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Marshall Roll ‘20
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Erika Piotrowski ‘22
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Bella Cooley ‘19
Krystal Larkin ‘19
Lucy Yan ‘20
Krystal Huang ‘20
Caleb Flagel ‘20
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Heard in the Halls Trick O’ Treating or Souling?
Heard in the Halls
An abundance of out of context
Things I Hate
an (approximately) 500 word
Halloween Costume Review
An absolutely accurate ranking
An abundance of out of context quotes to make your day just that much better Halloween night and its quotes to make your day just that rant of Halloween costumes that is
traditions much better totally not biased
By: MICHELLE LEE Maddy Roberts p3 Michelle Lee p4 Kyrie Woodard p3 Michelle Lee p2
The Round Table
Staff Writer
“我有比赛，可是我不要吃我的猫” translation: “I have a runny nose, but I don’t want to eat my cat”
- Kyrie Woodard, May 2018
*walking in the room holding a whole globe* “today I am going to teach you about the world”
- Kai Jacobs, May 2018
Vol. IV No. I Spokane, WA Monday, October 1, 2018 Saint George’s School
Oktoberfest
“We didn’t have a playground or books, but it’s fine cause I’m brilliant now”
- Rachel, 2018
“You don’t need food! You have a bouncy castle” How an innocent advisory celebration became a beloved, schoolwide tradition
- Katie Dallas, July 2018 Canada, and even in some countries in South
By: MARSHALL ROLL
America and Africa.
“I am the second messiah, I love all my people” Staff Writer
Nowadays, the Saint George’s Okto-
- Jacob Whitman, September 2018 Every October, students are pulled berfest is celebrated throughout the middle and
out of school on a Wednesday morning and upper school with a humongous feast. Students an album review
“If you were a furry what would you be? I’d be an otter!” are subjected to hours of grueling standardized are encouraged to take a step back from regular
By: CHARLIE DARNALL
- Darnall, September 2018 testing. After the reading comprehension, writ- schoolwork, relax, and learn about different
Staff Writer
ing, and math, the last thing students want to cultures. Following the extended lunch period,
do is return to class. Fortunately, after the test, there is time for just that—students are split Description: Iridescence by Brockhampton, released last
“I could never be like Darnall, he is too beautiful” Friday, followed All-American Trash and the Saturation
classes are suspended for the rest of the day up into groups containing some people from
- Chad, 2018 trilogy. Ironically, the album functions both as a comeback
and replaced by a celebration—Oktoberfest. each grade level from middle to upper school. and victory lap. Iridescence is Brockhampton’s first, full-
J: “What does the “S” in STD stand for?”
This year, the festival will occur on October The groups rotate through stations around the length project since members of the group removed rapper
10th following the PSATs. school to learn about the cultures represented Ameer Vann, due to multiple sexual misconduct charges
H: “Saccharin” At Saint George’s, the tradition began across the diverse Saint George’s communi- filed against him. The ousting of Vann caused the group to
- Jacob Whitman and Hayes, September 2018 approximately 10 years ago in the advisories of ty. The theme for this year’s presentations is leave their current tour, choosing instead to go home and
Chad Rigsby, Jeff Darnall, and former teacher “Places We Have Been and Things We Did “regroup,” an action that eventually lead to the creation of
W: I’ll be the test subject” Bill Burford. “We had sauerkraut, sausages, There.” Although the tradition has changed Iridescence.
and polka music,” remarked long-time English over the years, the two English teachers look Although Vann’s removal led to the cancellation of mul-
M: “But what if you die?” tiple tour dates, this tour served to promote Saturation III,
W: “Well life goes on... oh, I guess not.” teacher Chad Rigsby. Fellow veteran English back fondly upon the annual celebration they
the final album of the Saturation series, arguably their best
- Michelle Lee and Will Rieger September 2018 teacher Jeff Darnall recalled the early days pioneered. “To me,” remarked Rigsby with album to date. Iridescence is thus just another opportunity
of the tradition. “The old-timers around here a grin, “Oktoberfest means lederhosen, hot for Brockhampton to showcase their wide variety of skills.
Goat Yoga
affirmed it was my advisory that started it, then apple cider, polka music, and good old Saint
October Birthdays Chad’s joined in.” He continued, “my advisee, George’s comradery.”
Likes: With the removal of Vann, many Brockhampton
fans, myself included, worried the group would lose the
Sam King was the most motivated to start it.” lyrically gritty, abrasive edge Vann provided, but Brock-
A trendy new pastime 10/2 Jennifer Lee Both teachers recall King dressing in lederho- hampton more than made up for Vann’s absence. Instead of
more clunky, hard-hitting beats, the production team chose
two-year-old’s? After all, it is the 10/6 Hadlie Kaiser sen, a traditional Bavarian outfit, each year of
By: ERIKA PIOTROWSKI the festival. While both English teachers sus- to produce more R&B, Pop inspired beats where members
twenty-first century, so let us not 10/6 Kade Kaiser like Joba, Matt Champion and Bearface could shine.
Staff Writer pect that Mark Rickard, Upper School sports
be stereotypical. You are proba- 10/7 Daniel Backlund The content of the album is just as good as the production.
science teacher, health and fitness instructor,
There are always trends coming bly thinking “what’s the big idea? 10/7 Celia Zhao Iridescence is a content rollercoaster; some songs contain
10/9 Miya Jacobs
and ASB leader may have had something to do similar lyrical themes as most modern rap music (brag-
in and out and while some seem Goats are goats.” Well, let me with the expansion of the Oktoberfest festival,
10/10 Gabrielle Cunningham
gadocio, violence, etc.), but most function more than to
far out there, there is one trend draw it out for you. Goat yoga has neither is exactly sure how it was spread to the promote the group’s image. Some verses with meaningful
10/10 Robert Deforest
that is currently sweeping across finally made its way to Spokane rest of the school. content include: Dom McLennon’s verse on “HONEY,” in
the United States. It’s Goat Yoga! WA. I know! Spokane is finally 10/11 Lydia Bergquist Traditional Oktoberfest began in which he describes using survival tactics in the inner-city,
Finally, goats are receiving the with the popular culture! After 10/12 Brody Mitchell Munich, Germany in 1810, when Prince Lud- Merlyn Wood’s verse on “TONYA,” detailing the unsup-
credit they deserve and defying reading my summary of how ex- 10/13 Kiya Kangas wig (future, King Ludiwg I) married Princess portive nature of his parents in terms of his rap career,
and Kevin Abstract’s verse on “WEIGHT,” describing his
stereotypes along the way! We all traordinary goats are, you probably 10/15 Erik Farias Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, a state in
nostalgia for when he wasn’t famous, but at the same time,
know everyone likes to cuddle up want to enroll yourself in a yoga 10/16 Alec Nittolo south Germany. The festival was repeated the summarizing that period as one of confusion and turmoil
10/18 Kathryn Moon next year to show off Bavarian agriculture, over his realization that he is gay, just to name a few.
with the traditional animals: fuzzy studio that offers goat yoga. Here
and continued expanding, with horse races and Although I believe all Brockhampton members shine on Ir-
bunnies, dogs, and grumpy cat, is the good news: here in Spokane, 10/20 Therisa Niven
carnival booths present annually from 1820. idescence, Joba excelled, showing why many regard him as
but does anyone consider goats Fat Girl Yoga offers this class. 10/20 Jacob Schultheis
The modern vision of Oktoberfest started to the most versatile member. On tracks like “WEIGHT” and
to be an affectionate companion? Wouldn’t you love to spend one of 10/24 Grace Wolff take shape in 1881, when booths began selling “BERLIN,” Joba breaks into a half singing/ half rap flow.
Listen, I know people typically your mornings preparing for the 10/25 Ronan Gortler bratwurst sausages, and in 1892, the sale of On “TONYA,” Joba sings the bridge, hitting high notes
associate them with dirty barnyard day by participating in yoga while 10/26 Josie McLaughlin with precision, while at the end of “NEW ORELANS,”
beer in glass mugs began. The festival was tak-
Joba jumps in rapping, showcasing incredible flow that
animals, but has anyone seen the the most adorable little goats jump 10/27 Katherine Gunn en over by Nazis in 1938, and for the following
rivals any of the “main” rappers in the group.
social media posts of the most around and attempt it with you? 10/29 Grace Harrill ten years, Oktoberfest was not celebrated. After Overall, Iridescence is flawless, easily becoming one of my
adorable little goats in pajamas and Spoiler alert! They might melt your 10/29 Kyley Doughty World War II, Oktoberfest began to spread top 5 albums of all time.
onesies, jumping around like little heart!!! 10/29 Kelsey Doughty around the rest of the world, and it is now Dislikes: N/A
10/20 Stella Brown celebrated in the United States, Russia, China, Overall: 10/10
illustration by Lucy Yan ‘20 illustration by Claire Bennett ‘19
 Halloween Costume Review
An absolutely accurate ranking of Halloween costumes that is totally not biased
By: MICHELLE LEE
Staff Writer
I have taken it upon myself to categorize popular Halloween costumes
in six different categories: warmth, quality, creativity, comfort, fun, and
generic. All of the categories were added to get the total EXCEPT generic;
no one wants to be one of the 10 duplicates at a party. Each ranking comes
with a brief description of the costume and my reasoning behind my totally
scientific ~*research*~. LET’S DIG IN!!!!
1. Fairy Princess
The number one Halloween costume is the Fairy Princess. This is an easy
to assemble and cute. Now if you’re a guy you might say, “I can’t be a
FaIRy PRinCESs I’m a guy,” and that’s just wrong. You can totally rock
that look with a tutu and crown. You will win every costume contest. Even
Joshua Hayes, a known CIA agent, has dressed up as a Fairy Princess and
he looked fabulous!!
2. TV and Video Game Characters
In the number two spot we have one of the hardest to pull off. It can get
expensive if the character you chose has a complicated or fancy outfit, but
you will look awesome when it all comes together. Personally, I would
probably go for something like Dwight from the office because Jim already
proved how easy and cheap it is. This is always a fun costume to wear and
see.
3. Couples Costumes
Couples Costumes are the number three pick. They have just about every-
thing you could want in a costume because you can dress up as any amaz-
ing duo and look totally fly. One minor down side to this costume is the
whole couple part. If you are single I would suggest just being both parts
of the costume. Like half of your costume is the peanut butter and half is
the jelly. Just make it work, ya know. You got this!
4. Inflatable T-Rex
The inflatable T-Rex is a newer costume that blew up online a few years
ago. This is very meme-y and fun. You can waddle around, dance, and
have a great time. I would totally recommend this to everyone who wants
to spend $50-$55 at Walmart. Personally, I think everything should be $10
so I wouldn’t buy it, but it is super cool and funny. Let’s just hope you
don’t get killed by a meteor ♥.
5. Famous People (like actors and singers)
Dressing up as someone famous is super fun. You can be anyone with a
unique look. Do some face painting and be Post Malone or wear a white
dress and become Marilyn Monroe. There are plenty of options; however,
Lady Gaga’s meat dress is probably the wrong way to go. Also, if you pick
someone more obscure, like the drummer in Imagine Dragons, be prepared
to spend all day explaining your costume. The point is you can be anyone
you want and have a great time.
6. Superheroes (with super suit)
Superheroes are a great choice, BUT you must go all out. If you put on a
Superman™ t-shirt and call yourself Superman™, YOU ARE A LAZY
LITTLE POO. *ahem* The full costume is mandatory for a good time. Do
not be a lazy little turd. Go out there and get the Superman™ suit. People
will love it, you will love it, and your dogs will love it. Just do it!! And if
you want to go as all The Avengers™, get a group together and be bad ass
for the night with all your friends.
7. Pumpkin Leaf Bag
The Pumpkin Leaf Bag is a unique and simple costume. All you need is a
jack-o-lantern bag full of leaves and pine needles and something to poke
leg and arm holes in it. It was originally worn by Johnathan Rowland and
his friend when they had to go to a costume event on Halloween but didn’t
have costumes. After some minor theft from a random neighborhood, they
had the perfect scratchy, bug-filled outfits. Besides being sweltering hot
and uncomfortable, the costume is also a complete mess.
8. Witch
The witch is a classic costume but over used. Every year there are so many
variations of the same costume in every neighborhood. The basic idea is
fine and it’s a solid choice, but OMG it just gets boring after a while. The
pointy hat and broom make an easy last-minute costume. I’ve also seen
some impressive all green people with awesome makeup and props, but
not many people who lazily decide to dress up as a witch go all out. Plus
you don’t want to be the fifth person at a party with the same costume.
9. “Promiscuous” Costumes
We’ve all seen those little nurse outfits and the so called “sexy cats.”
Frankly it’s a staple of Halloween, albeit a bad one. Sure, the people who
wear these have a good time, but they are freaking COLD. In Spokane it
can be BELOW 30 degrees outside and these people somehow think that
short shorts are going to keep them warm. On top of that, all the costumes
are super tight and uncomfortable. Just don’t do it; it’s not worth it.
10. No-Costume Costume
This costume is the laziest thing I have ever had the displeasure of laying
my eyes on. These people go to costume parties wearing normal clothes
and say they dressed up as themselves. It is boring, silly, and I hate it with
every fiber of my being. Don’t you dare do this. Its fine to not dress up and
do nothing fun on Halloween, but don’t go out and pretend you dressed up.
illustration by Krystal Larkin ‘19
Trick O’ Treating or Souling?
A glimpse into the rich history of Halloween night and its traditions
ral beliefs from that time. In fact, the Celtics A soul cake was a small round cake with a
By: MADDY ROBERTS
were particularly invested in Halloween, and cross placed on top, often meant to symbol-
Staff Writer thought of it as a link in between the mortal ize a soul being freed from purgatory.
The classic Halloween tradition of and the undead worlds. They believed that Besides the spiritual and often
Trick O’ Treating wasn’t always groups of the spirits roamed freely that night, and need- scary features of trick o’ treating, it was also
kids dressed as minions and power rangers, ed to be appeased or else bad omens would greatly focused on parties and lighthearted
waving bright plastic wands and grasping occur. The costumed people were often fun. Today, we bring this aspect into Hallow-
tacky baskets. In fact, the event used to be considered messengers for the souls, and had een events today. Parents enjoy the ease of
centered around supernatural beings, and to receive offerings on their behalf. One song crowded suburban neighborhoods, and free
was often believed to be a ritual to appease that was often sung goes as follows: candy. In our society, Trick o’ Treating is one
spirits. As far as most historians conclude, it “A soul! a soul! a soul-cake! Please good of the most looked-forward to event of the
began in Ireland, but quickly spread across Missis, a soul-cake! An apple, a pear, a year, and kids can celebrate its history for
Europe. The first recorded practice of the plum, or a cherry, any good thing years to come.
event took place in 1911. Back then, people to make us all merry. One for Peter, two for
dressed up in costumes to beg for money, Paul, three for Him who made us all.”
food, and drinks. They sometimes wore
frightening disguises in order to intimidate
the homeowners into giving them a greater
bounty. Often times the visitors offered to
recite verses, blessings upon you and your
family in exchange for treats. If they didn’t
receive any, the Trick O’ Treaters would
curse the families and their households
instead. The costumed children were called
“soulers” and the process was called souling.
During the nighttime, women often
believed that they could use yarn, apple par-
ings, or mirrors to find their future husband.
This was just one of the common supernatu-
illustration by Krystal Huang ‘20
Things I Hate
an (approximately) 500 word rant
40 minutes of ads before movies pockets and has to go through the machine
By: KYRIE WOODARD
Staff Writer Like I paid around $13 dollars to watch a again and again and again and again. There
movie I maybe won’t even like because it’s has to be a more efficient way for this.
Blinds a surprise. Then I have to sit down and be
Not those cloth blinds, I hate the plastic rick- told about 40 minutes of other movies that Orca whales
ety blinds that we have here at our lovely I didn’t pay to see and don’t really want to I understand the idea that we are all sup-
school. You pull one string and it makes it see to be honest. And of course I’m going to posed to love and care for lives, even those
all wonky, and then you pull the other string sit through them crying, but then I also have who live in the ocean, but Orca whales do
it just makes it worse. It’s hard to make it go to eat all my popcorn so I’m not starving not deserve our care. They are not whales;
up, hard to make it go down, all around hard during those forty minutes of tortuous com- they are dolphins. They are just catfish. They
and terrible. Also the plastic bits are so easy mercial hell. also literally hurl themselves onto the land
to break off, especially if you have a cat that to kill seals and then not even eat them!!!!
gets stuck between the blinds. Slow walkers in the hall They kill for fun!!! They flip over great
(@ sophomore hallway) I cannot express white sharks so they drown and then just
Bugs this enough: walk a normal pace!!!! It’s leave them there!!! I do not support catfish
I just hate them. They’re gross and they fly so aggravating to be trying to go from one murderers.
right at your face like they own your face?? room to another and having it take twenty
What is that about? minutes to go 20 feet. Wow, now that I’ve got all these hates out of
my system, I’m ready to start the school year
People who say “no offense but…” TSA with a great positive attitude! I hope you all
Okay if you have to say this, just don’t say There’s always that one stupid person that have a good happy year, and be sure to kill
what you’re about to say. If you absolutely forgot you can’t bring 40 ounces of water every bug you see!
feel like you need to, whisper it quietly into onto the plane. Or that one person who for-
a toilet bowl, you piece of s***. gets to take all those metal coins out of their