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Brendan Sheehan l Associate Editor While Dylan Ramsey is Cedar Crest’s third golf state champion, he is the first freshman in school and possibly state history to have won States. On Oct. 17 and 18, Dylan Ramsey shot 67-73, for an overall total of 140, where he edged out senior Rocco Salvitti, a Notre Dame commit, by one stroke. Beating out seniors at States seems abnormal, according to Ramsey. “It's sort of hard to describe how it feels,” said Ramsey. “It just feels absolute

Delaney Smith l Feature Editor Taking place tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 29, cross country team members will be competing at the district meet at Big Spring High School, the second stage of their postseason. On Tuesday, Oct. 18 the top eight athletes from all teams in the Lancaster-Lebanon League competed at the leagues meet where both Cedar Crest teams qualified for Districts. The teams will be running their top seven runners at Districts with hopes of, from there, qualifying fo

Brendan Sheehan l Associate Editor As many returning students walked through doors E on the first day of school, a strange notice couldn’t help but to be seen on the old gym doors; “Gym closed. Do not use.” The bold, capitalized font ensures that students steer clear of the old gym, but many wonder why it is closed in the first place. Over the summer, the old gym closed due to complications with the new floor installed last spring. With the gym being in an unusable condition,

Brendan Sheehan l Associate Editor The year is 2005. A young Connor Oplinger contemplates what to be for Halloween, until it hits him. He wanted to be a Ghostbuster. Eager and excited he approaches his father, sharing the exciting realization. His father dismisses it at first, handing him some money to buy a quick costume at Target, but the young Oplinger had something much greater in mind. “No Dad, we’re going to make it ourselves.” This moment would mark the origin of the i

Grace Tadajweski l Editor-In-Chief This year the annual Powderpuff game is set to kick off Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. with juniors and seniors both excited to see who will come out on top. The game is a competitive opportunity given to both seniors and juniors. The playing occurs between girls while boys cheer alongside the game. “I joined because I want to play with all my friends,” said senior Myah Wright. “I can’t wait to see them all out on the field.” All the money rai

Delaney Smith l Feature Editor There is some debate over whether Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas should be considered a Halloween thriller or a Christmas classic. The title of the movie might lead someone who is not familiar with the film to believe that it is in fact a Christmas movie, but many people would say otherwise. From the first scene of the movie, it is clear that the movie was intended to be enjoyed during the Halloween season. This spooky Disney film o

Katherine Idgunji l News Editor Students, staff, and community members alike basked in the sweet sound of music during the combined orchestra and band concert on Oct 17 in the auditorium. The band and orchestra have been preparing for the concert since the beginning of this year. According to orchestra director Christopher Campbell and band director Scott Muenz, they have seen noteworthy success in both musical ensembles this year already. “We have bred a culture of musical e

Ryan Glover l Digital Editor Every year seniors elect 10 girls for the Homecoming court. Out of these 10, only one is voted in to represent the senior class as the Homecoming queen. During half time of the Homecoming football game, Elsa Thomas was astonished to hear her name announced for first place. Along with Thomas, Maria Skulski was announced as second runner-up and Grace Tadajweski as first runner-up. “It was surreal,” said Thomas. “I was so shocked that my name was cal

Brendan Sheehan l Associate Editor A new spin on disciplinary action has a much more organized approach to the current system of Mandatory Academic Support, or MAS, as well as detention. Starting in mid-September, a new schedule dividing MAS and detention after-school window has rearranged how and when students and proctors spend their time. MAS will now only take place on Tuesdays from 2:45 – 4 p.m. every week, whereas detention will be held only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and

Ryan Glover l Digital Editor An elective forgotten, thrown away to never be seen by a student again was the story of AP art history, until a group of students and the art department decided to bring it back. AP art history is a class that is offered every year to students, but for the past few years it has been unable to run. Due to its slim popularity the class has not gotten enough students to run. Mrs. Dissinger, an art teacher, took charge and decided to teach the class.