Sept. 16, 2005 Vol. 35 Issue 1
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What’s inside... Blue Valley High’s Family tree, pages 6-7
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Bayou impacts Blue Valley Katrina has earth-space teacher on stand-by jessica katzenstein
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lue Valley Earth/ Space Science teacher Lisa Hill, a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is uDeath toll currently prepared to at 423 in New depart for New Orleans Orleans, 218 in to participate Mississippi in the organization’s uDamage to mass efforts to transit estimated at recover from $3 billion Hurricane Katrina. uOver 3,000 rescued “I have no by boat and air idea when I’ll be leaving,” Hill said. “If I uAbout 713,000 go, I’ll probably people without do community power relations. We hand out flyers
“I think New Orleans is an important city because it is rich in history and culture, and it can’t be forgotten. It should be rebuilt.” junior miles jacksonq
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on how to get help, with numbers to call.” Hill got involved with FEMA in 1999 for the emergency management agency of Belton, Mo. As a meteorologist, she helped with weather needs, including sounding sirens for tornadoes and cleaning up after winter storms. Hill disagrees with current criticism of FEMA for not responding fast enough to the hurricane. “People don’t understand what FEMA is,” she said. “We’re recovery, not responders.” If Hill is called down to New Orleans, she will stay for one month and have a long-term sub take over her duties as teacher. “I’ll still have to do all the lesson plans,” she laughed. After much criticism, FEMA director Mike Brown resigned on Monday.
New student escapes devastation, adjusts to life as BV student matt killen
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ast Friday marked the first step toward normalcy for one Blue Valley student. Fourteen-year-old Benjamin Lyon began school again after moving from New Orleans. Lyon moved to escape Hurricane Katrina, which had ravaged his home. After receiving an urgent message from the mayor of New Orleans, Benjamin and his mother, like other citizens, quickly packed up their belongings. “Because of all the thing in the car I had to sit crosslegged with a dog on my lap for 10 hours,” Lyon said. The conditions in New Orleans after the hurricane were vile, he said. There was sewage running through the streets, terrible erosion and bodies piled up on the interstate. According to Lyon, telephone poles were broken into three separate pieces. “The conditions were hellish. People were looting, druggies would do anything to get a fix; it was crazy enough without all this chaos,” Lyon said. One reason some of the New Orleans residents didn’t evacuate could have been the “Cry Wolf” effect, Lyon
“It’s going to take a lot of hard work to rebuild what was once there.”
said. After all, this wasn’t the first time a tropical storm was supposed to hit Louisiana. Only a year ago Hurricane Ivan was heading their way. Some evacuated, though nothing happened. Many residents may have believed that this storm wouldn’t have hit New Orleans either. But why did the Lyons choose Kansas? The Lyons were offered a place to stay from a friend of the family. Lyon notes some of the biggest changes he has faced since moving are the emily kuykendall school size and the people. “ I’m used to going to a Freshman Ben Lyon does school with 3,000 kids, but homework in study hall. the people are nicer here than His family moved to any other place I’ve been,” Kansas because of Hurricane Katrina. Lyon said.
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Speaking Briefly
Perfect Score
Junior wins pageant
ast May, senior Zhitao Luo set a school record for an ACT score and became the first person in the 35-year history of Blue Valley to achieve such a feat. “I was ecstatic (when I heard the news),” Luo said. Luo took the recordsetting test at Ray-Pec High School. She only took the actual ACT once. Luo’s peers knew that she was capable of such an accomplishment. autumn fuller “It doesn’t Zhitao Luo practices her violin, as she is a member of the BV surprise me orcherstra. She got a perfect 36 on her ACT. at all,” senior Laura Cline said. college. She is not sure which career A Blue Valley counselor had similar interests her the most, but is thinking feelings. about being a professor. Luo has taken “I was very proud, but not surprised. the SAT as well.
Blue Valley junior Alix Santa Maria was crowned Miss Kansas Junior Teen at the Marriott Hotel in Overland Park on July 11. There were 98 contestants at the pageant. Santa Maria won first place in modeling, acting and speech and placed fourth in the talent category.
Theater Department to start fall play
This year’s fall play, presented by the Blue Valley Theater Department, will be Tartuffe. The play stars Eliza Smithson, Maggie Haren, Stephanie Wienicke, Landon Boyter, Justin Prelogar, Brett Bolton, Brandon Mikel, Chris McGillivray, Jordan Foote, Annie Wade, Lauren Friedlander and Tosin Morohunfola. The play will run Nov. 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. Dan Schmidt sees this play as very promising. “It will be good,” Schmidt said, “one of our best.” Tartuffe is a poetic comedy about a French family who takes in a stranger who appears to be deeply religious, but is actually out to get the family’s money. The play’s unique rhyming couplet style makes it different from previous BV plays. The play will go to Wichita for the State Thespian Competition later this year.
Band festival approaching
Blue Valley is hosting its annual Band Festival on Saturday Sept. 24. Nine high schools from the Kansas City area will compete in the BV football stadium, including Blue Valley Northwest, Olathe South and Lawrence. Preliminary performances start at noon and finals will start around 7 p.m. Since BV is hosting the event, the Stridin’ Tiger Band will not compete. However, they will perform in an exhibition before the winners are announced.
Journalism students attend J-camp
On the heels of their fifteenth-straight All-American and a third place finish at state, four members of the Blue Valley High School Tiger Print and two yearbook staff members attended a journalism camp at Kansas University this summer. From June 19-June 23, Adam Lary, Andrew Robinson, Jessica Katzenstein, Emily Kuykendall, Angela Solomon and Kelly Schute participated in seminars specializing in their field of journalism. The camp was also a journalism competition; Lary and Robinson captured first place in the category of “Best Overall Package Design.” Members of the yearbook staff also attended a camp at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. The Walsworth Publishing Company hosted the seminars, and they introduced the attendees to InDesign, the new page design program integrated into Blue Valley this year.
KAY Club preps for year
At its first meeting Wednesday, KAY Club discussed community service ideas, such as visiting retirement homes. Flocking, a fund-raising opportunity, was also discussed. For flocking, flocks of plastic flamingos are purchased and sent to teachers, students and others to raise money. Sponsor Kristin Asquith encourages students and teachers to retaliate by sending flamingos back to raise more money. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7:15 a.m. or 2:55 p.m. in Room 316. Some upcoming events include pumpkin painting, school cleanup, and nursing-home visits. Any student who would like to join, or who has any service ideas or guilds that need volunteers, may contact Asquith.
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She has a strong work ethic, very conscientious; she’s amazing to me,” counselor Jane McGraw said. Luo studied for the test by taking ACT prep courses and taking practice tests. As far as colleges, Luo is interested in an academically competitive
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orried parents have been contacting Blue Valley recently because of a few cases of meningitis. According to school nurse Barb Cecil, three BV students have a confirmed case of meningitis; Cecil stressed that the outbreak is viral, not bacterial meningitis. These cases were reported in late August and early September According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, viral meningitis is an infection of a thin lining covering the brain and spinal cord by any one of a number of viruses. It is a fairly common disease that is rarely serious. “Nearly everyone is exposed to the virus at some point in his life; very few
get meningitis though,” Cecil said. She also said that other students have complained of fevers but have gone to their doctors and reported back to the school that it was merely a fever. “We’re seeing more kids with the symptoms of a cold right now,” Cecil said. Viral meningitis is passed through elements like saliva and coughing; rarely is it passed through the air. Bacterial meningitis is most commonly found on college campuses, and most colleges require a vaccination before classes start. Blue Valley principal Scott Bacon answered rumors with a voicemail over Labor Day weekend and last Monday explaining the situation to parents. Students are encouraged to wash their hands and refrain from sharing food and drinks.
Taking Care of Business
New schedule gives students time to catch up, go home early matt killen
Tiger Time was instituted this year to replace seminar. Here is what each class focuses on. Freshmen: Freshmen advisory Sophomores: Career exploration Juniors: Postsecondary education, colleges of interest to students Seniors: Life after high school, preparation for future and next step
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t’s Thursday afternoon and sixth hour has just ended. Senior Evan Selba watches his friends go home while he gathers his books out of his locker. There is no going home for Selba, at least not until 2:50 p.m. Selba is a beneficiary of the school’s new learning program, known as “Taking Care of Business” time, initiated Sept. 23. The new schedule, proposed by a committee of faculty members, is designed to improve the learning qualities of Blue Valley students. “The faculty felt last year that while some of the students were using tutoring time, most weren’t,” counselor Sandy Fryer said.
The old schedule had late arrival every Tuesday and Thursday, as opposed to this year’s early release at 2:25 p.m. The new schedule moves tutoring time from the morning to the afternoon. “Lots of kids wouldn’t come if they had the opportunity to sleep in late,” principal Scott Bacon said. Bacon sat down with some students last spring and asked them why they thought students weren’t showing up. Most were sleeping in, or just not at school. With this plan, everybody is still at school, but students can leave early if their grades are satisfactory. “We really thought we had a win-win situation,” Fryer said. However, some students feel that they are getting less sleep than they should, and that the school hours are longer.
“You can’t sleep in on Tuesdays and Thursdays,” junior Tom McElwee said. Others feel that if they could leave early, they would and tutoring time would be wasted. “Last year, 20 percent of Blue Valley Students had a D or an F after the first quarter, and those people didn’t come in during tutoring time,”Bacon said. Although students have experienced both before-school and after-school tutoring, there was a third option: during school. But why don’t students just have study halls? “Study hall is a time to do work, but the teacher may not be able to help,” Bacon said. “In tutoring time, a teacher is there and can help you.”
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verything seems a little newer for Melissa Hansen these days. New job. New husband. New responsibilities. Even a new hairstyle that she sported the second week of school. But old connections to Blue Valley. Hansen joined the Blue Valley administration team (or A-Team, as she refers to it) this August as the Director of Activities after Mark Dalton left for Blue Valley North. Hansen enjoyed a short stint at Mill Valley High School as a special education teacher, head boys’ and girls’ tennis coach and the occupational safety coordinator. However, the road back to Blue Valley has been anything but short. Originally, Hansen planned to join former Blue Valley counselor and head boys’ basketball coach Andy Tylicki at the new St. James High School in DeSoto, where she would coach cross country but remain at Mill Valley as a special education teacher. Something stopped her, though: tradition. “It’s what I said at the senior breakfast the other day,”
she said. Hansen spoke of tradition during her introduction to the seniors. Hansen was also influenced by the career possibilities that Blue Valley offered. Hansen first saw what Blue Valley was all about when she attended the Football State Championship game in 2003 with then-boyfriend Blue Valley science teacher and current head boys’ basketball coach, Chris Hansen. “To me, it was so amazing to see the support and enthusiasm of the Blue Valley community,” Hansen said. Hansen was married in June, just two days after her final interview for the Blue Valley job. After that interview, Dr. Al Hanna told Hansen to call back in a week. One week and $24 later, she had a job at Blue Valley among the support and enthusiasm she witnessed three years ago. Professionally, Hansen has been impressed by what she has seen in her first month and a half on the job. “One of my first impressions was at the professional learning community sessions this summer; it was one of the most cohesive group of staff members there,” Hansen said. This year, Hansen looks forward to working with the teachers, seniors and other students, learning from other administrators and above all just settling in to her new surroundings.
Debate: Back for Another Round
Senior Emily Beye practices her debate speech in coach Chris Riffer’s room. Debaters participated in the cut-and-paste session, practiced in the classroom, discussed their speeches with Riffer and their partners and researched for hours in preparation for the season and the upcoming Washburn Rural tournament in Topeka.
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he reigning state-champion debate team is back for another year of triumphs and titles, led by longtime coach Chris Riffer. Riffer does not view the loss of All-American senior Kristen Trum and state and national contender Amanda Payton as a huge blow. “Every year we lose seniors,” Riffer said. “It’s always an opportunity for new kids to seize these new opportunities.” The task now involves preparing for the first tournament at Washburn Rural in Topeka, Kan. today and tomorrow. The novice debaters will participate in the novice quad with all four Blue Valley schools tomorrow at BVHS. “I’m excited,” Riffer said. “It’s going to be a great season.” The team is returning with an experienced senior class. This class includes Greg Allen and Sam Barton, both members of Blue Valley High School’s Nationals team. Christine Hansen and Andrea Heisburger, who were both close to
qualifying for nationals last year at the Three Trails NFL tournament, are also returning. The National Debate and Forensics Tournament took place the second week of June in Philadelphia. Blue Valley qualified two teams to go: Greg Allen and Kristen Trum as well as Sam Barton and Amanda Payton. Three of the four who went also earned top speaking awards. Barton was 14th in the nation, Allen was 11th and Trum was sixth. “We earned a National School of Excellence,” Riffer said. “We’re one of the top schools in the nation.” The new debate resolution was announced on Aug. 1. The topic concerns the government detaining citizens without charging them and searching without probable cause. Although Riffer thought it was a wonderful topic, senior Eric Min had his own feelings about it. “Initially I didn’t like the topic that much because I was afraid it’d be too much philosophy and less debate,” Min said. “After I went to camp and learned more about it, I liked it more.”
Debate Timeline
Oct. 29-30, 2004 Olathe South Tournament
Sweeps winner
Nov. 19-20, 2004 Combined Catholic Schools Tournament
Sweeps winner
Nov. 19-20, 2004 Topeka High Tournament
Sweeps winner
Jan. 7-8, 2005 DCI Tournament
Dec. 10-11, 2004 National Qualifying Tournament
Qualified two teams
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June 6, 2005 National Tournament School of Excellence Jan. 21-22, 2005 Sept. 17-18, 2005 State Tournament Washburn Rural Tournament
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North junior charged with mother’s murder Sixteen-year-old Blue Valley North junior Esmie Tseng made her second court appearance on Tuesday to see if she will be tried as an adult. Tseng allegedly stabbed her 55-year-old mother, Shu Yi Zhang, at their home on Aug. 19. Tseng was charged with first-degree murder on Aug. 22. Junior Mindy Moeller has been good friends with Tseng since seventh grade. “I was extremely shocked because that’s not something that she would do,” Moeller said. Moeller and another friend had visited Tseng a week before the incident. According to Moeller, Tseng “wasn’t acting herself.” KMBC 9 News reported that Tseng posted messages on her web log such as “I’ve had a huge problem with reality lately.” Tseng’s posts were closed down shortly after the investigation began. However, more than 200 comments, mostly in support of Tseng, were posted by friends. Johnson County prosecutor Paul Morrison is seeking to charge Tseng as an adult. “This was an ongoing struggle that occurred in more than one room of that house,” Morrison said.
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Taking care of business... and business is good?
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ith administrators choosing the classic rock tune, “Taking Care of Business” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive to echo through the halls before Tuesday or Thursday tutorial times, I decided to take a closer look at the lyrics to decide if these words fit Blue
Valley’s students: You get up every morning From your alarm clock’s warning The song begins with a true statement for students. While they may not get up on the first warning, they eventually do get up and get going. Take the 8:15 into the city If students left at 8:15, they would be late to school; tardies equal detentions. There’s a whistle up above That whistle is just a bell; don’t be alarmed And people pushin’, people shovin’ This only holds true for the freshmen hallway. It’s like a good game of bumper cars down that hall. In other hallways students say things like “excuse me.” And the girls who try to look pretty Need I say more. And if your train’s on time You can get to work by nine If you thought arriving at 8:15 would get you a detention, arriving at nine would have you coming back for Saturday school. And start your slaving job to get your pay Slaving it is. Paying it is not. If you ever get annoyed Look at me I’m self-employed Self-employment means home schooling. Home schooling takes away all those cool social opportunities not to mention I would much rather be in a financially-strapped public school. I love to work at nothing all day That’s exactly the point of TCB time at Blue Valley. It is for those students that work at nothing all day. This line hits the jackpot. And I’ll be... Taking care of business everyday Taking care of business every way This is the way students take care of their business. I’ve been taking care of business, it’s all mine Taking care of business and working overtime It’s not called Overtime. It’s Called Academics First. Work out If it were easy as fishin’ Or huntin’, or muddin’ or any of those cool Blue Valley pastimes. You could be a musician If you could make sounds loud or mellow Get a second-hand guitar Chances are you’ll go far If you get in with the right bunch of fellows The last two lines sound like something your parents would tell you. People see you having fun Just a-lying in the sun No, those are tanning beds Tell them that you like it this way It’s the work that we avoid That is the fastest ticket to TCB time. And we’re all self-employed We love to work at nothing all day Again not working seems to be the fastest way into TCB time. And we be... Taking care of business every day Taking care of business every way ...You know the rest. Even though the song glorifies laziness, the refrain hits the nail on the head and provides a catchy acronym for tutorial periods. I guess the only other song that could describe TCB time is Green Day’s “Time of Your Life.”
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scared-looking freshman battles his way through the crowded hallways. He dodges chattering groups, play-fighting students and the occasional outswung arm. At last, he arrives in the commons, but before he can grab his lunch, he must stand in a line for several minutes. By the time he gets his food, he has 10 minutes to consume it. Such a scene is fairly typical at Blue Valley nowadays. With 1339 students, 66 more than last year, hallways are full and each lunch holds over 400 students. Some classes have over 28 students, and teachers are hardpressed to give individual attention to everyone. Students, faculty and administration must work together to avoid frustration and ensure a successful school year. Where did our excess of students come from? In reality, the increase was less than it usually is. According to principal Scott Bacon, we had the typical number of transfers from all over the United States and other countries, as well as from local private schools. However, we are a well-known and growing area and thus attract a greater amount of students each year than some of the neighboring high schools. This school has been larger before. Before the BVBV West split in 2001, as many as 1754 students filled BV. We had six separate mobiles, whereas now we have four. Bacon said the students, teachers and administrators worked together to make the huge number of students bearable.
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“So far this year, we’re doing pretty well,” Bacon said. “It’s a challenge to eyeball lunch, but we’ve gotten better.” The lunch system has improved, but students still spend many minutes in line if they don’t cheat by cutting. At the moment, third lunch is used for a variety of teacher and student meetings, as well as to give teachers scheduling flexibility. If it were instead used as another normal lunch, an overlap of several minutes would occur. This could cut down on the crowding. The administration and cafeteria workers could also focus on changes within each lunch, perhaps moving the drinks or pizza to a separate outside line. Hallways are another major problem. Students stand in groups and walk down the wrong side of the hall, causing blockage and traffic issues. “If everyone just remembers to keep right, it will work,” Bacon laughed. Crowded classrooms are also a problem, but one that is not as easy to solve. According to Bacon, remodeling and construction will be under way within a few years, giving BV more classroom space. The new classrooms will likely be added on the lawn between the mobiles and the side of the building. Until these changes are made, BV’s student population will only continue increasing at a higher rate than each previous year. Students and teachers will just have to deal by finding solutions, being patient and working together.
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What rule would you add to the “Freshman Rule Book”?
“Please say sorry when you trample me in the hallway.” - senior Emily Reinhardt
“Only speak when spoken to.”- senior Cody Scribner
“Cheer at the games, or I’ll kill you.”- senior Patrick Cocherl
“Respect the seniors. We’ve been here four years, so we know what we are talking about.” - senior Kristen Burchett
Compiled by Emily Kuykendall
New rules should stop annoying freshman behavior emily kuykendall staff reporter
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ll right class of ‘09, listen up. The upperclassmen would like to issue some guidelines. They are expected to be followed like any other rule, and hopefully this freshmen class isn’t “too cool” to follow the rules. First off, why do freshmen seem to be the slowest people on earth. While walking through the crowded hallways, the freshmen seem to consume every open walking space; it might possibly be worse than a fire drill at an
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old folk’s home. There might be more of you than there are upperclassmen, but don’t think that gives you the right to slow us down. Be multitaskers. You’re old enough to talk and walk at an acceptable speed; so do it. Stop turning the hallways into what resemble clogged arteries. The clusters you make during the little “group chats” in the middle of the hallways has got to stop. Stand at the side of your lockers if necessary, but don’t make everyone else have to move around you. And here is another thing; stop with the PDA. We know you think it’s pretty
serious to have your first big relationship in high school. We were in your place once, too. But showing everyone how much you love each other in the middle of the hallways is definitely unnecessary. It’s great that you’re so into each other, but no one wants to see you swap spit. Don’t worry, you’ll be over it in a couple months anyway. Now for something that must be said on behalf of all upperclassmen girls. To the freshman girls: No one wants to call you inappropriate names, but if inappropriate is the style you’re choosing to wear, then it’s probably going to happen. You all can be cute without
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your skirts hiked up, and it’s guaranteed you’ll be more comfortable. It’s doubtful the boys will like you any less if you dress fashionably, instead of tacky and desperate. To wrap this up, here is the most important of all rules. Don’t ever tell upperclassmen what to do. We won’t listen to you. What’s being told to you now is just a word from the wise. Think of it like this: We’re putting you ahead of the game, so you won’t have to look back on the freshmen when you’re a senior and say, “Man, I can’t believe that used to be me.”
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do.” These two words are the traditional binding of a marriage. People get married all the time across the United States, but what are the chances that the two people married would work in the same school? Or better yet, for that school to have multiple married couples? “I am sure that not too many schools have this same situation,” Principal Scott Bacon said. Blue Valley High School is in the situation, however, with five married couples currently employed. They are the Asquiths, Hansens, Rabbitts, Riffers and Snells. “We are just lucky that a bunch of good teachers got married to each other,” Bacon said. When Robert and Kristen Asquith got married, they were the only married couple employed by the school. They met and started dating while teaching here, but kept it quiet. They have been married for four years and see teaching together as a positive. “Someone is always there for you if something were to happen,” Kristin said. There can be disadvantages to working together, however. “We try not to make other people uncomfortable,” she said. “We don’t want to be annoying.” The Snells have been married for 26 years. K. Dean Snell has taught math at Blue Valley for six years,
and Cindy Snell is in her first year as the counseling secretary at Blue Valley. “It is nice working here,” Cindy said. “Since Mr. Snell is a coach, I get to see him more often than I would if I didn’t work here.” Mark and Jocelyn Rabbitt have been married for four years, and this is Mark’s first year teaching. He was an insurance consultant for five years, prior to going back to school to get his teaching degree. “My wife was happy that I was going to be doing something that I love,” he said. She wasn’t as excited about being the only one with the paycheck. “It was a little scary though, since it would be a whole year without my income,” he said. Chris and Melissa Hansen are the newest married couple and were married last June. Chris Hansen often feels the heat from other faculty about working with his wife. “Yes, the other coaches think they’re being funny,” he said. He firmly agreed that there was no such thing as “too much togetherness,” though. With gas prices rising, the couples are glad that they can car pool to and from work. “It’s nice being able to save on gas,” Chris Riffer said. Chris and Jill Riffer have been married for 10 years, and this is the first year that they are working in the same building. With so many married couples in the building, Blue Valley High School is truly a unique school to learn in. Kristen Asquith may have put it best when she said, “Can’t you feel the love?”
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hey call a teacher Mom or Dad, and the transition into high school life was not as difficult for them as it can be for others. Juniors Morgan Snell, Anthony Bertolone, Mindy Moeller and Zack Rampy, sophomore Skylar Masters and freshman Luke Rampy all have at least one parent working at Blue Valley. Most of them live outside the Blue Valley area, but because of the connection to a teacher they came here. Some students who have parents at BV came to be a part of the school that their parent taught at and to be involved in the activities associated with the school. “I came because of he marching band program and the debate program. They are much better than North’s,” said Anthony Bertolone, who lives in the BV North
area. “The people down here are much nicer than up North. It’s not about material things,” Bertolone said. Skylar Masters and Mindy Moeller came to Blue Valley because of a parent’s decision. “I came here because my Mom works here. I didn’t know it [Blue Valley] existed until she came here,” Masters said. Masters was supposed to attend Shawnee Mission North. He attended Blue Valley Middle School, and it was natural for him to attend Blue Valley High. “Shawnee Mission North is just out of the way,” he said Mindy Moeller came to Blue Valley as a sophomore after her mom decided that she wanted one of her children to go to Blue Valley. Zach and Luke attended Blue Valley Middle School, which feeds into Blue Valley High School.
Once at Blue Valley, the students had an easier time fitting in with the crowd but not necessarily through their parents. “I already knew a whole bunch of people from other activities that I do outside of school,” Moeller said. “The hard part was that I knew many others from elementary school. I have changed a lot since then.” Just because their parents are colleagues of their other teachers doesn’t mean they get treated any differently; than other students, the students said “Teachers don’t treat me differently; I know them,” Masters said. Other students don’t treat him any differently that he can notice. “Teachers just know me a little better,” Luke
Rampy said. Other students also come to him when they have questions, he said, just because he has a teacher’s son. Even their parents say they don’t treat their own children differently than they treat any other student. “I would be surprised if anyone on the soccer t e a m thought I gave him any special treatment, except I give him a ride home every night,” Snell said. “If I couldn’t see him as another student, I would just tell him I can’t have him in here,” Bertolone said. For the five students who have that inner edge at the school, their freshman year was a little easier but they, too, still have to iron out life inside Blue Valley.
“I didn’t even know [Blue Valley] existed”
alking through the hallways, students have more than likely seen a variety of new faces. Not only faces of new freshmen, but faces that just so happen to belong to the more than 15 new teachers in the school this year. Along with new Assistant Principal Melissa Hansen and new counselor Thomas Hult, there are additions to nearly every department in the school. Hult writes recommendations and helps students with scholarships, but he says he also wishes to “help students with personal and social issues as well.” Hult worked at two Shawnee Mission schools previous to his move to Blue Valley. Many students may have noticed Dr. Martin Dunlap, former music teacher, has not been patrolling the cafeteria. After Dunlap retired from teaching, Avian Bear has taken the spot as Blue Valley’s head band director. Bear was a teacher at Lawrence Free State for eight years prior to moving to Blue Valley. “I have respected the Blue Valley High School band for a long time.” Bear said she really looked forward to the marching band season this year. The math department has three new teachers: Greg Gerhig, Jill Riffer and Deborah Sisk. The Communication Arts department has four additions to its staff this year. They are Jacquelyn Guinn, Connie Henry, Kelsey Bakalar, Britt Qualls and Mark Rabbitt. The new Physical Education teacher is Wanda Eidson. John Taylor is the new teacher for Study Skills, and Pat Witcher is the schools new Job Coach. The new foreign language instructor is Spanish teacher Jill Landes. New teacher, Kendra Smith, will be teaching Clothing and Food class. The Science Department has added Mary Monzyk to the list of teachers as well.
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World
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travels
Exchange students settle in at Blue Valley sarah weaver
staff reporter
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here’s Kansas,” senior Paula DeAmicis jokingly said. “I was afraid. Someone said it [Kansas] was conservative.” Her brother, who also was an exchange student, went to Kentucky. “It was the best country of the world,” DeAmicis said, quoting her brother. DeAmicis, who is from Brazil came to the United States to learn English.. She is also interested in photography and particpates in cross country. In Brazil, she went to the gym everyday to workout. “Sports aren’t serious [in Brazil],” DeAmicis
said. DeAmicis said that it has not been easy to make friends, but she really enjoys her literary magazine class, where
Carolina Esquar came to Blue Valley from Hermosillo, Mexico. She came to the United States as an exchange student because she wanted to learn English. Her friend Maria Rocio “Chio” Contreras was an exchange student at Blue Valley High last year. “It was not new because my friend Chio came here,” she said. “She said it was a good school.” Carolina has had an easy time making friends. “I feel good here,” she said.
Carolina might join the swim team this spring. She didn’t play any sports in Mexico, but she hung out with her friends a lot. She went to clubs and parties for fun. According to Carolina Americans are more free and able to do whatever they want. “Oh My Gosh. I will live with cows,” junior, Laura Santos said when she realized she would be coming to Kansas in the fall. Santos is also from Brazil. Her English teacher encouraged her to come to the United States as an exchange student. Santos wanted to know what the schools here, in the U.S., were like.
Cathedrals
and Choir Students cross seas to sing in England sara ster
staff reporter
“It was a once in a lifetime experience,” sophomore Laurel Hill said. She hopped on the plane embarking on the eight-hour flight to Canterbury, London on July 25 with the Allegro Children’s Choir along with Blue Valley students and Director Christie Elsher. Allegro sent its audition tape to the sponsors at the International Choir Festival where they performed at the Canterbury Cathedral, St. Paul’s Covenent Gardens and the Maryle Bone Cathedral. The choir sang a variety of songs in different languages like German, Italian, Latin, and Swedish. All of their concerts were packed full of anyone and everyone that wanted to come, from the citizens of Canterbury to other tourists.
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“I’m ready to move there,” junior Megan Harris said. After a long day of singing the whole choir attended a theatre performance of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” for a night out on the town. They also shopped, went on tours and bonded as a group. The choir visited Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace and went to church Sunday morning at Westminster Abbey. During the festival, the choir had the privilege of working with David Flood, the master of choristers at the Canterbury Cathedral and Henry Leek, the founder and artistic director of the Indianapolis Children’s choir. The choir left the home of the 1,408 year old Canterbury Cathedral on Aug. 2 reminiscing about their concerts, shopping, castles, the theatre and all of the historical places they visited.
I’m ready to move there
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“Everything is different,” Santos said. In Brazil, she said, the students stay in one classroom all day and the teachers move from room to room at each period. Their school day starts at 7 a.m. At 9 a.m. they get a 10-minute break, and then school is over at 11:30 a.m. Making friends is not always easy. “It’s hard because I am shy,” Santos said. “The people here are very friendly,” she said. Santos is staying with sophomore, Megan Ritter. Cedric Legrand came to America “to see a different country, school and culture.” Legrand came from
Germany this fall in hopes of learning English and learning the culture. “It is important to know [English],” Legrand said. Legrand said that Americans seemed really relaxed compared to German, and that he liked Blue Valley. Legrand is really involved in fist ball back home, which is a variation of volleyball. He also plays badminton.
After a 15-hour flight from Germany Nora Hanusch arrived in the Kansas City airport. She then settled in with the Josh and Jessica Prince, Blue Valley students. Hanusch decided to come to the United
States to learn English. She plans on going into communications and found being an exchange student as a great opportunity to learn English first hand. She is having some trouble making friends. “I thought someone from another country you would want to get to know them, but I was wrong,” she said. She attended the first pizza dance and was glad to see everyone dancing. “I love music. I love dancing. I was in a hiphop group,” Hanusch said.
entertainment 9
September 16, 2005
The DMB returns to KC Fiddlin’ fiend: DMB fiddlist Boyd Tinsley jams with the rest of the band. Since their creation almost two decades ago, all original members have remained.
(printed with permission from davematthewsband. com)
ARTIST: The Dave Matthews Band DATE: Sept. 7, 2005 LOCATION: Verizon Wireless Amphiteatre
ABOVE: Goin’ accoustic: Matthews plays his accoustic guitar during a performance earlier this year. RIGHT: Cover boy: Matthews on the cover of his critcially acclaimed 2003 Some Devil LP.
Dave Matthews Band brings soul, good music to KC frank lasley
co-sports editor
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he rock fists were in the air and the lighters were burning at the Dave Matthews Band concert last Wednesday night. The band made its second-to-last stop in its tour Wednesday Sept. 7 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Kansas City. Victor Wooten opened up the concert with a 45 minute set before the main show. For the uninitiated, Victor Wooten is the bass guitarist for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and is viewed as one of the greatest guitarists alive right now. Along with his amazing solos, his showmanship on the stage had the crowd on their feet. Following Wooten’s set, Dave Matthews Band took the stage. They kicked off the main show with a 20-minute jam with Victor Wooten. Some songs the band played for the main show included: “Dream Girl”, “Grey Street”, “Too Much”, “Tripping Billies”, “Rapunzel”, “Crash Into Me” and “Crush”. The atmosphere was beaming with excitement
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the entire show. Whether it was Carter Beauford’s insane drum rips, LeRoi Moore’s funky saxophone grooves, Stephan Lessard’s booming bass guitar accompaniment or Boyd Tinsley’s violin solos, the crowd was up and dancing. The band never let up the entire night. There was never a dull moment at the concert and despite the fact that Dave Matthews’ guitar string snapped halfway through the show, they couldn’t have sounded better. Once the main show was finished, the band left the stage. For 15 minutes the crowd chanted and cheered for an encore, and just as the lighter fuel was dwindling, the band took the stage again. As the band got ready to play its first song in the encore, Matthews took the time to acknowledge those who had been hit by Katrina and said that the band’s thoughts and prayers went out to all those who were suffering because of the storm. The concert clocked in at a total of three hours and forty-five minutes, concluding with “American Baby” and “Ants Marching.”
Mad about Madden
NCAA Football 2006 provides knockout Time to go pro; draft Madden 2006 blow to overrated Madden franchise for ultimate football gaming experience andrew robinson
editor-in-chief
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A Sports’ NCAA Football 2006 comes out of the tunnel with stunning graphics and even better game play than in years past. Users can now make a run for the coveted Heisman Trophy with a player that has been created or a real-life player. College Football is all about tradition, and NCAA Football does a great job of keeping up that tradition. New impact players have users stretching for the first down, running backs with legs that don’t stop churning until they get the crucial yard and receivers that stay with the ball to make the game-winning catch. Also in 2006, NCAA Football embraces three of the most coveted college football sportscasters, Brad Nessler, Kirk Herbstriet and coach Lee Corso. The first thing users see is a studio where
the three sit after Hersbstriet makes his prediction Corso puts on the traditional head gear of the team that he chose in the upcoming game. Stunning graphics in which users see the ridges of the football have users feeling like they’re in the game, something Madden has trouble doing with its overdone graphics and overr a t e d game play. Realistic stadiums have users playing in front of huge crowds a n d realistic features of the stadiums. NCAA Football definitely keeps up the tradition of good ol’ football game play in this year’s version.
colin brown
staff reporter
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t’s time to graduate college and play in the pros. Madden 2006 was released shortly after NCAA 2006 and has clearly shown itself as the dominant football game this year. As of Aug. 18, (one week after Madden ’06 was released and a m o n t h a f t e r N C A A ’06 was released) 1.7 million copies of Madden were sold while only 942,000 copies of N C A A w e r e sold. The game play in Madden clearly shows why it is the dominant of the two. There is a new feature in
Virtual
XO & ‘s
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the game where users can create their own NFL stars and be drafted by a random team. They then attempt to improve players’ statistics and personal lives. The better a player becomes, the more luxurious his life becomes. The character can do everything from buying a mansion to starring in a movie. The game play makes it seem more realistic; defense is actually a factor, and one can play a game without a fast quarterback. And when playing a franchise, (compared to a Dynasty on NCAA 2006) the load time is much faster. Also, when the game is loading, a user can listen to great music such as Tech N9ne, Fall Out Boy and The Foo Fighters. Who wants to listen to “Mother Love Bone” by Shang-ri-la (song on NCAA ’06 soundtrack)? Don’t expect to play NCAA unless it is on mute. Students should do themselves a favor and go out and buy Madden 2006.
Everyday Dave
• There are six members of
the Dave Matthews Band, all of whom Matthews met in Charlottesville, Va.
• They weren’t always this
popular; they grew from a cult following in the early ‘90s.
• On Aug. 31, they became the first band to plan a Hurricane Katrina relief concert.
• The band once dropped 80
to 100 gallons of human waste into the Chicago river. However, they did not know there was a touring boat underneath them.
SHOWS IN SHORT
Hall of fame lineup to provide exciting Fall concert series
matt galloway
entertainment editor Grammy Award-winning artist John Mayer will be in town Sept. 19, 2005 at the Uptown Theatre, but good luck getting tickets. The pop artist has attracted flocks of fans on this tour, and the Kansas City date has been sold out. Rock ‘n’ roller-turned-actor Meat Loaf will perform a doubleheader at the Ameristar Casino on Sept. 29 and 30. Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top are en route for another exciting performance in Kansas City. The concert will be on Oct. 14, at the Ameristar Casino. Inducted into the Hall in 2004, ZZ Top made its name with classic songs like “Legs” and “Sleeping Bag”, which can still be heard on the radio today. Rob Thomas continues his first-ever solo tour at the Uptown Theatre on Dec. 3. The lead singer of Matchbox Twenty will be followed by VH1 as they document his touring experience for a new television show.
10 sports
September 16, 2005
Call Me Hank Writer rejects myth of the ‘dumb jock’ joel driskell
co-sports editor
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thletes have fallen and they can’t get up. They have fallen into a stereotype, a stereotype of being known as “dumb jocks.” It seems as though society has permanently put the face of A.C. Slater (See Saved By The Bell) on athletes. For some odd reason or another only the male athletes seem to fall subject to this mask. The world of sports is changing and along with it so are the athletes. We are still stuck on the image burned in our minds from watching too much Saved By The Bell. Sophomore Andy Beye might have spoken for all athletes when he said, ”I often feel that I’m ridiculed and looked at as academically inferior, all because I play sports.” However, the image of an athlete is changing. Now, accompanying an athlete as “Befriend an athlete and get often as sports equipment, to know the real are his books. person behind Junior Miles Jaben, more the mask.” commonly known as The Main Event, got downright defensive, “Just because I’m a mean lean Tiger football playin’ machine, doesn’t mean I’m not a lean mean A-plus achievin’ machine in the classroom.” Maybe sometime long ago, Blue Valley athletes fell into the category of a dumb jock. In the past, athletes did not have to apply themselves in the classroom and they could still participate in sports. However, now coaches enforce strict academic rules. If you don’t make sufficient grades, you could be recommended to academics first, an after-school program for students that have fallen behind in the classroom. Head football coach Steve Rampy who was one of the pioneers of this program says,” Well over half the kids on the team have a 3.0 (GPA) or better.” This proves the image of the “jock” should be changed from A.C. Slater with a singlet to Albert Einstein, book in one hand, jockstrap in the other. In case you were wondering, some students still cannot look past the masks. So please, do the right thing; extend a hand to an athlete you know, and help them. Befriend an athlete and get to know the real person behind the mask.Then, together we can destroy the myth of the dumb jock, and maybe catch a rerun or two of Saved By The Bell.
Coach Jeff Tupper talks defense with Robert Alexander, Curt Alderman, Tyler Hodges and Mike Rollins at Fall Sports Night. Defense is expected to know many different alignments and when to use them.
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emily kuykendall After showering and eating dinner, 8 p.m. quickly rolls around. Rollins begins his daily marathon of homework, thanks in part to the four advanced placement classes that he is currently enrolled in. After wrapping up his AP Communication Arts paper he is finally done with his three hours of work. Life isn’t easy for the student athletes. For any student athlete life is full of stress and free time is limited, that is, if free time exists. “We usually don’t get done until very late, and I’m always exhausted. Sometimes I just pass out on my bed after practice,” states senior Ryan Roberston. Sleeping in on Saturdays isn’t an option either. “After games on Friday nights, we’re in there watching film bright and early to prepare for next week,” added senior Jacob Tupper. On average a student athlete will be preoccupied with his sport, schoolwork after a three-hour practice. or sleep for approximately 144 hours He knows that the next day will out of the available 168 in a week. That probably be 90 degrees with intense is 86 percent of the time. So is it worth humidity, but he quickly realizes that all the stress of school and physical he needs to rush home to do homework. pain that these student athletes are Just because it’s his senior year and he forced to endure? is a football player doesn’t give him an The only response given by various excuse to slack on his 4.2 grade point football players was two words, “Of average. course.”
on the
lock
Students budget family, playbooks, textbooks colin brown
staff reporter
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t’s 6:30 p.m. as all of the football players shuffle into the locker room. Michael Rollins slowly removes the 20 pounds of football equipment that is drenched in his own sweat. As he sits on the bench, Rollins thinks about how much he hated running five gassers
Q&A with fall’s sports stars Name: J.P. Prouty Sport: Soccer When did you start playing? When I was 14 years old What excites you about your sport? The flow of the game and when everyone works as a team.
Favorite sports movie? Remember the Titans Favorite sports memory? Going to State sophomore year What music do you listen to before games? Boston Any pre-game rituals? Have a snack profiles compiled by emily kuykendall
Name: Amy Ster Sport: Volleyball When did you start playing? In 8th Grade What excites you about your sport? The people I play with Favorite sports movie? Remember the Titans
Favorite sports memory? Getting tackled by Liz What music do you listen to before games? Charlie’s Angel Soundtracks Any pre-game rituals? Wish everyone good luck and get them fired up players selected by coaches
sports 11
September 16, 2005
Open Season
Tigers hunt for first EKL win, revenge against cross-town rival, Bishop Miege Stags sara ster
staff reporter
1-2 and 2-3; those were the scores of the BVHS versus Meige soccer games last year. Both games were close losses, but nonetheless ended in defeats. The Tigers look to avenge these losses this Tuesday when they take on the Stags at Bishop Miege. According to Coach K. Dean Snell the team will have to make short quick passes and spend less time with the ball to defeat the Stags. Being the second EKL match of the season, the team hopes to bounce back from their first two league losses to St. Thomas Aquinas and Blue Valley North. Playing at Meige is always a challenge. “It’s like playing on craters,” senior JP Prouty said. “It basically sucks,” senior Calder Sagen agreed. At their first EKL game the Tigers faced Aquinas, ranked sixth in the nation according to Student Sports. They held off the Saints until half when the flood gates were opened and lost
0-8. “I thought we played well, but then we gave up,” junior Adam Foote said. “We have to look at what mistakes we made and correct those mistakes and be positive,” Coach K. Dean Snell said. “The mistakes we made are fixable and we need to work together as a team.” Blue Valley North traveled to the Tigers’ home field this past Tuesday; however, the game was cancelled due to inclement weather. The game would have been the Tigers’ second EKL game. The boys started off the season playing Shawnee Mission West at home and after 80 minutes of fight and great saves by Nick Zabek, BVHS goalkeeper, the Vikings put one in on an indirect kick from half field that concluded the game 0-1. Then they traveled to Lee Summit High School and took on Lee Summit 14 and Ray-Pec. To end the tournament junior Marshall Stula had a hat trick that led the Tigers to a 3-1 victory over Sedalia.
emily kuykendall Sophomore Craig Cook hones his ball handling skills as junior Michael McDonald challenges him with defense during a drill in practice. Both players are starters on the 2005 team and look to be major contributors.
New seasons bring new hopes in fall Football colin brown
staff reporter
The football team hosted Gardner-Edgerton winning 51-7 on Sept. 9. The Tigers scored early and often and were once again lead by a stingy defense. Tyler Hodges had four tackles for losses and a batted ball. Tywon Hubbard rushed for three touchdowns and 114 yards on 14 carries. The Tigers opened the season Sept. 2 against the Manhattan Indians. The Darkside (defense) was in full effect,
allowing only 62 yards on 38 plays from scrimmage. Tyler Mikkelson had an interception and Zach Rampy passed for 268 yards in the 27-0 win.
Volleyball joel driskell
co-sports editor
The Volleball teram got a rough start in EKL play when they were defeated by Blue Valley Northwest, Blue Valley West and Saint Thomas Aquinas at home on Sept. 6.The Tigers also took on and were defeated by both Mill
Valley and Ottawa on Aug. 30 at home. According to Coach Keil Pittman standouts included freshman Lindsey Muller, junior Sam Martley, junior Andrea Morris and senior Amy Ster.
CrossCountry
sarah weaver
staff reporter
The cross-country team travels to Ottawa tomorrow for a meet. Last Saturday the girls’ varsity team won the Paola Invitational. The boys’ team placed third at the meet. Devin Wiegers was a first place medalist in the girls’ varsity race as was Amr Abu Alnadi in the boys’ varsity race. It was the first time that a boy and girl runner placed first in the varsity races. At the Blue Valley Invitational on Sept. 1 the team placed fourth. Coach Diana Huber expects great things from senior Amr Abu Alnadi and sophomore Devin Wiegers. She had great expectations for the girls’ team. “I would like the girls’ team to make a name for themselves,” Huber said. She hopes for other schools
to be scared of Blue Valley’s girls’ cross-country team, she said. Last Wednesday they raced against Bonner Springs, but results were unavailable at press time.
Girls’ Tennis andrew robinson
editor-in-chief
After a dismal 2004 season in which the Tigers finished sixth in the EKL and had no state qualifiers, the Lady Tigers Tennis Team has rebounded well in the 2005 campaign. They earned their first win of the season with a victory over Olathe South, 8-4, on Aug. 30. Sophomore Karaline Nunally anchored the team from the #2 singles spot winning both singles and doubles with sophomore partner Emily Brown. “I think [the win] is going to help in self-confidence with us as a team,” Nunally said.
Girls’ Golf matt killen
staff reporter
The girl’s golf team started the season off right with two top five finishes. The team finished 3rd with medalists Anna Frazier and LeAnn Stilley at the Gardner Invitational Aug. 29. The team
took second place at the Blue Valley North Invitational on Aug. 30. JV golf took first in the Blue Valley Northwest JV Invitational on Aug. 31.
Upcoming Events... Sept. 17- Varsity Girls’ Tennis at Mill Valley Sept. 20-Varsity Girls’ Golf at Ironhorse/ Varsity Boys Soccer at Miege Sept. 21- Varsity Girls’ Golf vs. Aquinas at Overland Park Golf Course/Girls’ Tennis vs. Miege at BVHS Sept. 23- Varsity Football vs. Blue Valley North at home Sept. 24- Varsity Volleyball (Louisburg Tournament) at Louisburg.
12 life in pictures
September 16, 2005
Back to School
School is back in session, and Blue Valley is “Taking Care of Business.” With a spirited student body, an undefeated football team and some determined administration and staff, ‘05 is looking like a great year.
The freshmen cheer at the annual back to school picnic on Aug. 19. The freshman class came in fourth place during the cheer competition will werth
will werth Junior Blake Malcolm kicks off the football season by tailgating before the game. The game was held on Sept. 2.The Tigers came out with a victory, 270, against Manhattan.
The Varsity volleyball team performs its warm up routine before its scrimmage with the alumni during fall sports night.
emily kuykendall
will werth
Many students packed into the Seniors Tyler Hodges, Scott Wightcommons for a few hours of danc- man and Colin Brown catch up with ing and food at the pizza dance. each other at the Senior Breakfast The dance was held after the first held on the first day of school. football game on Sept. 2.
emily kuykendall