Japanese teacher, Kelly Shifflet has been to Japan six times. Every three years she takes a special few students from her class to go with her. Since she has been to Japan many times she can exercise her knowledge through the club. Japanese club is purely cultural based. No prior knowledge of the language is needed to join; however, any student who wants to participate needs to pay $100.Money goes to school fees and activities director, Debbie Husted. Meetings are every other Thursday from 2:30 to 4 in room 114.

Every meeting is different. It is generated based on what the students want to do. Students often watch movies in Japanese with the English subtitles on. Students who are in the club have opportunities to do things that they would not be able to accomplish in the allotted 44 minutes of class.  

Many students are in the club and if a student is interested in joining there are many other peers they can interact with and share Japanese culture with.

“It is for students to get to know other students who are interested in Japanese culture and it gives them time, in the class sometimes we spend a lot more time on the language, and this lets them do some of the cultural things that maybe it’s difficult to do in class, like cooking and things like that. 44 minutes just really isn’t enough time to cook,” Shifflet said.

If interested in Japanese club talk to Shifflet in room 114 for more details regarding the club and their activities.

“And Then There Were None” is Agatha Christie’s play is an adaptation of the nursery rhyme “10 Little Indians.” It is a suspense-filled mystery about people who are invited to go to a seaside manor in England. One by one each of them die in mysterious ways.

Auditions for the junior class play are the Monday and Tuesday after Thanksgiving break. Experience is not needed to audition. Many students, girls and boys, are needed as actors and actresses. Also needed are student directors, stage managers, student producers, people who work on set and costumes and ushering. Students do not need to pay to participate. The play is a fundraiser for the class of 2018. 

Club Teamwork meetings take place every Wednesday after school in the Life Skills classroom, room 152, from 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. unless otherwise noted. The club is for all students who have an interest in having a good time, trying new activities, making a difference in their community and building lasting friendships.

During the upcoming months, Teammates have planned their schedule for any welcoming students who would like to join the club. If anyone is interested in the following activities, they can visit room 152 and see Mrs. Peggy Peters.

November 2: Operation Gratitude Wrap-Up

Students will collect, bag and box the candy that was donated for the troops. They will be asked to write letters or draw pictures for the troops to send along with the candy donation. Snacks will be provided.

November 9: Games Galore

Students will form teams and play the game, Hedbanz, where team members will ask yes or no questions to figure out if the cartoon on their teammates head is an animal, food or man-made object.

November 16: Team Apple or Team Pumpkin

Every fall there is a debate on which pie is better: apple or pumpkin. During this week, students will be supplied with ingredients to make apple pie and pumpkin pie crescents for their snack. They will then be asked to vote on their favorite.

November 23 will not have a session.

November 30: Holiday Ornaments

Students must be pre-registered by 11/28 for this activity, and there is a limit of 20 students.

They will make an ornament for themselves and a resident at a local assisted living.

December 7: Holiday Party

Students will celebrate the holiday season together with festive foods and holiday games as well as create gift boxes for their ornaments. Snacks will be provided and this session will end at 4 p.m. 

Club Teamwork will take a break until January 11, 2017, and it should be noted that all of the staff members there have been background checked, certified in CPR/first aid and received MUI training.

Hudson Haunted House is a very popular haunted house in Summit County. The workers do not get paid to work. It is strictly just volunteer. Admission is $10, everyone under 48 inches is $5, $1 admission from 11pm to 12am (Friday and Saturday nights only), and $5 military discount.

Each room has different whores to it, clowns, the undead, a special “Black Hole” room, and dropping spiders. Each room has about 4-6 workers ready to scare the customers. The rooms are separated by black walls and going around each 90 degree turn leads to a new horror.

However, there are some downsides to the haunted house. It takes only 5-10 minutes to get through. Since the workers are not paid, it can lead to some problems. Sophomore Kayleigh Kubalek went through the house on Friday the 14th. As she was going through one of the rooms a worker reached out to touch her and she exclaimed “Don’t touch me.” The worker she yelled at then reached out and pulled Kubalek’s hair. If you do not want to be touched then do not go to Hudson’s Haunted House.

Overall it is an okay haunted house, but if you aren’t easily scared and do not want to be touched then choose another haunted house to visit.