are no cons for the school with this new policy. Student pros: different. This Smaller children are guaranteed to be dropped off where there is an adult. year s rule is Safety for all age groups rises. that as long as Ensures that students be dropped off you do not change the bus that you ride on for that day, you can change at a place with permission. Student Cons: stops anywhere along your route. Can no longer ride the bus home with There s a catch though. The rule friends anytime. More difficult for the parents to be states that you can only ride a able to run students to places after different bus 3 separate times, and it school. has to be classified as an emergency. Drop off schedule no longer flexible If you ride the same bus and change your stop, it will not take away from your 3 emergency stops. There are some pros and some cons with this new system, so let s take a look. for parents with conflicting/changing schedules. In conclusion, this new policy has increased the safety for all the students that ride the bus but causes some inconvenience for some parents.

5 October 14 th, 2011 Athy Long Page 5 Allen East is very fortunate to have such an amazing and hard working music program, the Brass is definitely a huge part of that. Let s see what the brass has been up to lately this week! Last week the Mustang Brass performed for pregame and halftime on our own turf. The music they performed for halftime was The Cup of Life, the Hokey Tuba Pokey, and the 40 year old tradition, Barbara Ann. It was a very exciting show! This week the Mustang Brass is performing at Ada at the War Memorial Stadium. The musical numbers they will be performing will include the precision dance step feature Runaround Sue, the Tuba Feature the Hokey Tuba Pokey, the drum line feature Shout It Out, and the Looney Tunes finale. Be sure not to miss it their performance; it s going to be a great show! The Mustang Brass is currently having a fundraiser to support brass members to pay for their 2014 Sugar Bowl trip. The fundraiser consists of different cheesecake desserts and cake rolls. Orders for the desserts are due on Monday October 17 th, and the frozen desserts will be delivered just in time for the Thanksgiving holidays on Monday, November 21 st from 3:00pm to 7:00pm. If you are interested in purchasing these delicious desserts then be sure to contact a brass member!

6 October 14, 2011 Amanda Baker Page 6 Mrs. Spe nc e r (T he Cho ir te ac he r) has a lot on her calendar, with thre e Plays coming up. The High s chool Choir is putting on the play Flappe r, while the 6 th grade is putting on Solute to the Big Apple, and Junior High is putting on Swing, Swing, Swing!. Don t forget to stop by these performances and be blown away! DINNER THEATER Tuesday, October 25 th, Flapper will be performed by the High School Choir at 6:30 p.m. in the Allen East Auditoria. It is 10 dollars per person, and includes dinner, and a show. Tickets are pre-sale only! The dinner includes chicken strips, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, fruit cocktail, a roll, and dessert with beverage. Lots of quality food and entertainment! A Flapper in the 1920s was a term applied to young women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and questioned what acceptable behavior was. Come and meet Polly Pepper, a young flapper who really knows how to live in the 1920s era! Flapper Cast Wanda... Tristin Clum Lydia... Britny Blair Roberta... Meagan Sanchez Ted Loveland... Jordan Sloan Monica Woodsquirrel.. Anna Burkey Margaret... Tori Pickens Winnie... Hannah Kramer Tweedles... Haley Joseph Bunny... Heather Joyner Daisy... Emily Allen Augusta Granville... Julie Webster Tommy... Tyler Tafe Jimmy... Ben Thayer Polly... Sydney Delgado Susan Stuyvesant- Fish. Meagan Neal Duke of Milford.. Killian Brunswick Duchess of Milford... Ashley Neal Trixie... Madison Schantz Mona Schlumpgarden. Audra Leffler Newsboy/Photographer #1... Collin LinnNite Club Patron/Ziegfeld Girl #4... Trisha Drury Tuesday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. the whole 6 th grade choir will be performing the play Solute to the Big Apple, and the whole Junior High choir will be putting on Swing, Swing, Swing! in the Allen East Auditoria. General Admission is $4.00 per person with Kindergarten and under free. Come and witness the singing and dancing of these talented young individuals! Nite Club Patron/Ziegfeld Girl #5... Katelyn Mattson Cheater Hayes... Nate Army Muggs O Toole... Hunter Sherman Lieutenant Fluke Alan Lemaster Buck Wayne... Tyler Pratt Lenny Knickerbocker... TBA Ziegfeld Girl #1... Jillian Plaugher Ziegfeld Girl #2... Kayle Binkley Ziegfeld Girl #3. Lindsay McKinney Miss Morris/Party Guest.. Clarissa Jones

7 October 17, 2011 Isaac Spencer Page 7 Hey there Mustangs, we at the Mustanger are here again to tell you about some of the great soccer news that s been going on and how great the season is looking this year. Also, there are pictures from the parent s night that was this previous Monday where the parents of our wonderful soccer players came out to show off their girls. This year s soccer season is going well and shows lots of promise for the lady Mustangs. We have a great seasonal standing of five, nine, and two for this year. In recent games the lady Mustangs have played against Delphos Jefferson, Lincolnview, and Coldwater. Allen East won against Delphos Jefferson with the fantastic score of four to zero. The game that the lady Mustangs played at Lincolnview this previous Monday we pulled away with another great win with a score of seven to one. And then the game previous to Lincolnview the girls tried very hard but lost with a score of zero to three.

8 October 14, 2011 Cole Meyer Page 8 Hey there Mustangs, the football season has started off slow under the coaching of the new head coach Mike Abbey. But we all know he is building the foundation for the future generations of the Allen East Mustang Football program. Allen East v. Bluffton On Friday September 30, the Mustangs played Bluffton at Bluffton. The game started off with Bluffton s Robbie Stratton throwing a 4 yard pass to Matt Gillett for a touchdown; they missed the kick for the extra point. Once again in the first quarter Stratton threw a pass this time for 19 yards to Gillett; they gave the ball to Matt Deter who ran it in for 2 extra points. To start off the second quarter Allen East s Casey Crow threw a 14 yard pass to Tyler Wilson for a Mustang touchdown. Austin Lloyd kicked it in for the extra point. This concluded the half with the score Bluffton 14 and Allen East 7. To start off the half, Bluffton s Jeremy Basinger rushed the ball 15 yards for a touchdown; Matt Deter kicked and made the extra point. In the fourth quarter the Allen East Mustangs very own Logan Rex rushed the ball for 10 yards for a touchdown, Lloyd sunk the ball right through the uprights for the extra point. Unfortunately the Mustangs lost to Bluffton with the score being Bluffton 21 and Allen East 14. Evan Thomas running the ball for a Mustang touchdown Allen East v. Paulding On Friday October 7, the Mustangs played a home game against Paulding. To start off the game the Mustangs Casey Crow threw a 12 yard pass to Tyler Wilson for a touchdown; the extra point kick didn t make it. To start off the second quarter, Casey Crow threw yet another complete pass for 15 yards to Evan Thomas for another touchdown and Austin Lloyd made the kick for the extra point. For the third time in the game the Mustangs scored when Thomas rushed for 13 yards, and again Lloyd s extra point kick was a success. Paulding answered with Julian Salinas throwing a 73 yard pass to Lance Foor for a touchdown; they went for 2 and got it by giving the ball to Drew Burnett. At the half the Mustangs had 20 and Paulding had 8. To start off the third quarter Ross Stewart rushed for 5 yards for a touchdown and Lloyd made the extra point. Paulding scored off of two passes one was 10 and the other was for 32 yards, both to Lance Foor. They missed an extra point but made a 2 point run by Logan Doster. In the fourth quarter the Mustangs Ross Stewart rushed for 3 yards, but the extra point attempt ended in failure. Later in the quarter Paulding tried to run the ball a short distance for a touchdown but fumbled and it was recovered by the Mustangs very own John Stephens. The Allen East Mustangs won their first game of the season with the final score being Allen East 33 and Paulding 22. Q. How is your first year as head coach going? A. It s been going as expected, a little rough, but we are coaching hard each day. Q. What are some things you re doing different this year? A. We are offensively similar; defensively we are playing a 5-2 and more zone coverage. Q. Are you excited for the next football season? A. Yes, we have a lot of young kids this year so next year they will have matured mentally and physically. Q. Is there anything else you want to add? A. In order for us to win more games we need more kids, so come out for the team.

9 October 14 th, 2011 Narada Reanprayoon Page 9 This year s golf season went well. The team ended up at 17-6 in matches and 14-4 in The Northwest Conference. They ended up 2 nd place in the league behind LCC. They came in 3 rd at the sectional tournament with a final score 336. The Allen East Mustang Golf Team had a really great season this year. They placed 3 rd in the sectional tournament on September 29, 2011 at Sycamore Springs Golf Club in Arlington, Ohio with a total score of 336, behind Van Buren and New Riegel. Since they earned the third place, that means they moved on to the district tournament. This is the first time in four years, since 2007, that they made it to the district tournament. For the Allen East team, Tanner Richardson was the one who had the best score, 83, in the sectional tournament. He was followed by Clay Plaugher (84), Lucas Herrmann (85), Dylan Mullholland (86), and Tyler Stevens (93). Team: Allen East Out In total 1 Tanner Richardson Clay Plaugher Lucas Herrmann Dylan Mullholland Tyler Stevens On Thursday, October 6, 2011, the Allen East Mustang golf team traveled to Stone Ridge Golf Club at Bowling Green, Ohio for the district tournament. This time, they did not fare so well. It might have been that they had to wait an extra hour to tee off and it made them tired. So they ended up with total score of 371 and in 18 th place out of 18 teams. Dylan Mullholland shot an 83, which was the best score for the team at the district tournament. He was followed by Clay Plaugher (94), Lucas Herrmann (96), Tyler Stevens (98), and Tanner Richardson (100). The Allen East Mustang golf team did a very good job this year, even though, they didn t get past the district tournament and make it to the state tournament. But next year they will have 4 returing lettermen who give them an excellent chance to make it back to districts and possibly even state!

10 October 14, 2011 Andrew Hoffer Page 10 In the past two weeks the Lady Mustangs Volleyball Team has had three matches. Their first match was home against Delphos Jefferson, their second was at LCC, and their latest game was home against Lincolnview. On October 4 th the girls had their parents night match at home against Delphos Jefferson. The Lady Mustangs came away with an astounding win, winning 3 to 0! The first game Allen East played hard and won with a score of 25 to 13. In the second game Delphos Jefferson fought back but the Lady Mustangs were still able to prevail with a score of 25 to 23. In the third game Allen East came away with their third and final win over Delphos Jefferson with a score of 25 to 12. Kaycee Rowe had 11 kills, 7 aces, and 12 digs while Jadin Salyers had 18 assists on the night. On October 6 th the girls traveled to Lima Central Catholic for a match. The Lady Mustangs fought hard but unfortunately lost to LCC with a score of 0 to 3. In the first game the Lady Mustangs tried hard but came away with a loss, 16 to 25. The second game they fought even harder but still could not pull out with a win, losing 13 to 25. In the third and final game the Mustangs tried to come out with a win but unfortunately could not losing 15 to 25. On October 11 th the Lady Mustangs had a home match against Lincolnview. The girls played a very hard match and came away with a great win, winning 3 to 1. In the first game the Mustangs played a good game but had some missteps causing them to lose 22 to 25. In the second game the girls corrected their mistakes and prevailed with a score of 25 to 20. The third game went just as good as the second giving the girls another win with a score of 25 to 19. In the fourth and final game the Lady Mustangs won with a score of 25 to 18, giving them the overall win in the match.

11 October 13, 2011 Seth Gehle Page 11 With the cross country team doing better than they have in years they are moving on to NWC on the 14 th. In the past weeks they have had 2 meets. They hosted Allen East Invitational on the 1 st. On the 4 th they went to the Allen County Invitational. After that they have NWC at Paulding. Boys: Sophomore Tyler Tafe placed 6 th out of 75, doing the best from Allen East with a time of 18: Senior Colt Lovejoy placed 13 th with a time of 19: Next in the lineup was Junior Trey Gossard placing 17 th with a finishing time of 19: Freshman Ben Thayer placed 37 th with a time of 21: Junior Tyler Baker placed 46 th with a time of 21: Freshman Shawn Soules was next, placing 52 nd with a time of 22: Freshman Carter Jarmen ran a 24:41.00 time placing 68 th. Freshman Killian Brunswick placed 71 st with a time of 25: As a team the boys scored 99 total points with an average time of 19: This would place the team at 3 rd for the invitational. Girls: Junior Hailey Perkins placed 4 th overall out of 67 girls in the race. Brianna Dearth was next to cross the finish line for the Mustangs placing 27 th. Mallie Kirkendall followed in soon after placing 34 th. Abby Wright came in 11 places later placing 45 th. The girls didn t place in the top six with their performance. Boys: Sophomore Tyler Tafe won the first place title with a time of 19:07 beating the second place runner from Ottawa by one second. Trey Gossard placed third with a time of 19:24. Colt Lovejoy placed seventh with a time of 20:30. Ben Thayer was next in the line up with a time of 21:21 placing 15 th. Tyler Baker came in with a time of 22:06 placing 26 th. 20 runners later freshman Carter Jarmen came in with a time of 25:33 placing 47. Killian Brunswick was the last AE runner to come in placing 52 nd with a time of 26:57. The boys completely annihilated the competition in this tournament winning with a score of 46, beating second place Kenton, who had 71 points! Girls: Hailey Perkins was the first runner to come through for the Mustangs, also the first runner overall out of 34. Hailey finished with a time of 22:15. Brianna Dearth came in 7 th and Mallie Kirkendall followed in 8 th. Abby Wright placed 12 th finishing with a time of 27:06.

12 October 14 th, 2011 Braden Goodwin Page 12 We re back with another exciting week of Junior High Football! The team traveled to Ada to play the Ada Bulldogs, Thursday September 29 th 2011 and then the next week the Mustangs had a bye. Read on to find out what happened in the Ada game! Ada Bulldogs The Mustangs came out at the start of the game playing hard but unfortunately it didn t go as planned. In the first half Ada scored 20 points. In the start of the second half our Mustangs came out fighting back. Nick Keiser stripped the ball from Ada s Running back but wasn t able to get on the ball. Ada scored 24 points in that half. The Mustangs went on to lose this game We hope the fans come out to support our Allen East Mustangs! Nathan Swaney Head Coach We had a chance to talk to the head football coach Nathan Swaney and here is what he had to say: Q: How do you think the season is going so far? A: We are getting better each and every day. Q: What does your team need to improve on? A: We need to improve on blocking and tackling!! Q: Does the team have good excitement levels in practice every day? Q: Yes, if the excitement level is high we always have a good practice but if its low the practice isn t as good at all.

13 October 14, 2011 Kelsi Twining Page 13 The 7 th and 8 th grade Junior High Volleyball Team had a rough week last week. The girls losed to LCC, Columbus Grove, and Bluffton. They also have tournaments starting October 15 th. The 8 th grade will take on Ada and the 7 th grade will take on Spencerville. See more below. The 8 th grade lost a match to LCC. In the first game our girls put up a fight and the final score was In the second game the score was The third game was The 7 th grade girls lost in their match against the LCC Thunderbirds. The first game the final score was The second game was The 8 th grade had another match and lost. In the first game against Columbus Grove the score was The second game the Lady Mustangs put up a fight the final score was In the last game the Bulldogs defeated the Mustangs The 7 th grade also got defeated in the first game it was 25-2 and the second game was The 8 th grade Lady Mustangs had another loss for the week against the Bluffton Pirates, the score was both games. The 7 th grade also lost against Bluffton. The first game was The second game they fought until the end with the score being 25-22!

14 October 14, 2011 Kenzie Conrad Page 14 You know the announcements you always hear calling cross country kids down to the commons area to leave? Through every type of weather no matter how cold, how hot, how wet or how dry, the cross country kids don t mind. They run through every type of weather and push their bodies to help better themselves to be better athletes. Ottawa Glandorf On September 17, 2011 the junior high cross country team ran at Fort Loramie. Brandon Soules finished with 13 th place followed by Colten Truex who finished 31 st, Justin Frueh finished with 147 th, and Corey Spees finished with 157 th out of 173 runners. The girls brought home 5 places. Leah Casey brought home 48 th, Sarah Allen brought home 88 th, Kierstin Prater brought home 109 th, Allie Bowerman finished with 117 th and Sara Plaugher brought home 126 th out of 156 runners. Mud Run CC Meet On October 1, 2011 the Mustangs ran in the Mud Run CC meet and Bellefontaine. On the boys side there was Brandon Soules who finished with 10 th, Colton Truex with 25 th, and Justin Frueh came in 84 th out of 106 runners. On the girls side, Sara Allen was 37 th, Allie Bowerman was 49 th and Sarah Plaugher finished 68 th of 92 runners. They also ran at the Mustang Invitational on Saturday October 4 at 9:30 a.m, but we were not able to find any results for the meet. Luckily, we had a chance to interview Sara Plaugher about how her cross country season has gone so far. Q: So how have things been for the cross country team so far this year? Q: Who is your favorite team to run against? A: It s been pretty decent even though sometimes we couldn t run. A: I don t really have a favorite team to run against, I just do the best I can to beat my best time. Q: Have you ever been in cross country before this year? Q: Is there anything else you would like to add? A: Yes and I was in it last year too. A: I d like to add that people should come try out for the team because even though it s hard at first it gets Q: What s your favorite thing about cross country? easier as you go. A: My favorite thing about cross country is the feeling of accomplishment you get after running two miles.

15 October 14, 2011 Cole Basham Page 15 Our cheerleaders are one of our best supporters for our sports. They are at all the games in the 30 degree rainy weather and still cheering for our Mustangs. On the cheerleading squad there are 5 seniors, 7 juniors, 3 sophomores and 2 freshmen. Here are the words of the two Brookes on the cheerleading squad! Q. How is your senior year going? A. my senior year is great!! Q. What is your favorite thing about cheer? A. I like cheering with all the girls!! Q. What is your favorite cheer? A. My favorite cheer is probably the band cheers!!! Q. How do you think our community is dealing with our season? A. I think they still have faith in our team and Coach Abbey! Q. How many girls are on the team? A. There are 17 girls on the squad. Q. What do you like about cheering? A. I like cheering on the boys and being weird with Haley Joseph! Q. What do you think about of our football team? A. I still believe in them! Q. Have you been keeping Thunder in the corral? A. I have to lasso her sometimes! Q. What is your favorite cheer? A. Jump do the Bernie! Q. Any pregame rituals? A. I enjoy noobinalizing(being goofy) with Haley Joseph!! Q. Anything else you would like to say? A. It is too dang hot out here for a penguin to just be waddling around!

16 October 14 th, 2011 Drew Swaney & John Stephens Page 16 Quiz Bowl is often overlooked, even though it is as important to the school as any other sport or activity. We re here to tell you how the Quiz Bowl is representing Allen East in a big way The High School Quiz Bowl team has 16 members; 3 freshman, 2 sophomores, 6 juniors, and 5 seniors, and is coached by Mr. Casey. They have had only one match so far, and it was promising, even though they could not come away with a win. We ve interviewed Mr. Casey, and here is what he had to say! Q: Who all is in quiz bowl? A: We have 16 members, the freshman are Katelyn Mattson, Kayla Neff, and Julie Webster, the Sophomores are Kenzie Conrad and Bren Emerson, the Juniors are Bradley Agler, Trenton Carey, Seth Gehle, Trey Gossard, Max McAdoo, and Ben Rodriguez, and the Seniors are Ashlyn Dilbone, Jake Lawrence, Ashley Neal, Jon Swaney, and John Stephens. Q: How do you expect to do this year? A: We expect to do all right this year, but the main thing, is to always have fun. Q: How is the turnout this year, and are you happy? A: The turnout is very good, we are very pleased with the numbers this year. I am very happy with the effort showed in the class room. The team list for the 7 th and 8 th grade is: Ben Leis, Samantha Barton, Parker Frey, Dakota Clark, Griffin Newland, and Evan Stover. The 7 th /8 th grade Quiz Bowl is coached by Mr. Esmonde, and the team had a great start in the Allen County Tournament on Monday, October 10 th, where they won 6 out of 8 matches. They beat Lima West, Lima Liberty, Perry, Lima South, Bluffton White and Bluffton Red. The rest of the tournament is on Monday, October 17 th, at Lima West Middle School. We asked Mr. Esmonde some questions, and here is what he had to say! Q: Do you have any team goals for this year? A: Yes, we would like to win the Allen County tournament, and of course, to win as many matches as possible. Q: How are you doing so far this year? A: We are doing pretty well, our record is 6-2 and we hope to place in the Allen County tournament. Q: Are you happy with your performance so far? A: Yes we are very happy, we are doing a very fine job, and our kids are working hard in the class room.

17 October 14 th, 2011 Chaz Moore Page 17

18 October 14, 2011 Abby Wright Page 18 This week s edition of the Mustanger will feature Mallie Kirkendall. Mallie will be telling us a little about her senior year. J Q: How s your senior year going so far? A: My Senior year so far is SPECTACULAR! Q: Anything you can t wait for? A: Oh yeah, I can t wait for cross country to be over and basketball season to start! Q: What is the one thing that really makes your day worthwhile? A: Seeing all my friends and boyfriend, that really makes my day! J Q: Any big plans for your senior year? A: Yep, I plan to go out with a BANG! Q: What s your favorite thing about your senior year? A: My favorite thing Senior Card about my senior ;) year is that I m actually enjoying it. Q: Is there anything you re really dreading? A: Yeah, I m dreading my cross country meets, definitely! Q: What do you plan on doing after you graduate? A: I plan on attending college and doing some traveling after I graduate. Q: Do you have any big memories you d like to share? A: Sure, being Homecoming Queen was a big memory. Q: What do you think you ll miss most about high school? A: I ll miss being with all my friends. Almost done! Yeah cross country! Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. -Hebrews 10:23

19 October 13, 2011 Jordan Coates Page 19 This guy is nice, and everybody likes him, he is a sophomore and we got to sit down and talk to him and ask him more about himself and here it is. Q. What school did you come from? A. I came from Bath. Q. Is Allen East different? And if so how? A. Allen East is different because the teachers here are way better! Q. What is your favorite class, and why? A. Spanish is my favorite because she does activities and you can be social. Q. Who is your favorite teacher A. My favorite teacher is Mr. Schelb because he is cool and nice. Q. Do you play any sports if so what ones, if not why? A. Yes, I play basketball and I can t wait for it! Q. What is your favorite thing about Allen East so far? A. My favorite thing is personally, everything; teachers, and students! Q. Did you know anybody from Allen East before you came, or did you make new friends once you got here? A. Yes,I knew Angelo Fox, JR and Alfred Conyers, and Cole Bashman. Q. Anything else you would like to add? A. Yeah, Go blue and I can t wait for basketball season!

20 I October 14 th, 2011 Jordan Sloan Page 20 Hey there inhabitants of Mustangland! This week, we sat down with Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson is the student teacher in Mr. Montgomery s class. Last Friday, he started teaching in Mr. Montgomery s class, and so far is doing a great job. We asked him a couple questions about his teaching career and here is what he had to say: Q: How has the year been going so far? A: It s been going pretty good so far. I m really enjoying myself. Q: How long have you wanted to teach? A: I ve been considering it since my freshman year in High School. Q: What High School did you previously attend? A: I went to Piqua High School. Q: Do you like it here at AE? A: Yes, I think it s a really great school. The kids are great, as well as the faculty. I especially like Monty. Q: What period do you think is your favorite? A: I m not sure if there is a period that I have as a favorite, haha. Q: Have you always been interested in History? Q: Do you think Mr. Montgomery is a pretty good teacher? A: Definitely. He has a very engaging personality. We both try to use humor in our teaching. Q: Do you find the classroom a more relaxing place to teach as opposed to a college class? A: Yes, with high school, it s more hands on, and they do a lot more activities. Q: What is your favorite subject in History to teach about? A: I really like teaching the Civil War. Q: What s your favorite thing about teaching? A: I like getting to interact with the students, and they get to know you as well as you getting to know them. Q: Is there anything else you would like to add? A: Anyone considering going into teaching should look into Bluffton. A: Yes, it s always been my favorite subject in school.

21 October 14 th 2011 Alec Ward Page 21 Hey Mustangland! Do you guys want to meet someone special right here at Allen East? Well you can! His name is Jordan Sloan and his special thing he can do is he knows how to play the drums. We interviewed him on how he came upon this talent. Q: How long have you been playing drums? A: I have been playing drums for 6 years. Q: What made you want to play drums? A: What made me want to play drums was being a manager in the Mustang Brass and I was about 11 when I became manager. Q: What genre of music do you play? A: I play post-hardcore/metalcore. This is a genre of heavy music, with guitars and unclean vocals. Q: What s your favorite type of drum set? A: I play SJC custom drums based out of Massachusetts. Q: Have you met any famous drummers? A: Yes, I have met Steve Carey from The Color Morale at Peabody s Venue in Cleveland, Ohio. Q: If you could be the drummer of any famous band what band would it be? A: I would play for the band We Came As Romans, because I find their music to be very inspiring and its fun to play on drums. Q: What drummer s influenced you? A: I ve been influenced by Denny Agosto (Oceana), Andrew Wetzel (Attack Attack!), Tino Arteaga (Of Mice & Men), Greg Diamond (The Air I Breathe), Steve Carey (The Color Morale), Cole Worden (The Plot In You), and Jake Garland (Memphis May Fire). Q: Do you play any other instruments? A: Yes, I play acoustic guitar, bass, and I sing. Q: Do you wish to pursue a career in music? A: Yes, in fact I am in a band at the moment and our name is Abandon Ohio. Q: Is there anything else you would like to add? A: Stay Classy San Diego!

22 October 14th, 2011 John Stephens page 22 On this week s edition of Readers Rides we interviewed J.R Conyers. J.R is a junior at Allen East, and has a very unique and loud car. You can hear him coming down the road. This is what J.R had to say about his car. Q. What kind of vehicle do you have? A. I have a 2.0 Liter 1999 Eagle Talon. Q. How long have you had it? A. I have had this car for 2 months now. Q. What do you like about your ride? A. I love the awesome sound system it has. Q. What do you dislike about your ride? A. I really hate how small it is. Q. What is your favorite memory in your Eagle? A. My favorite memory would have to be the time I got pulled over in town for having my system turned up to loud. Thankfully I just got a warning. Q. How did you get this car? A. I paid $2500 cash! Q. Do you have anything you want to do to your car? A. I want to get some big chrome rims and a new paint job. Q. How does it do on gas? A. It does great. It cost me like $30 to fill it up the other day. Q. What all have you done to your car? A. So far I have put a seatbelt in and a banging system! Q. If money were not an issue what car would you want? A. I would have purple Lamborghini Gallardo with Purple 20 rims. Q. Is there anything else you would like to add? A. If you are in Lima, be careful how loud you have your music you can get pulled over.

23 September 8th,, 2011 Athy Long Page 23 The CAMC students here at Allen East are very interesting people, and we love to take the time to introduce ourselves. Today we re proud to introduce you to a very athletic and overall bright student. You ve probably seen her riding her horse around at the fair, or maybe even her house, she s friendly and none the less very interesting to talk to, we re here to talk to the one and only Abby Wright about her cross country season! Q: Hi there Abby! So, how long have you been running cross country here at Allen East? A: I ve been running for about 3 years. Q: What s usually the hardest day for you to get up and run? A: I would have to say Monday, because I just got back from the weekend break, so it s difficult to get back up and run. Q: What has been your fastest running time? A: My fastest time for the mile run has been 7.45, and my fastest time for the 3 mile run has been Q: What has been your favorite thing about running this cross country season? A: I really love to meet new people and make lots of new friends! Q: Are there any big memories from cross country you would like to share with us? A: My favorite memory would be me and Mallie s hill oath; it s a really long story! Q: What has been the worst weather you ve ever had to run in? A: It was really hot at the meet this season at Grove, and it was really windy at Bath, but so far I haven t run into anything too terrible. Q: What inspires you to run cross country? A: Cross country is a really good way for me to stay in shape. That inspires me a lot! Q: Are you involved in any other sports or activities? A: I m in the Mustang Brass, I show horses in 4- h, and I plan on participating in track and field this school year. Q: What are you most excited for this season? A: I am really excited about improving my running times. Favorite Quote: That which does not kill you makes you stronger. -Alexander the Great

24 October 14, 2011 Amanda Baker Page 24 Favorite Animals My favorite Animals are Cats, Dogs, and Turtles. I like Cats, because they are agile and always land on their feet. I like dogs because they are man s best friend, and they protect their owners as well as being respectable. I like turtles, because they are calm, all they want to do is lay there and go with the flow. Drew Swaney My Favorite Music My favorite music is Country music. My favorite singer is Brantley Gilbert or Taylor Swift. I love Taylor Swift music because she has a song for anything and everything, I love it. And well, Brantley Gilbert is really cute and he has an awesome voice, I love his song, My Kinda Crazy. It s like the best song ever. Abby Wright My favorite food is sushi. The best part about sushi is the texture and taste of it. My favorite place that I get sushi is Tokyo steak house in Findlay. Most people don t give it a try and are closed minded to it but it is really good if you just give it a chance. John Stephens Wr e s t l i n g Wrestling is my least favorite sport and it s one of the toughest sports I play. I have been to State three years in a row and the last year I went I placed in the top 16. In the regular season I went 27-0 and won my weight class in the Northwest Conference. Braden Goodwin

25 October 14 th, 2011 Drew Swaney Page 25 This week s polls question is: What would you do for a Klondike bar? Braden Goodwin: I d go to the north pole and streak with the polar bears. Anthony Evans: I would spend a whole day with Daniel McKeague (voice of the aflac duck.) Jon Swaney: I would do anything for a Klondike bar. Mrs. Prichard: I would do a cartwheel. Anna Burkey: I have never had a Klondike bar, but I would eat a thrown up banana peel. Ms. Downey: I would run 100 miles. Abby Joyner: I would illegally join the Italian Mafia, and take it over. Josh Nickles: I would bare knuckle box a grizzly bear, and then skydive into a thorn bush. Chaz Moore: I would get up, walk to the kitchen, open the freezer, take one out of the box, unwrap it, and eat it. Mr. Prichard: I would wrestle a grizzly bear, wearing a bikini. Megan Sommers: I would steal a little kids Klondike bar. Jordan Sloan: I would World War two by myself. Klarc Sweigart: I would jump off of the school.

26 October 14 th, 2011 Kyra Mae Plaugher Page 26 These are the students and teachers of Allen East High School. They are walking in the halls, eating lunch, and being with their best friends.