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The Cavalier Times
February Edition 2022
Courtesy of Entertainment Tonight
Black History Month, NFL's Halftime Show,
Scheduling for Next Year, Living Fahrenheit
451, Bomb Threats at HBCU's, In or Out?,
Mrs. Schreier Interview, Biden's Supreme
Court Nominee, Horoscopes
The Cavalier Times
Editorial Policy:
The Cavalier Times is an East Stroudsburg High School South
publication. Its purpose is to inform and entertain the student body
and faculty.
Letters to the editors are encouraged. The Cavalier Times
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journalistic style. Names and homeroom must be present on all
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The views are expressed in this publication do not necessarily
reflect those of the entire reporting staff, the advisor, and the East
Stroudsburg High School South faculty and staff.
Staff
Editors-in-Chief.........................................................Emily Martinez, Erica Brooks
Layout & Design............................................................Kaylee Hendershot, Asha
Garcia, Marissa Stephens,
Eliza Turner, Quin Hosbach
Copy Editor...............................................................................................Eliza Turner
Photography...........................................................................Eliza Turner, Marissa
Stephens
Editor...........................................................................Erica Brooks, Giulia Pizzuto,
Leon Hendershot, Angel
Garcia, Asha Garcia, Quinn
Hosbach, & Wonnetta
Adams
Black History Month By: Wonnetta Adams When most think of February the Black history not because it was the first thing that comes to their minds shortest month of the year but because is Valentine's Day. Hearts, along with it held the most significance to Black other symbols of love, have become history. a representation of the month and The birthdays of both Frederick overshadow other important aspects Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, two of of the period. February is not only the most influential people on Black the season of love but also Black history in the United States, fell in the History Month. second week of February and were the While many may understand the main reasons Woodson chose that purpose of Black History Month, they week. often do not understand its origins Their birthdays had already been and how it came to be. widely celebrated by the Black Carter G. Woodson, a historian and community, so he decided to build alumnus of the University of Chicago, Negro History Week around the existing is often credited with being the traditions. driving force behind the creation of The purpose of the week was to Black History Month. He helped to celebrate the accomplishments of co-found the Association for the African-Americans and educate others Study of Negro Life and History on about their importance. September 9th, 1915 along with four By the 1930s, the week had become others. very popular and, to the displeasure of The main purpose of the ASNLH was Woodson, it started to become to spread more information about commercialized. Places that once the history of Black people and help ignored Black history saw the week as a to make their achievements well- great way to make money and started known. In 1926, the ASNLH created to sell books and other materials that Negro History Week and allocated for catered to the subject. it to be celebrated the second week of February. Contrary to common belief, February was chosen as the time to celebrate
Woodson had been very vocal in his the ASNLH changed their name to the
belief that Black History Week would Association for the Study of African
not be a permanent celebration. He American Life and History.
advocated for Black history to be Every Black History Month since 1976
celebrated year-round and for it to has been given a specific theme by the
become a common part of education. ASALH. The theme for 2022 is “Black
Before he died in 1950, Woodson Health and Wellness” and explores the
pushed for schools to include Black contributions that Black doctors and
history in their curriculums and make medical care workers have had to the
it something that was taught to medical field.
students year-round. Woodson was a Today Black History Month has become
firm believer that one week, or any well-known but has had to face an
other limited time frame, was not overwhelming increase of
enough to fully encapsulate the commercialization because of this fact.
significance of Black history. Many in society have become
It was not until 1976, that Black accustomed to celebrating Black history
History Week was changed to Black every February. This has caused them to
History Month by president Gerald forget the original goal of Carter G.
Ford as a way to recognize the Woodson to have history celebrated and
importance of the celebration. explored every day.
A few years before Black History
Month was officially established,
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NFL's Halftime Show
By: Angel Garcia
This made fans avoid watching the
program all together. As a result, the
NFL’s viewership was at an all time low.
In 2020, the company had not seen
such a decline since 1992.
In order to gain back its viewers, those
working at the NFL had to re-evaluate
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their right-leaning ideas and
For many Americans, Sunday night accommodate the diverse nation
is a huge event, especially the once- watching their broadcasts, especially
a-year Superbowl. Many people only the Superbowl. Hence performances
tune in for the halftime show and this like The Weeknd last year and hip-hop
year’s show was incredible. The legends like Dr. Dre this year. The initial
guests were Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, question, is the NFL forgiven, seems to
Mary J. Blige and more. have an answer.
Thus far the performance has been Until something interesting occurred
receiving some criticism. Since this is when Eminem, the only white
the second performance headlining performer on stage that night, took a
people of color, everyone is knee. People cheered as the rapper
wondering, is the NFL forgiven? knelt in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick.
To elaborate, back in 2018, the
quarterback of the San Francisco
49ers, Colin Kapearnick, and others
decided to speak up against racial
inequality. They all took a knee
during the national anthem to
recognize racism and police brutality.
However, the NFL was not happy.
When more players joined in and
spoke up, the NFL banned the
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protest.
Considering the NFL’s history with
the protest, some assumed Eminem
was in defiance of the football
league. This caused mixed reactions
from people online. Many called him
an icon for kneeling even though he
could have faced enormous
backlash. However, it was discovered
after the show that the NFL had
approved of Eminem’s actions.
An NFL spokesperson stated “We
[pre]watched all elements of the
show…We were aware that Eminem
was going to do that."
Dr. Dre said at the Superbowl
halftime press conference in
response, “It’s crazy that it took all of
this and all of this time for us to be
recognized.”
The amazing halftime show these
rappers put on cannot be ignored
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and there is no denying the hip-hop
genre is one of the greatest
industries of music.
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Scheduling for Next Year By: Asha Garcia Scheduling For 2023 If you know what you want to study If you are not enjoying your electives you can use your time in highschool to or simply confused on what to take get a leg up. For example, anyone who next, here is a guide to creating a is interested in going into the medical better schedule next year. There are field should take chemistry and or many factors to consider when anatomy and physiology as their 3rd or picking electives. You can think of 4th science. If you want to study what you want to do after computer science, it is imperative that highschool, you can base your you have a strong math background. decision off of what classes seem the Some college websites may mention most enjoyable. what type of background they expect Are you planning to go to college? you to have when entering a specific This is the most important thing to major so be sure to do research. For think about when deciding what those who plan to focus on these elective you want to take next year. details when in college, be aware that There are colleges today that do not whatever point you left off in a subject require you to take the SATs; in highschool will not necessarily be however, there are still colleges that where the curriculum starts in your do and prefer higher scores. If you college class. You should also keep in dream of going to a certain college, mind that your highschool classes are no matter what grade you are in, you the last free courses you will get. You should go on their website or the could take remediation classes in your College Board website and find out college, but why not take the same the school’s requirements and their course in highschool for free? admission preferences. If you plan to Looking for a fun course? take the SAT, South offers incredibly There are plenty of electives you may useful math and english SAT courses find fun. The key is knowing exactly to guarantee an amazing score. what you will be doing in each of them If SATs are not a concern for you, beforehand. For example, Fashion and then you can instead priorities Clothing Construction may sound like a elective you need for your potential lot of fun or too boring depending on major. the person.
It is vital to know that you will be
sewing and crocheting and that class
before requesting the class. In art
classes like Creative Crafts and Fine
Arts you are expected to do work!
Keep these factors in mind despite
rumors. Many electives like these fall
victim to having a lot of students who
either did not want the class or
ignore their work. High School South
does offer a variety of classes that
some students would enjoy, it just
depends on what you like.
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highschool as soon as possible. If What now?
that is how you feel you can do The most important part of this
something known as doubling up. process is doing your own research. If
Doubling up is when you take one or you care about what classes you are
more core classes, English, math, putting your time in you need to
science, physical education or social evaluate what classes you need to take
studies, in place of electives in order for your future and what classes you
to earn your mandatory credits want to take.
faster.
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Living Farenheit 451
By: Leon Hendershot
Once believed to only occur in Not only queer stories, but novels
dystopian novels, dozens of books speaking out about personal
with inappropriate material are being experiences of racism have also come
banned from public school libraries under intense heat. Many of these
primarily in the south. However, this books do not contain graphic material;
wave of removals has swept across in fact, some are even illustrated
the United States, no matter the children’s books.
location. When Wilma Rudolph Played
Topics from growing up queer to Basketball, written by Mark Weakland,
casual racism are the main targets of describes famous track and field star
bans. Parents believe that bringing Wilma Rudolph’s childhood and her
up these issues is far too mature for experiences with racism. Conservative
their children and, in turn, stampede parents view the contents of Rudolph’s
school board meetings to demand life as “opin[ing] prejudice based on
that troublesome books are taken off race,” according to NBC News.
the shelves. The books in this article all have little to
A staple in many young bookshelves, no inappropriate content or content
Drama, by Raina Telgemeier, has that students should not be allowed to
been bashed for including queer read; they simply tell stories that many
characters, which parents believe do not want to share.
could cause children to question Is this a crime? Is it wrong to educate
their sexuality. young people on the evils of the world?
Lawn Boy, by Jonathan Evison, a If done, they can learn to correct the
novel about a boy learning to love his mistakes of their elders instead of
sexuality and ethnicity, has shocked continuing to carry them on.
parents. According to Mike
Hixenbaugh of NBC News, a parent
claims that the book will make
children value “people with low
morals and values, and the hate of
other people.”
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Bomb Threats at HBCU's By: Britney Udeh Black history month is a time for was still left in students. They are aware African Americans to celebrate the that one day the threats may come community’s achievements and true. commemorate Black historical The anger then arose among them leaders. It runs through the entire about the lack of attention from the month of February every year. media these stories received. Xavier did Unfortunately, this year there have undergo a bomb threat in early January been many bomb threats towards but was not given much media Historically Black Colleges or coverage. Universities. As Nina Gibbens states, “One thing that On the first day of February, multiple disappointed me is the lack of national HBCU’s were in lockdown leaving attention that it got initially. We received students in fear for hours. Their a bomb threat earlier in January, but a worries continue to stay as days lot of us feel like if these were Ivy pass. League schools or those with larger Nina Giddens, a student at Xavier endowments they would have a lot University of Louisiana, tells PBS, more coverage and a sense of urgency.” “You get really, really frustrated when Some at the school demand increased you are trying to get an education protocols and student input. One and you’re trying to do better for this suggestion is the school could either world and this country, and people sound an alarm or make an are trying so hard to stop you from announcement for them to wake up. doing that.” She received an email on Currently, a good portion of the alerts February 1st, 2022 at 5:24 a.m. that they receive now happen through saying “BOMB THREATS ON CAMPUS” email which many may not even get a warning her and other students. chance to see and quickly react. Xavier then immediately went into Especially with most of these threats lockdown. A search was then done happening at such early hours when around campus with officers going the students are sleeping. It would be building to building to find any best to prioritize letting the students danger. Thankfully, nothing was know about the issue at hand as quickly found, yet the fear as possible.
Since the threats, housing security The number of lockdowns and threats
has gone up to keep the campus safe continues to grow throughout the week.
in case of additional discrepancies Students should not have to worry
throughout the year. According to a about life or death situations while
reporter at NBC news, no physical attending school and acquiring an
evidence has been found. Even with education. These continuous threats
this fact, it is best to monitor the are serious crimes that should be
campus in case of any actual action. investigated thoroughly and seriously.
As said by to Roby Chavez who
works for PBS, the FBI has identified
six juveniles as those affiliated with
the threats. The suspects appeared
to have racist motivations which the
Joint Terrorism Task Forces will
continue to investigate further, as
well as earlier threats that date back
to January of this year.
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Courtesy of NOLA.comIn or Out?
By: Giulia Pizzuto
The Bilco company designed multiple
versions of this lock so that any building
is able to use it. Each lock costs around
100 to 200 dollars and one would be
needed for each classroom door in a
school.
Also, at East Stroudsburg High School
South, there have been assemblies in
Courtesy of The Burlingame B which students and staff were taught to
barricade the classroom door if there is
A major issue nowadays is the great an intruder inside the school and they
number of lives lost in school are unable to make it out of the building
shootings across the country. With safely.
weapons getting into the hands of This tactic seems like a great idea, as an
the wrong people, schools need to intruder would not waste their time
be prepared for tragedy at all times. having to push through a barricaded
In 2021, writers at Statistica.com say door, but some teachers and students
there were around 249 school have noticed a problem with this.
shootings in grades K-12 in the U.S.. At ESHSS, as well as almost every
These events killed over 100 and school in the country, doors open
injured over 300 students and staff. outwards into the hallway, meaning if a
While schools are doing many things door was left unlocked or was able to
in an attempt to keep everyone safe be broken into by an intruder, the
in case of a shooting, there could barricade would not do much to stop
potentially be more ways of providing them from entering.
safety. On the other hand, if doors were to
For example, there are special locks open inwards, a shooter would indeed
that prevent doors from being have a much harder time breaking into
opened from the outside. The the classroom. While it may seem like a
Barracuda Intruder Defense Lock is good plan to switch the way the doors
one of them. open, there is a caveat which may
hinder this idea.So, if doors open outwards to The wiring is there to prevent the glass
protect people in case of emergency, from shattering during a fire, but
why would we switch them to protect according to researchers at safti.com,
them in a different type of the glass can be broken very easily.
emergency? In the rare case that people are locked
There does happen to be a much in a classroom, the glass can be broken
higher number of fires in schools by someone in the room or the fire
than there are shootings, say writers department. As long as all of the glass is
at nfpa.org. In studies conducted shattered and removed, it is then
from 2014-2018, there were an possible for individuals to get out of the
average of 3,000 fires each year. room safely.
While this number is high, the Being trapped in the room is a very
death and injury toll is much lower unlikely possibility, but if staff, students,
than a shooting. There was and the fire department are made
approximately one death and 39 aware of the backup plans, everything
injuries per year caused by school can run smoothly and allow everyone to
fires. exit the building safely.
The fact that anything happened to There are solutions to almost every
innocent people is devastating, but it situation one can think of and every
is very hard to compare the damage solution has its pros and cons. Using
done in those fires and the damage the first method is not going to always
done in a school shooting. result in a positive outcome; the
Some will argue that having doors negatives need to be considered as
open inwards will result in more well. By doing proper research schools
casualties, as individuals can get will hopefully be able to find the best
locked in a room easier without solution for their building.
escape. On the other hand, there are
solutions to this concern.
At ESHSS in particular, there are
windows on the sides of classroom
doors made out of wired glass.The
wiring is there to prevent the glass
from shattering during a fire, but
according to researchers at
safti.com, the glass can be broken
very easily. Courtesy of Safe-LatchMrs. Schreier Interview
By: Marissa Stephens
As some may already know, one of where she is automatically licensed to
the school’s eleventh grade English teach in every state. Every five years,
teachers, Mrs. Schreier, recently she has to maintain her certification by
moved away. following through with two professional
She made a positive impact on all goals and, according to Mrs. Schreier,
who were around her and for those “write a paper on those goals and
who did not get the chance to know showing how they applied to students
her, The Cavalier Times decided to and learning.”
interview her. “[T]hat gets assessed by the people at
Mrs. Schreier has been a teacher for [the] National Board and you either
16 years. Before she worked at East pass or you don’t!”
Stroudsburg High School South, she Thinking back on her time at ESHSS,
worked at Allentown Alternative Mrs. Schreier says her favorite memory
Education. was when members of Gender Studies
What some might not know about taught the class common LGBTQ terms.
Mrs. Schreier is that she was a She comments that “the whole class
corporate lawyer before she became was asking questions they probably
a teacher. She decided to transfer to would have been too scared to ask!”
teaching because she could not She says she’ll miss her students the
handle selfish adults. So she most, as well as all the amazing English
challenged herself to teach students teachers and the calming English
not to be selfish. hallway. She loved her time at South
Instead of taking the SATs, Mrs. and loved the administration.
Schreier opted to take the American Looking towards the future, she is
College Testing (ACT) exams. She excited to teach AP English at her new
believed these tests were easier to school in Baltimore, Maryland.
prepare for because all subjects Several students commented on the
were covered in the test, not just impact she had on them.
math and English. Senior Marcus Ruiz had her in the
Compared to most teachers, Mrs. 2020-2021 school year. His fondest
Schreier has her National Board memories in her class were the crystal
Certification, of the day and having her help destress
him after his tonsil surgery.She comments on the writing skills
gained from her class, “Before her class
I hated writing because I felt like my
teachers never really properly taught
me how to do it. Mrs. Schreier was
really patient with our class when we
were struggling.”
“She made sure to go around to
everyone and make sure they
understood instead of just assuming.”
Mrs. Schreier has clearly affected her
students in more than one way and,
before she said goodbye, she left her
students with one last lesson, “Change
is the only constant.”
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He says Mrs. Schreier helped his
writing get better and helped him
become a more tolerable person.
“I gained a better sense of
understanding in literature as well as
heightened friendships.”
Junior Onessa Adams had Mrs.
Schreier in the 2021-2022 school
year.
“Mrs. Schreier has made me into a
more caring person. She let us talk
freely and made sure that we
listened to others' opinions with
respect.”
Courtesy of TripAdvisorBiden's Supreme Court Nominee
By: Erica Brooks
Notably, Republican Texas Senator Ted
Cruz has been outspoken about this
issue on his podcast “Verdict With Ted
Cruz.” On it, he argues, “You know, Black
women are what, 6 percent of the U.S.
population? He’s (President Biden)
saying to 94 percent of Americans, ‘I
don’t give a damn about you, you are
ineligible.’”
Courtesy of CNBC Some critics say that Biden is just
President Joe Biden has promised to pandering to his largely liberal
nominate a Black woman as the next supporters and that rather than
Supreme Court Justice. This would be choosing the most qualified candidate,
a historical action, as never before he is choosing purely based on identity
has there been a Black and female politics; he is not finding a candidate
Supreme Court Justice. based on merit.
This move has gotten Biden much
approval from many congressional
Democrats, including Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez and Cori Bush. They
believe that it is high time for the
Supreme Court to diversify its bench,
in order to be seen as a legitimate
democratic institution that truly
represents its country’s people.
But not everyone supports this
initiative by Biden. The
announcement has gotten a wave of
criticism, largely from Republicans,
who believe that rather than
fostering diversity, it encourages Courtesy of Britannica
discrimination.However, those who oppose this although the overall effect may be good,
viewpoint argue that Republicans did the announcement comes off as overly
not react the same way when former performative. Biden has gotten much
President Donald Trump promised to applause for promising this, and some
replace the late Justice Ruth Bader speculate whether or not this was done
Ginsburg with a female justice. Even purely for that support. Some
though President Trump also limited Republicans are automatically not going
the candidate pool, he did not to support the candidate Biden decides
receive nearly as much backlash. on, purely because of his premature
This raises questions about why the announcement. An alternative would
reactions differ so much, and have been not to announce who he
whether or not racism is at play. It would nominate beforehand.
also brings up the concept of If Biden had nominated a Black
misogynoir, the discrimination faced woman, without announcing his
by Black women based on their intentions beforehand, this entire issue
unique intersections of race and may have been avoided. By telling
gender. people in advance, some feel the action
Some non-Republicans criticize comes off as inauthentic and
Biden’s announcement because disingenuous.
Courtesy of The New YorkerHoroscopes
By: Kaylee Hendershot
Aries (21 March - 20 April) Taurus (21 April - 21 May) Gemini (22 May - 21 June)
It's all about joy and celebration in the Aries Here’s three things you want to remember This is a time of reconnecting with your
HQ. About staying connected to your soul when you find yourself descending into the purpose, Gemini. A time of remembering
family, and sharing your victories with them. void: 1. You are where you are supposed to be. who you are and what you came here to
Today brings with itself the reminder that 2. Everything is happening for a reason. 3. You create.
some things do get better with time! are divinely protected. So, let go of the story of
loss and failure.
Cancer (22 June - 22 July) Leo (23 July - 24 August) Virgo (24 August - 23 September)
This week, you’re in the mood to say yes to What do you do when everything begins to fall You are on the right track, Virgo. Keep
what life is offering you, accept everything as in place? What do you do when the blessings putting in the work required without
an opportunity to level up, and fearlessly step you’ve been hoping and praying for come expecting immediate results.
into the unknown. All past learning will be knocking at your door? Open your arms and Remembering the mantra ‘slow and
rendered null and void at this time. allow yourself to receive. steady..’ will help you find joy in the
process.
Libra (24 September - 23 October) Scorpio (24 October - 22 November) Sagittarius (23 November - 21 December)
The trouble is, people in our lives don’t know Crying over spilt milk is so passé. This week, Word for the wise: start by saying ‘no’ to what
how to show up for us until we show them how you’re in the mood to tap into your inner isn’t good for you. Something tells us you know
we want to be cared for. So, show them how sorcerer/sorceress and turn them lemons into exactly how to exercise those manifesting
you want to be cared for. Make yourself some tantalising limoncello. muscles to your advantage.
vulnerable.
Capricorn (22 December - 20 January) Aquarius (21 January - 19 February) Pisces (20 February - 20 March)
There’s good news for Capricorns who are in After we set an intention, it’s important for us to It’s easy to go into a negative space when
the market for a new job, a raise or a surrender the outcome to the Universe. We things don’t work out the way we want them
promotion. Something tells you you’re about don’t get to decide how the blessings will be to. But, the Universe is a kind and loving
to hit jackpot soon *and* create a new source delivered to us or who will play the role of the parent, who wants the best and only the best
of revenue for yourself! Some of you may be messenger. The only thing we can do is stay for you.
feeling the urge to return to your books too. open and trust.
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