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From the editor
After all the classes, once all the grades have been
There have been a lot of changes around the ASMS
incomings. We are sad to see them go, but we will
appearance but also in the people that that make up
put in, we see our seniors leave and welcome the
always have this wonderful book to remember them by. So in twenty years when you happen to come across it again, you will be able to remember them one term at a time.
campus in the last twenty years, not only in its
our faculty. I would like to dedicate this yearbook to the teachers and staff that have out lasted ours and have served ASMS more than any other.
This is a very important year for ASMS; this senior
I would like to thank the Azimuth staff for bringing to
Through the years ASMS students have practiced
and effort into it and I could not have done it without
class is the twentieth class to graduate from ASMS. the art of taking things one day and one term at a
time. Each term offers a new experience for all of us;
Geekfest, hall competitions, and the madness of finals. Every year we get a triple dosage.
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you this year’s yearbook. They have put a lot of time them. Hopefully in another twenty years when you pick up this book you will remember your own history with
ASMS and still be able to enjoy it, one term at a time.
Dedication: Ann Smith Bedsole The 2011-2012 ASMS Azimuth Yearbook is dedicated
of Mobile in 1972, Mobilian of the Year in 1993, and
in founding ASMS in 1989 and has been a supporter
in the above picture on the left in 1993 with former
to Ann Smith Bedsole. Mrs. Bedsole was instrumental and board member since that time. The Ann Smith
Bedsole Library, which bears her name, was dedicated in 2008. In 1978, Bedsole became the first Republican woman ever to be elected to the Alabama House
of Representatives and she has also served as an
Alabama State Senator. She was elected the First Lady
Philanthropist of the Year in 1998. Bedsole is pictured ASMS Director Dr. Allen Tubbs, Van Golden, and
Senator Richard Shelby, as they stand outside of the
school as renovations were underway to the Science and Administration Buildings. She is pictured on the right with ASMS students in the Ann Smith Bedsole Library in 2012.
Table of Contents Fall pg. 10 Move-in Day pg. 12
Special Projects pg. 43 Berlin pg. 44
Dress Code Assembly pg. 14
Sports pg. 16
Spirit Week pg. 22
Geekfest pg. 18
Winter pg. 26 Mega Musical Chairs pg. 28
Preview Day pg. 30
Winter Formal pg. 32
Sports pg. 36
Geekfest pg. 38
Appalacian Trail pg. 46
Spring pg. 56 Interview Day pg. 59
Juniors pg. 90
Class Trip pg. 92
Seniors pg. 100 Baby Pictures pg. 108
Who’s Who pg. 113
Sports pg. 60; 68
Class Trip pg. 118
Band pg. 62
Steps Photo pg. 120
Ambassador/ RLST pg. 64
SGA pg. 67
Clubs pg. 70
Faculty pg. 124 Ads pg. 130
Sophomores pg. 80
Class Trip pg. 82
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Mobile heat, new classes, incomings in abundance, another first term has begun! A term of firsts: first western thought, first Geekfest, first workservice slip, first bookroom campout, first beastly combo of hell week and finals. Everything happens so fast it’s over before you know it!
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Move in Day
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It’s finally here, the start of another year. Returnings are trying to find friends they haven’t seen in months, incomings are trying to conquer their nerves, and the hall staff are overseeing the chaos. Boxes, bags, furniture, and parents are everywhere. The campus is a glorified mess. And it isn’t even 10 AM yet. Meeting your new roomie. Laughing at the complaining Seniors. Watching second year Juniors strut around. Trying to get your mom to leave…..for the fifth time. Embarrassing icebreakers, first hall meetings, and finding new friends. It hits you-- you’re home.
Bishop Andudu
Bishop Andudu spoke in the Auditorium about alleged human rights violations in his home country of Sudan.
WOW Car Wash
Students washed cars to suport the local Penelope House. Several customers came to have their car washed and to give a donation, or to buy some crafts hand-made by the W.O.W. club members, resulting in a considerable contribution to the charity.
Pumpkin Carving
Guts galore! A squishy, icky, smelly good time. While everyone else fell before the waves of pumpkin seeds (yeah, we are looking at you Mr. McPhail), Andrew Guo made a masterpiece.
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Dress Code Assembly
Dirt, pajamas, short shorts, and jerseys (except for game days). None of these should be worn to class on a typical day. Each year the senior class presents key aspects of the dress code in the legendary Dress Code Assembly. This year’s performance did not disappoint! Crazy colored hair, gangsters, and pajama clad students filled the auditorium stage as an example to incomings (and as a reminder to to returnings) of what NOT to wear.
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Dorm Social
Girls enjoyed not having to leave the comfort of the dorm while having fun with their male friends, while the guys talked about how clean and good-smelling the girl’s dorm was compared to their dorm.
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Cross Country
Varsity Boys: James Alex, Jesse Aquino, Christian Bottenfield, John Chancellor, Matt Haskell, Chong Lim, Raghu Kasa, Luke Westerfield. Varsity Girls: Jin-Mi Matsunaga, Ramayee Nadarajan, Julia Rath, Lena Zhang, Kaitlyn Allen, Tabitha Mannick. Coach: Bill Broulliet.
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Volleyball
Team: Audrey Arnold, Valentina Corbett, Kelley Foster, Meg Freeman, Hope He, Kalee Jones, Jane Murphy, Laura Oudenaarden, DNA Preyear, Raven Proctor, Alexicia Richardson, Courtney Rogers, Whitney Rogers, and Sydnee Wood. Managers: Suzanna Swanson, Gabbi Valle, and Amy Welch. Coach: Jane Allgood.
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Fall Geekfest
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n epic convergence of everything “geek”, Geekfest is now the most famous and celebrated event on the ASMS calendar. This is why it’s surprising to us that it did not spawn at the dawn of time. In fact, Geekfest was created only eight years ago, the brain child of masterminds of the class of 2005, including Mike Zambrano, Matt McCawley, Licki Kallenberg, and Anindo Sarker, who were presidents of various “geek” clubs, including High Fantasy and DDR. It has evolved over the years to include activities such as board games and Guitar Hero, and has been held at various locations around campus. This year marks the very first time that a female has overseen Geekfest, with Laura Oudenaarden as Head Deacon.
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German-American Day
Music? Check. Flags? Check. Nutella? Check. Must be GermanAmerican Day at ASMS. This year’s celebration of German culture in America came complete with an informational PowerPoint, a dance at assembly, and a huge dancing line through the courtyard. At the German cafÊ held in the coffee house, our lovely German exchange students, Pia and Charly, helped serve customary German food to students who stumbled through their orders in German.
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Multicultural Fair Albanian spinach pie is on a napkin next to crescent rolls slathered with Nutella. Some teenagers are reading children’s books… in German, while others twirl South Asian scarves. This year’s diversity fest, hosted by the ASMS Multicultural Club, included stations from a variety of countries ranging from China to Spain, as well as food, music, and a few Bangladeshi greetings. In addition to ears and bellies full of different cultures, students had the opportunity to walk away with minds full of cultural understanding and increased tolerance.
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Spirit Week W
hen the guys dress as girls and the girls dress as guys, you know something unique is taking place. One week a year ASMS celebrates their equivalent of a homecoming with spirit week. Double-takes are more common than ever before. Spirit Week acts as an introduction to the excitement of another year! Students don pajamas, fancy clothes, tacky wacky dress, sports attire, and adopt a twin for a day. Everyone’s favorite (or loathed) day however has to be Cross-dress day. To the guys: some things cannot be unseen, you know who you are. For the ladies: men’s clothing is a welcome relief, Enjoy!
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GOOFY OLYMPICS The anticipation. The face paint. The unity of a hall. Goofy Olympics has begun. Every year we wear our t-shirts and boast about our halls’ Olympic prowess. Einstein marches to battle in red, DaVinci blue, Newton struts in green, and Curie yellow. Each hall is confident they are going to win this year. The hula-hoop relay starts the festivities. Through the shouts, tangled bodies, and brightly colored people Einstein takes first! Next the math wizzes come to play. A bunch of equations, and a few smart people = a line of numbers with Einstein again in first. A few messy shirts, a couple broken eggs, and tada! Newton takes first in the egg toss. What do you get when everyone’s favorite pastime and a relay are put together? Cross dress relay! Where everyone’s a winner in being hilarious. The last relay is a dizzying affair, with DaVinci hopping their way into first during the sack race. And finally, tug-of-war! DaVinci, after a gruesome battle with Einstein, pulled their way to first. Goofy Olympics 2011 is a success!
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Winter Term Mega Musical Chairs. Science Bowl. Day of the Dead. WILD Weekend. Preview Day. Basketball. Winter Formal. Winter term may be a little colder than Fall and
Spring, but the fun didn’t stop. In fact, Winter Geekfest was one of the best on record.
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Mega Musical Chairs It’s loud. It’s stressful. And the best part is that it’s all for Charity. The annual Mega Musical Chairs event is a fun way for ASMS students and faculty to donate to the organization of the winner’s choice. We teamed up with friends and teachers for many different charities. The fewer people left, the more competitive the participants got. Without the Alternative Styles of Music Society playing great music to keep everyone in good spirits, violence may have erupted. In the end, Hallie Crosby won and donated the money that was raised to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
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Day of the Dead
La Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica sponsored El DĂa de Los Muertos, or the Day of Dead. Many ASMS students got together to make las calaveras, or skulls, to help decorate. Then, a Mariachi band came to help us get in the mood with singing and dancing during lunchtime.
WILD Weekend
This fall, some of ASMS’s biggest foreign language enthusiasts headed for the Weekend Immersed in Language Development. There, students of French, German, and Spanish spent an entire weekend singing, playing, and socializing in only their respective target languages. Though it was a real challenge to refrain from English while trying to find a bathroom or herd their comrades out of the road as a car approached from behind, all survived and came away with improved language skills and insights.
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Preview Day 2011
The campus is spick and span, and every teacher is dressed to impress. Labs are waiting to be filled with a chorus of misinformed questions. What could inspire such unusual behavior? Preview Day, every precomings dream. The night before they go to sleep while images of equations and nerds dance in their dreams. The day begins with an eloquent display of our schools finest speakers. The whole campus seems overrun by foreign children with baby-faces and their overbearing/ overprotecting parents. Despite the level of insanity the excitement and hope for the future fills the air, and even the most cynical senior can appreciate the naivety and whimsical joy of the day.
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Fall Fest
Cotton candy, face painting, and cake walks galore! This was the sight of West Campus for the first Fall Festival. With the help of the students’ families, everyone had a fun afternoon, complete with tarot card readings, music, food, and arts and crafts.
French Cafe
Crêpes are flipping and R’s are scraping. It’s National French Week at ASMS. This year’s celebrations started with crêpe-baking lessons, where students mastered the art of flipping the perfect golden French pancake- and the art of slathering the mess-ups in Nutella. Then, students got to try ordering French food and drinks au Français to the beat of French tunes. Though the pronunciation might have been enough to make a Parisian shudder, giggles and good food made it worth the while.
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Winter Formal
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Girls Basketball Hallie Crosby, Heather Crosby, Kelly Foster, Kayla Hazlewood, Maggie Hess, Emily Kendrick, Jacqueline Ollison, Laura Oudenaarden, Alexicia Richardson, and Ayana Willians. Managers: Tracy Lin, Jazzlyn Smith, Alexis Flowers, Erin Retzlaff, and Iba Iyegha. Coach: Bill Brouillet.
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Boys Basketball Jimmy Kim, Stephen Penn, Lawson Pierce, Michael Shockley, Branson Pansing, Nick Chaplow, George Montgomery, Freddy Argueta, Kyle Nelson, Drew Beeco, Jerome Amos, Amit Kumar, Khalil Waddell. Managers: Erin Retzlaff, Iba Iyegha, Alexis Flowers, Jazzlyn Smith, and Tracy Lin.Coach: Larry Edwards.
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Winter Geekfest J
ust when we thought the doldrums of Winter Term were going to drown us permanently, the one carefree, geek-out night of the year came. Geekfest was just as colorful as ever, with Rock Band, D.D.R., and movies, as well as some very intriguing cosplays and a Blackjack tournament right in the lobby. While we may regret the sleep deprivation and extra pizza the next morning, we will remember the fun with our friends on this magical night with a smile on our face for years to come.
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Chess Team This year’s chess team, sponsored by Kevin Dolbeare and Orren Kickliter, competed in three rounds of the Mobile-Baldwin County Chess League in Daphne before hosting the final round of the League here at ASMS in January. Placing third in the league overall, they were eligible to go on to the state competition later in the year.
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Senior Bowl Each year our ASMS Ambassadors are invited to help out at the Senior Bowl Meet the Players event! This year our students had a blast getting out of class to race against each other to assemble sets of player cards and then hang out with some of the country’s best football players. Their high levels of excitement and energy far surpassed even the biggest players!
Science Bowl The excitement! The frenzy! Poor Dr. Watt’s workservice! Science-bowl is here. The volunteer hours are free to anyone who can stand the constant sound of buzzers from students who could beat even us in a nerd-off. During the two science bowls that are hosted at ASMS, students and teachers come together to make outside students’ dreams of Science Bowl stardom come true. And at the end of it all Dr. Watt can relax for the first time in months.
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ÂĄASMS Helps Nicaragua!
The Pulsera Project was started in 2009 by a group of American college students who had visited Nicaragua. Seeing the poverty and the situation that local orphans were experiencing, they decided to sell the pulseras (bracelets) that the orphans had made for their friends and relatives back home. Henceforth, they have expanded and sponsored Pulsera Projects all over the United States. ASMS was the first school in Alabama to host a Pulsera Project. The Spanish Honor Society sold pulseras made by these Nicaraguans at $5 each for a total of $1605. All of the money was donated in order to supply the children with basic necessities and scholarships for those who are too old to remain at the orphanage.
BSU travels to B’Ham
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Special Projects 2012
In February, German instructor Muriel Hoequist and history instructor Dr. Diane Gerard led a group of students to Germany during Special Projects Week. The group flew into Berlin and visited such attractions as the Brandenburg Gate, a BMW motorcycle factory, the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, King Frederick the Great’s palace, the Cecilienhof Palace where the Potsdam Conference took place, and the Pergamon Museum where the Gate of Ishtar from Nebuchadnezzar’s time is displayed, among many other attractions. 45
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Mr. Mcphail took group of aspiring young ASMSers to the Appalachian Trail for Special Projects this year. They saw the vast fields of wildflowers; however, they were starting to wilt. They were a bit more frosty than they expected, but it was all good fun. Students hiked the trails of Mt. LeConte where they dined at the summit. They learned what it meant not to shower for three days, and studied the sleeping habits of Mr. McPhail which included bearlike snores. All-in-all it was an interesting experience.
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Stained Glass 101: An Introductionto Tiffany Style Glass
Curtain Up! Goes Multimedia
Culture Through Wire, Paper, and Color! Methods of Scientific Research
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The Creative Photography Workshop
Culinary Adventures
Habitat for Humanity Ghosts of Mobile
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Portrayel of Adolescents In Media
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Wall Street The American West in Film
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The Mathematics of Codes and Ciphers
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Holography
Creative Writing
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Term
What a wonderful day! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and it’s a marvelous day to be stuck inside the classroom. Spring fever is in the air, and the end of another year is in sight. Seniors have prepared their goodbye speeches and alligator tears for graduation, the Juniors have already begun practicing the art of senioritis, and no one can quite figure out what the sophomores are up to. There are only eleven weeks left, one more set of finals, Stress Fest, car washes, the pool opening, graduation, woo!
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Led by Martha Mozer, this year’s theatre production class performed an uproarious rendition of “Is there a Doctor in the House?”. This comedy, adapted from a farce by Molière, tells of the romantic struggle of Lucy (Liza Schwieterman) to avoid marriage to an old rich (Greg Valle), and be with her beau, Lester (Taylor LeMaitre).
Women of the World The Women of the World put on a wonderful display of women of the past, followed by Allison Kam’s stunning violin playing. The event was concluded with a dance intended to inspire some real girl power.
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Key Club Convention is right around the corner, and it’s time for a service project! Key Clubbers Unite! Kayee Jones, President, oversaw the project that helped clean ASMS campus to pristine glory. The club members earned service hours by painting first floor of the humanities building, planting pretty flowers in the courtyard, and relieving the school of any and all trash that had littered her beautiful grounds.
Key Club Project What’s that noise? Who are these strange people? Hear the eager voices of the prospectives. Can you imagine them swarming the school next year- because the ambassadors can! Saturday, March 31st, ASMS was overrun with their innocent baby faces. And just think, come registration day, we’ll find out which ones will be coming to stay! Welcome, incoming class of 2012!
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Girls’ Soccer
Kaitlyn Allen, Victoria Boyle, Candice Clark, Sarah Clancy, Brittney Clem, Courtney Clem Hallie Crosby, Heather Crosby, Shannon Driscoll, Alli Fry, Amelia Grider, Allison Kam, Jin-Mi Matsunaga, Jane Murphy, Ramayee Nadarajan, Jasmene Nettles, Laura Oudenaarden, Julia Rath, Alana Rister, Tylor Schmitt, Gabbi Valle, Anna Word.
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Boys’ Soccer
Freddy Argueta, Christian Bottenfield, Michael Bui, John Chancellor, Hollis DeLaney, Sam Eberlein, Tyler Gomez, Zachary Grider, Andrew Guo, Matthew Haskell, Alex Ketchum, Amit Kumar, Chong Lim, Kyle Nelson, Lawson Pierce, Felipe Shinsato, Greg Valle, Jose Velazquez, Khalil Waddell, Ashton Williamson, Liam Wood.
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Choir Garage Choir: Keith Long, Tyler Colburn, Jose Velazquez, John Chancellor, JaQuise Caldwell, Morgan Jowers, Maren Bollinger, Rachel LeComte, Amber Harvison, Julia Rath, Laura Simison, Avery White, Jasmene Nettles, Suzanna Swanson, Ashley Terry, Caitlin Martinez-Lee, Kenna Planer, Azimuth 62
Veronica Kinoshita, and Catherine Williams Directed by Martha Mozer Garage Band: Dennis French, Brian Powell, Connor Minton, Greg Valle, Zac Thomas, and Alexandrea Moseley
Jazz
Concert Concert Band: Ali Fry, Sarah Clancy, Anna Word, Maddie Nordmann, Nathan Gilbert, Melanie Jenkins, Michelle Montabana All bands are directed by Tim Grabill
Jazz Band: Dennis French, Aaron Langham, Liam Wood, Zac Thomas, Connor Minton, Turner Buckley, Greg Valle, Alexandrea Moseley, and MK Grissom
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Ambassadors
Christian Bottenfield, Kaylin Bowen, Hannah Burns, Paola Capo, John Chancellor, Nick Chaplow, Sophia Chow, Sarah Clancy, Candice Clark, Heather Crosby, Hallie Crosby, Alyson Daniels, Andria Diamond, Ali Fry, Andrew Guo, Trey Harrison, Kalee Jones, Allison Kam, Raghu Kasa, Amit Kumar, Rachel LeComte, JinMi Matsunaga, Michelle Montabana, George Montgomery, Alexandrea Moseley, Jane Murphy, Tylor Schmitt, Liza Schwieterman, Aaron Stuber, Anthony Timberlake, Ticia Vogel, Hannah Waggerman, and Will Wagner.
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Robotics Team The robotics team vastly improved their skills in both FTC and FRC. The junior FTC team won the PTC Design Award and placed 14th while the seniors placed 11th. In FRC is where the team saw most of its improvement. At FRC competition in Louisiana this year the team completed the qualifying rounds in 16th place out of 49 teams but were not chosen for the elimination round.
A special assembly conducted and presented by the underclassman had the whole school craving chocolate bunnies, rolling on the floor laughing, and enjoying the martial arts of Allison Kam, Feng Li, and Sarah Clancy.
Underclassmen
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President
Vice President
CLC Co-Chair
Secretary
CLC Co-Chair
Seniority
Treasurer
AC Chair
Executives
Junior Initiative Academic Affairs Soph Opp
Activities
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Boys’ Tennis
Dylan Vines, Branson Pansing, Greg Tate, Nick Russo, Joseph Thornton, Zach McCall, Jack Lenjites. Coach: Jane Allgood.
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Girls’ Tennis Avery White, Sophia Choi, Pressley Weil, Kalee Jones, Esther Grubbe, Lena Zhang, Tiffany Ngo. Coach: Jane Allgood.
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Clubs Women of the WOrld
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Anime
French Club
Black Student Union
Spansih Honor Society
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L.I.N.K. JSA
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Redcross
Allies
High Fantasy
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Flava ENT
Alternative Styles of Music
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Yoga
Math Circle
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Science Olympiad
Multicultural Club
Mentors Azimuth 76
Lab of Learning
String Fellows Lab Learning
DECA Club 77
SADD
Beta Club Ignite
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Oculus
Geekfest Deacons
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Sophomore
They say the ride is half the fun of trips. This seems even
more true on Sophomore Trip, with a bus full of your class-
mates headed for the “The Big Easy”. The sun was shining bright as the bus pulled into the parking lot of the river tour
center. Soon we were off in to the Pearl River Swamp, where we saw all manner of creatures, from alligators to swamp
snakes. Then we ate a quick lunch on the hillside and were
back on the road to New Orleans. Then we spent almost two hours in French quarter. On the way we visited some of New Orleans’ most haunted locations. Finally, to end our day, we
had French coffee and Beignets at Café du Monde looking out at the Saint Louis Cathedral. -Quinton Turner
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James Alex
Kaitlyn Allen
Jerome Amos
Kirsten Andersen
Audrey Arnold
Drew Beeco
Will Blackwell
Maren Bollinger
Mac Braswell
Lydia Burnette
JaQuise Caldwell
Brittney Clem
Paris Coleman
Rachel Combs
David Cooley
Noah Coon
Emily Cox
Nick Davison
Shannon Driscoll
Emily Elia
Jacelyn Fitch
Dennis French
Ariel Gibbs
Jennifer Ginas
Amelia Grider
Zack Grider
Sierra Hawkins
Kayla Hazelwood
Timothy Holley
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Christine Kallenberg
Aaron Langham
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Jimmy Kim
Allen Langley
Aidan McNellis
Rebecca Melkerson
Joseph Osborn
Branson Pansing
Veronica Kinoshita
Mellie Lammon
Narkita Laye
Feng Li
Caitlin Nowlin
Toyosi Obikoya
Daniel Parsons
Alexander Peeples
Toria Peters
Kaleb Piggott
Michael Pitts
Jennifer Radford
Julia Rath
Sam Richardson
Hunter Russell
Nicholas Russo
Trisha Sengupta
Michael Shockley
Laura Simison
Dustin Smith
Suzanna Swanson
Ashley Terry
Quinton Turner
Will Sullivan
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Dylan Vines
Guy Vogel
Ayana Williams
Liam Wood
Eric Wu
Kira Yancey
Justin Wahlers
Tony West
Sydnee Wood
Anna Word
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TRIP
What goes really fast, makes you dizzy, and leaves you feeling like you’ve been hit by a truck? Junior Trip of course! Tuskegee, Oglethorpe, and Auburn were assaulted with the energies of ASMS’s Class of 2013 as they explored the daunting concept of college. But that’s not even the best part. Six Flags was a twisting, turning, spastic good time. Some were pros at coasters others rode their first kiddie coaster. Goliath, Batman, Superman, and many others heard the insane screams of adrenaline pumped teens. The return to class however, can be named “the zombie”.
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Ai Abshire
Lathan Adams
Freddy Argueta
Kaylin Bowen
Victoria Boyle
Nathaniel Bryan
Michael Bui
Hannah Burns
Paola Capo
Justin Charlong
Candice Clark
Courtney Clem
Meredith Coe
Jordan Danford
Brianna Daniels
Alyson Daniels
Caleb Davis
Hollis DeLaney
Bekka Dicks
Selina Dukes
Sam Eberlein
Kyle Filby
Sara Fulcher
Jalyn Gariepy
Nathan Gilbert
Tyler Gomez
Esther Grubbe
Hope He 95
Baylin Hester
Kathryn Hurst
Latei Iyegha
Kalee Jones
Allison Kam
Emily Kendrick
Alex Ketchum
Rachel LeComte
Andrew Lee
Taylor LeMaitre
Tracy Lin
Keith Long
Tabbi Mannick
Mina Momeni
Alexandrea Moseley
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Melanie Jenkins
Jane Murphy
Ganesh Nadarajan
Julia Nelson
Kyle Nelson
Jasmene Nettles
Jacqueline Ollison
Parker Owen
Ariana Parsons
Stephen Penn
Eric Peterson
Alexis Pierce
Lawson Pierce
Brian Powell
DNA Preyear
Lisa Renye
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Alexicia Richardson
Steven Robbins
Courtney Rogers
Whitney Rogers
Jennifer Royal
Tyrone Rudolph
Will Seery
Elizabeth Self
Aaron Stuber
Mya Thomas
Joseph Thornton
Anthony Timberlake
John Upton
Gabbi Valle
Jose Velazquez
Tricia Vogel
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Khalil Waddell
Hannah Waggerman
Kristina Warren
Amy Welch
Catherine Williams
Michael Williams
Jania Washington
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Seniors 2012
Jesse Alexander Aquino
Olivia Angeline Baugh
Christian Gerald Bottenfield
“Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.” -Jean de La Bruyère
“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” -Theodore Roosevelt
“Don’t try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.” -Arthur Freed
Turner Joseph Buckley
John Wesley Chancellor
Nicholas Anthony Chaplow
Hyo Eun Choi
“And to all you C students out there... You too can be president.” - George W. Bush
You get yours and he/she/it/you/ you(formal)/they/(insert someone trying to hold you back here) can have a coke!
“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” Be genuine. Be you. -William Shakespeare
“Destiny is for losers. It’s just a stupid excuse to wait for things to happen instead of making them happen.” -Gossip Girl
Sarah Marie Clancy
Tyler Jean Colburn
Valentina Louisa Corbett
Hallie Nicole Crosby
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” -Douglas Adams
Life is not always in our hands. What happens, happens for a reason and we can’t change that, so live life to the fullest.
“Clothes are inevitable. They are nothing less than the furniture of the mind made visable.” -James Laver
“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” -Lao Tzu
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Heather Brooke Crosby
Andria Nicole Diamond
Dana Kayleen Downey
Kerry Jamison Ellis
Be adventurous. Be confident. Be thankful. Be humble. Be brave. Be generous. Be compassionate. And be you!
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us” -Robert Emerson
“If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.” -Anna Quindlen
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” -Albert Einstein
Alexis Tamara Flowers
Mary Margaret Freeman
Alexandra Meg Fry
Mary Katherine Grissom
“My dreams are who I’m racing with but you can see I’m pacing it so that I’m always chasing it.” -Drake
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while you could miss it.” -Ferris Bueller
“One can never consent to creep when one feels the compulsion to soar.” -Helen Keller
“What’s comin’ will come and we’ll meet it when it does.” -Rubeus Hagrid
Andrew Guo
Austin Dean Haley
Nathaniel Trey Harrison
Amber Leigh Harvison
“Real living is living for others.” -Bruce Lee
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” -Douglas Adams
“When your soul becomes part of what you do, then what you do becomes your soul.” -K. Wentworth
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” -J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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Matthew Royce Haskell
Margaret Alaina Hess
Steven Kurtis Imle
Ibasaraboh Dorcas Iyegha
“When you look back on your life, you’ll regret the things you didn’t do more than the ones you did.” -H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“Who knows where life will take you. The road is long, and in the end, the journey is the destination” -Whitey Durham
“Fear makes fools of us all.” -Alan Sells
“A friend understands where you have been, accepts what you have become and still gently allows you to grow.” -William Shakespeare
Brandon Maurice Johnson
Brittany Morgan Jowers
Raghavendra Kasa
Jeremy Knott
“Our lives begin to end, the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King, Jr
“We’re all just stories in the end. Just make it a good one. Because it was, you know. It was the best.” -Doctor Who
“You must be the change you see you wish to see in the world.” -Mahatma Gandhi
“A number two pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” -Joyce A. Myers
Konnor Alan Kuhlmann
Amit Kumar
John McKenzie Lentjes
Chonghoon Lim
“Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never so any harm to the world” -Voltaire
“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” -Christopher Columbus
“All the people you knew were the actors.” -Isaac Brock
“Only the unloved hate; the unloved and the unnatural.” -Charlie Chaplin
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Caitlin Bethany Martinez-Lee
Jin-Mi Matsunaga
Zachariah Colin McCall
Connor Andrew Minton
Don’t ever underestimate the value of doing nothing.
“Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.” -John Lennon
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” -Robert Frost
“I believe in my Country, because it is a land of freedom and because it is my own home.” -George Petrie, The Auburn Creed
John Keith Mitchell
Anna Michelle Montabana
Shelby Alexis Montesani
GeorgeAnthony Montgomery
“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, but I do and I understand” -Confucius
“In order to be irreplacable, one must always be different.” -Coco Chanel
“Women who behave rarely make history.” -Eleanor Roosevelt
“Do what you want. Stand for what you believe in and don’t let nobody tell you otherwise. I’m a freaking unicorn.” Tyler The Creator
Aaron Christopher Murphy
Ramayee Shoba Nadarajan
Tiffany Kim Ngo
Madeleine Dayle Nordmann
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” -Plato
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” -Mahatma Gandhi
Motivation is when your Dreams put on work clothes.
“Be Nice.” -Kurt Vonnegut
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Laura Elizabeth Oudenaarden
Kenna Lauren Planer
Lexi Teri Powell
Raven Alexis Proctor
“Guess why I smile a lot? Because it’s worth it.” -Marcel the Shell
Do good things to good people, think for yourself, and question authority.
“I do it because I can, I can because I want to, I want to because you said I couldn’t.” -Unknown
“Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it or learn from it.” -Rafiki
Alana Lee Rister
Tylor Kaylee Schmitt
Caitlin Mary Schrader
Liza Kathleen Schwieterman
“The Brick walls are not there to keep us out; they are there to give us the chance to show how badly we want something.” -Randy Pausch
“I do not know what my future may hold, but I know who holds my future.” -John Abernathy
“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” -Mark Twain
Rachel Grace Shelburne
Felipe Ryuji Shinsato
Jazzlyn Nadine Smith
Gregory Keith Tate
“When the face in the mirror doesn’t please you, turn it into a canvas.” -Tablo
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I am not eccentric. It’s just that I am more alive than most people. I am an unpopular electric eel set in a pond of goldfish.” -Edith Sitwell
“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of maddness.” -Aristotle
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Peyton Michael Tirey
Gregory Vincent Valle
“And the last run is just a flurry of notes. Just do it and hope you don’t suck.” -John Petrucci
“The inner machinations of my mind are an engigma.” -Patrick Star
“You don’t have to be dumb to laugh at farts, but you have to be stupid not to.” -Louis C.K.
Zachary Thomas Werner Van Scoy
“Compared with me, a tree is immortal.” -Sylvia Plath
William Patrick Wagner
Nicole Pressly Weil
Luke Steven Westerfield
Avery Leighann White
“Silly people forfeit original thought and substitute it for reference to excerpts in scripture.” -Andrew Hussie
“Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, and the things you never want to lose.” -The Wonder Years
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” -Aldous Huxley
I’m not going to miss out on something great just because it might also be hard. “Listen to Your Heart”
Timothy Ashton Williamson
Lena Zhang
Justin Andrew Zimlich
“None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story.” -Barney Stinson
“I’m a warrior.” -Fleece Johnson
Seniors 2012
Zachary Andrew Thomas
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...All
Grown
Laura Oudenaarden
Up...
Nick Chaplow
Azimuth
108
John Chancellor
Sarah Clancy
John Mitchell
Lily Baugh
Avery White
Tyler Colburn
Shelby Montesani
Jin-Mi Matsunaga
Tylor Schmitt
Lexi Powell
Sophia Choi
Ramayee Nadarajan 109
Azimuth
110
Peyton Tirey
Will Wagner
Brad Johnson
Ali Fry
Raven Proctor
Michelle Montabana
George Montgomery
MK Grissom
Jazzlyn Smith
Kenna Planer
Dana Downey
Ashton Williamson
Tina Corbett
Lena Zhang
Jack Lentjes
Felipe Shinsato 111
Azimuth
112
Iba Iyegha
Tiffany Ngo
Kerry Ellis
Chong Lim
Raghu Kasa
Morgan Jowers
Zack McCall
Andrew Guo
who’s who
Most Athletic: Laura & Amit
Best Hermits: Ramayee & Justin
Best Smile: Jin-Mi & Raghu
Best Shoulder to Lean On: Liza & Aaron
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who’s who who’s
Azimuth
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Best Roommates: Laura & Liza
Best Roommates: Greg & John
Best Dressed: Lena & Austin
Most Likely to Blow up the Chem Lab: Dana & Luke
s who who’s who
Biggest Flirt: Meg and Steven
Biggest Troll: Morgan & Peyton
Best Tutor: Alana & John
Most Likely to Return as Hall Staff: Michelle & Kerry
who’s who who’s
Biggest Creeper: Avery & John
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Most Studious: Maggie & Christian
Most Likely to Text in Class: Pressly & Zack
Most Competitive: Hallie & Nick
s who who’s who
Most OCD: Tylor & Jack
Most Likely to Become a Millionaire Online: Kenna & Andrew
Most Artisitc: Tina & Konnor
Most Likely to Have a Blonde Moment: Raven & Chong
Senior Trip
Azimuth
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119
Azimuth
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121
Third-Year Seniors Azimuth
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Seniors
123
Faculty & Staff
Azimuth
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Jane Allgood
Jenny Arras
Stephanie Autry
Nasrullah Aziz
Larry Turner ASMS President
Derek Barry
Joyce Boatman
Wayne Bouler
Sarah Brewer
Bill Brouillet
Levi Brown
Kim Brunson
Jeremy Cale 125
Azimuth
126
Helen Clark
Christina Cooley
Kevin Dolbeare
Malcolm Donalson
Travis Ebert
Tabatha Ely
Diane Gerard
Cecilia Godwin
Jeff Goodman
Tim Grabill
Muriel Hoequist
Deborah Hoffman
Julie Hoffmeyer
Andretta Hopkins
John Hoyle
Larry Hyland
Patrick Issac
DJ Johnson
Beni Johnston
Cornell Jones
Andrew Keifer
Gina Keifer
Zunair Khan
Orren Kickliter
Shirley Lee
Albert Lilly
Bebe Lindsey
Debbie Manning
Stephanie Martin
Linda Mayson
Barry McPhail
Justina Miles 127
Azimuth
Angela Mollise
Monica Motley
Martha Mozer
James NJenge’re
Patricia O’Farrill
Peggy Partridge
John Petty
Natalya Prokhorova
Pamela Quintana
Elisa Rambo
Amber Rankins
Carlotta Russell
Alan Sells
DaShan Taylor
Courtney Upton
Garvin Wattuhewa
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Don Wheeler
Brittany Wilder
Roderick Wilder
129
Alexandra Meg Fry
With Love From Dad, Mom, Samantha, & GG Go Ali Go!
o not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - RW Emerson
With God you were first To me you came to quench my thirst On your way in reverse Back to God as first. Singing “Happy Birthday” to Jesus Taking our birthdays from us Losing your teeth to a silver disgust Walking into Kindergarten with robust. Dominating the field in baseball Having your name inscribed on the President’s plaque mounted against the Coppinsville wall Keeping score for team Old Junior basketball Galloping to Mobile as you left your comfort zone – Enterprise’s stall. At ASMS sports were few In academics you grew And you made a friend named Raghu My how time has flew. Our hats are off to you Declaring you’re a blessing or maybe two Outstanding prints are left by your shoe In the halls of Green dragon Blue. None can say that you were not a mirror of God’s Image Serving your friends with long hours of tutelage Praying without ceasing to get your fuselage To transport more to the Ancient of Age. Continue as you have and you will be the head Blest in the city and field as you are lead To God’s Kingdom stead Through Jesus’ blood red.
John, Words never tell the real, true story. Up close and personal, I have watched you mature into a wonderful, young man that any mother or father could be really, really proud of. This disarrayed world has not impacted you. This I know by the example that you are to all who come across your path. I have watched you dominate the baseball field, shine in show choir, be the main characters in many plays at school and church, be a tutor to all your friends, be a mentor to any who needed mentoring, and overpower the academics that was thrown at you while running track and around the soccer field head butting and kicking the soccer ball. A new page in your biography you are about to write. For this I would like to remind you that you are a conqueror, an overcomer, many blessings, an instructor, a mentor, a prince of peace, an evangelist, and most of all a mirror image of God for great is the one inside of you than he who is in the world. Remember to acknowledge God in all your ways. Continue to pray without ceasing. Seek advice from the one who knows everything. Follow the directed steps provided by God and you will never lose your way. Also, when this world wants to tell you that you cannot, remember that you can do all things and I mean all things through God who strengthens you through Christ Jesus. I really cannot wait to see what you and God get done in this next Chapter. Love, Mom, Dad, Charity, Dustin, Anna, Jason, and Eavenly
Eighteen years ago God gave us the most precious gift, a beautiful tiny little brown–eyed girl that has grown into an amazing young woman. We are so proud of all that you have accomplished so far. You have always reached for the stars by stepping out of your comfort zone. So reach for the stars as you begin the next chapter in your life and remember to stay true to yourself and your faith and you will continue to be an amazing young woman. May all of your hopes and dreams come true. All of our Love Mama, Daddy, and Granny
You’ve had six short terms here But you’ve made us proud You’ve had a great impact Though you’re not very loud You love us, you hate us The street goes both ways But the book’s finally finished We fought through the haze You’re to be commended You’ve made it this far Congratulations, we’ll miss you Go shine like a star Nice job surviving a staff full of girls! We hope that we made you proud! Love, The Yearbook Staff
Yearbook Staff
After a long year of camera-stalking, journalism, and format design, our crew finally succeded in completing the masterpiece you are currently holding. We hope you enjoy!
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