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News Leprechaun Gold School improvements completed over the summer vacation Mandy Sollenberger stafff reporter students trying to get to a class. The lockers have been relocated to the small hallway by Mr. Engels’ room. Also, this year a new catering service, AVI, is providing lunch. The prices have gone down from last year, and there are new combo meals. In addition to this, there is a new manager and a new member of the lunch staff. Last spring, senior Rose Klein began painting the mural outside the Shillelagh Shack and the Book Store. She finished it over the summer, and it now takes up most of the wall. By the Shack is a mural of a stone wall with vines growing up the side. By the Bookstore is a painted brick wall. Mrs. Bennett, who runs the Bookstore, said, “I really enjoy the murals, and they have a very rich Irish feel.” There are two new school buses purchased which arrived last week. These buses will help alleviate the cost of transporting sports teams, field trips, and bus runs to outlying areas. However, more importantly, STVM will no longer arrive in the Peterman bus with everyone wondering where “Peterman High School” is. St. Vincent - St. Mary High School is written on the side of the bus. Many students noticed new improvements as they came back to school. These included the freshly paved student parking lot, the lunchroom doors, relocation of lockers, a new catering service, two new buses, and the mural by the Shack and the Book Store. One of the biggest improvements is the freshly paved student parking lot. The parking lot has always been home to a minefield of potholes, but not anymore. Students, as well as the fans who come to attend sporting events, will appreciate the smooth new surface. In addition to the repaving, the spaces have been freshly painted and are now numbered. When purchasing a parking pass, students can choose to park in the gravel lot or the regular parking lot. If they choose not to park in the gravel lot, they will receive a designated parking space and number. Another improvement is the new doors that lead into the Student Center which are much easier to open and lock. The old doors did not have locks on them which was problematic during events in the evenings or on the weekends. Another major improvement is the relocation of some lockers. The hallway by the Science Department now has lockers only on one side of it. Prior to this, the hallway was extremely narrow and was always home to a major traffic jam. Students with lockers in this hallway found it very difficult to get into their lockers and were always being bumped by Country of the Month: Libya Erica Bratton stafff reporter Region: Maghreb region of North Africa. Climate: Libya has several climatic influences, but the two most prominent are Mediterranean and Saharan. Most of the country experiences warm summers and mild winters. The country is relatively dry and doesn’t receive much precipitation: only two percent of the country experiences rainfall heavy enough for agriculture. Official Language: Arabic Population: 6,419,925 Capital: Tripoli Major Cities: Other major cities in Libya include, Benghazi, Mistarah, Tarhunah, Zuwarah, Sabha, Tubruq, Yafran, and Bani Walid. Traditional Foods: Libyans like to eat.One of their favorite sayings is “One must eat well.” Libyans use four main ingredients in their dishes: olives/olive oil, palm dates, grains, and milk. Some popular foods include home-baked bread, Bazin, Zummeta, Couscous, and goods from the local markets. Government: The Libyan government structure is called “Jamahiriya,” which means “state of the masses.” However, for many years, the country has been ruled by a military dictator named Moammar al- Gadhafi. In August, this government was overthrown and Gadhafi fled Tripoli, and three of his sons were captured. A temporary government was put in place in Libya called the Transitional National Council (the council has little control over the country). Economy: The economy of Libya is socialist-oriented. The government has complete control over the country’s oil resources, which account for 97 percent of export earnings. Religion: 97 percent of Libyans are Sunni Muslim. The state religion is Islam; however, a small number are Roman Catholics. Currency: The Libyan Dinar. One U.S. dollar is equal to 1.24041 Libyan Dinar. Fun Facts: *Libyans drive on the right side of the road. *The Libyan flag is green, with no other colors or patterns. *In some Libyan deserts, it only rains once every ten years. 4 September 2011

Leprechaun Gold Commentary Rise, reconnect, and remember Brianna McVicker stafff reporter September 11, 2001, holds some of the most horrific events ever experienced by Americans. For some people it may just be a vague memory, and yet, others still live with the fear, vulnerability, anguish, and hostility of this event every day. Early that morning radicals from the terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners that were bound for California. These planes were targeted because they were loaded with fuel for the journey across the country. The day was a long and grueling course of events for all Americans. At 8:45 a.m., at the World Trade Center in New York (WTC), disaster struck when the Boeing 767 smashed into the North Tower near the 80th floor. As witnesses stood there in disbelief, horror filled their eyes eighteen minutes later as a second plane approached the undamaged South Tower. This time the plane crashed near the 60th floor and a massive explosion resulted. At 9:45 a.m., ,America was under attack again as the third jetliner was directed at the Pentagon. On impact, a terrible fire erupted and killed 125 military personnel and civilians. Less than 15 minutes later, panic set in while bystanders watched the South Tower collapse. Near 10:10 a.m. the fourth and final hijacked plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after the crew and passengers fought the al-Qaeda terrorists. All 45 people were killed on impact. The last and final extreme event occurred at 10:30 am. when the North Tower collapsed. “Our word changed. We no longer were invulnerable,” said Mrs. Joanne Kropf, social studies teacher. When the first plane hit the North Tower, many bystanders thought that it was just a terrible accident. People did not know that it was a commercial passenger plane that had been hijacked. The top of the building poured out smoke, and the impact left many people stranded on the floors above the hole. John Labriola, a survivor, said, “The building actually had changed its angle. Someone said that they weren’t looking in the same direction that they had looked at the three years that they had occupied that office. The building had turned a little bit, so now we had a westward view rather than a southern view.” The people who were still in the South Tower were not sure whether to evacuate or stay because the tower they were in was not attacked at that time. When the second tower was struck, the reality set in- America was being deliberately attacked! As the thick black smoke rose out of the buildings, many of the victims could be seen breaking windows and leaning out in order just to get fresh air. The people on the ground were in disbelief and unsure of how to help the trapped people who were fighting an uncontrollable situation. While people were watching what they thought to be debris beginning to fall, witnesses looked closer when they realized that it was actually people who were jumping. The heat and smoke in the top of the towers was so intense that the people directly involved had two choices: to jump or to die from heat and suffocation. The attacks on the Twin Towers left 2,606 people dead, many of them missing in the rubble, and an even larger number injured or susceptible to illnesses from the dust. Up to 6,294 people were treated for problems caused by this event. “I was in shock – kind of numb – the whole thing was really unbelievable. I am glad that we turned immediately to prayer as a community,” said Mr. Ken McDonald, Campus Minister Even though the Twin Towers received most of the media coverage, two other attacks occurred that day. The first was when the third hijacked plane hit the Pentagon. The plane hit at 9:45 a.m. The damage went into only three of the rings in that building and was contained to one side of the Pentagon. The wing that the plane hit was also under renovation so there were far fewer people compared to one of the other sides. When the plane hit, a huge explosion and cave-in resulted on that wing of the building. From this explosion, 70 civilians and 55 military personnel were killed. The nation was greatly shaken because the Pentagon is a stronghold for the core of the Armed Forces. At his evening address, President George Bush stated, “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” The last plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 10:10 a.m. Before the crash, many people had heard the news of the terrorist attacks and knew that the plane they were on was headed to cause more damage. Led by Todd Beamer, some of the people on the plane stormed the cockpit and attacked the terrorists with a fire extinguisher. As a result, the plane crashed into a field and all 45 people aboard were killed. While the chaos was occurring in New York, people across the nation were glued to their TV’s. Mrs. Patty Ball, Mr. Rathz’s secretary, was the first to receive the news and quickly told Ms. Godshalk and anyone else near the office. Ms. Pam Godshalk said, “ My first reaction was that probably some small private plane had gone off course or gotten confused in the morning fog and hit the building. I remember telling Mrs. Wood, then going to the Gold Lab and going onto a computer to check it out for myself. By the time I logged on, CNN was already covering the scene and had captured the footage of the second plane crashing into the WTC. I think those of us who were seeing this unfold “live” really didn’t know what to make of it yet. CNN just kept replaying those few seconds of footage showing the plane slamming into the building and smoke and dust spewing from both towers. I remember thinking, how is the fire department going to put out those fires that high up and how are they going to rescue those in the top floors? It didn’t seem real!” Ms. Godshalk then had to report to her 3rd period APAS class and begin to explain the gravity of the situation. At the time teacher Mr. Robert Brownfield was a junior in high school and was one of the students to hear the news from Ms. Godshalk. He said, “For my classmates and me, our first reaction was that it probably wasn’t a big deal – we had no idea of the severity or the implications. When we found out and began to realize how bad it was, we were devastated. Right before 5th period, one of my classmates stopped me in the hall, and I will never forget the look of panic on his face when he said, ‘RB, the towers both collapsed. They’re level with the ground.’ I was in shock!” The event was truly horrific but the entire country bonded together and supported one another. Immediately after September 11, the people of Greater Akron began to collect funds to send to firemen in need in New York City. This small fund soon became a large scale collection and $1.4 million was sent to help them. No other collection raised as much as the one from Akron. Today the fire truck that Akron bought for the city of New York is still in commission for the Ladder Company 163. According to the union laws, the truck will have to be retired after next year but the firemen from Ladder Company 163 are still appreciative. Many heroes stepped forward on September 11, 2001. Let us never forget the firemen, policemen, and volunteers who did their best to keep people safe. We must also remember the medical teams that treated injuries. Some other heroes that deserve recognition are the men and women who tried to keep people calm in the buildings and on the planes when they knew they were headed for disaster and still tried to do anything that they could. Lastly, we must thank the rescue workers and volunteers who spent weeks trying to clean up this seemingly endless mess and who never gave up hope that there might be more survivors. Many people worked together on that day which shows the true American spirit of how we center our lives on the people of this country. God bless America! September 2011 5

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