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talon Colonial Forge High School 550 Courthouse Rd., Stafford, Va 22554

Vol 13, Issue 1

October 2012

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October 2012 COVER PHOTO TAKEN BY: ALISON MAIRENA

Election Varsity Football Europe 2012 Music Review Talent Watch Golf Team Recognition Hope Kelley

3 “it is also fun to teach with a lot of teachers that

taught me

in middle school and high school” - Mr. Marcus salley

Forge welcomes new faculty

By Reed Melancon

Mr. Salley: The Drama Teacher Mr. Marcus Salley is the new theater arts and technical theater teacher at CFHS. Although this is officially his first year as a teacher, he has experience teaching at various schools and as a teaching artist while on tour with the National Players theater company.

Mr. Salley spent most of his time prior to Colonial Forge with the National Players, which is the longest running touring company in America.

While with the National Players, he has performed in New Orleans, at the Orpheum in Memphis, and at St. Meinrads in Indiana. He worked as an actor, a stage manager, a mamber of the light and crew teams, and was also the truck driver.

The plays he has performed include “Taming of the Shrew,” and “Of Mice and Men.” He said he has performed nearly half of Shakespeare’s works.

Mr. Salley graduated from Stafford High School and came back to Stafford because he wanted to teach before getting too serious about his acting career.

Some of his hobbies are reading, writing, singing, playing video games, and watching movies.

“I am fitting in pretty well with the staff,” Salley said.

“It is also fun to teach with

a lot of teachers that taught me in middle school and high school.”

Mr. Salley is directing the fall play, Dearly Beloved. The play will run November 8-10.

Ms. Hazell: The English Teacher Ms. Samantha Hazell is the newest English teacher and Cheerleading coach.

This is Hazell’s third year teaching and her first at Colonial Forge.

Before she came here, she taught at Warhill High School in Williamsburg, VA. “Forge is a lot bigger than my old school,” she said.

She came to Colonial Forge because of the school’s history of good academics.

Ms. Hazell was previously an editor of Martha Stewart Living magazine, and worked for the Penguin Books publishing company.

Some of her hobbies include coaching the freshmen cheerleading team

and bowling.

Ms. Hazell said that she is fitting in well with the English department.

“I don’t know everybody in the school, but there are fun people in the English department,” said Ms. Hazell.

She also finished the interview by saying, “Go Eagles!”

Mrs. Henderson: The Guidance Counselor Mrs. Tisha Henderson is the new counselor for students with the last names Jaco-Na. She is married and has 3 sons, in 2nd grade, 5th grade, and 8th grade.

Mrs. Henderson has been a counselor in various school districts for 17 years. She has worked at Stonewall Jackson High School, Stafford High School, and most recently, Rodney Thompson Middle School.

Mrs. Henderson worked here at Forge 6 years ago, and has returned because she enjoys working with high school students. Since she has worked here before, it was not so hard for her to fit into the staff again.

Some of her hobbies are gardening, reading, and running. She also likes to spend time with her family.

Some of Mrs. Henderson’s first jobs were making ice cream, being a camp counselor, working as an activities coordinator at the Boys and Girls Club, and a youth coordinator at a local homeless shelter.

“I am excited to be here at Forge,” she said, “and I am really impressed with the students’ maturity and commitment to work.”

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News

A student’s guide to understanding the 2012 presidential election By: shelby ball

In order to help inform the Forge community on the issues most talked about in the current election, the Talon Staff has broken it down in a format so that students can get a brief overview of the two main candidates, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama’s platforms. A vote is an individual expression of what a person believes in. By not researching before voting, the person throws away their voice.

We hope that this quick insight gives Forge voters a solid foundation for their choice.

Education Should the government help students pay the expensive fees for college?

Jobs and the Economy What are their plans to provide more jobs for Americans?

LGBT Rights Should same sex couples have the same rights as opposite sex couples?

Contraception Does the government have a role regarding birth control?

Health Care Should we keep Obamacare?

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Barack Obama

Mitt romney

What this means for you

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Democratic Party President Obama is running as the incumbent, the person who has held the office before. In his four years as president, he has pushed the Democratic platform and drastically reformed American healthcare.

Republican Party Mitt Romney is running for president with the support of the Republican party. He previously held the office of Governor of Massachusetts.

The Public Each person must make their own decisions about their beliefs. However, it is best that the opinion is formed with as much research as possible to avoid false facts and propaganda.

Which candidate will make college more affordable for the general public?

Yes. He wants to lower student loan interest rates and cap the federal student loan repayments at 10% of income.

Yes. He believes that federal money is driving up the price of colleges and wants to cut funds.

He wants to “eliminate tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.”

He wants to reform the business tax code to encourage job creation.

Yes. He has endorsed acts that extend “hospital visitation and medical decision-making rights” for same sex couples.

No. He supports the social custom of traditional marriage

Yes. He wants to make birth control easily affordable for every woman who wants it

No. He believes that the government is not responsible for women’s birth control

Whether you want birth control or you don’t believe in it, you need to know who supports your ideals.

Yes. He would continue to enact the changes made to the nation’s health care system under Obamacare.

No. He would reverse Obamacare as his first act in office.

If you plan to live in America, you need to choose the healthcare service you want in your future.

When you leave school, you will have to enter the work force. So, it is important to see which candidate offers you the opportunity.

You should vote for the person that you believe will make the best choices for the country based on the impact made in the community.

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Varsity football aims for state championship

By Alex Smith

PHOTO BY: ALISON MAIRENA PHOTO BY: ALISON MAIRENA

In 2011 the Eagles had a strong start, but they fell behind as they lost three straight games and also lost in the first round of the 2011 playoffs.

However this year’s season is different, the players have been working hard over the summer going over playbooks, game films, and the simple mistakes they made in games.

During the off-season, the seniors on the team came together as one showing more effort and hard work toward this year’s goal: to go into the playoffs undefeated, and bring home a state title.

“I think we did well this offseason,” said Troy Washington.

“We were a lot more motivated than last season, and as a team we want to accomplish our goals.

Coach Brown and the other coaches also have goals for the upcoming season.

“My goals for the team this year are to be the best team we can be, and to make our community and school proud of what we are doing,” said Coach Brown.

Between last years team and this years team, Coach Brown sees a difference “The players that were on last

year’s team cared more about themselves than the team,” Coach Brown said. “With this year’s team, their attitude has gotten a lot better and they have matured as a team.”

As for the upperclassmen, they are working to be leaders for the younger athletes.

“They’re helping the young guys get into the system, and showing them the rights and wrongs of the team,” said Coach Brown Troy Washington (‘13) is one of the many players working to show the younger players things they have learned throughout the years.

“I’ll go in and help them out with their coverage and giving tips about tackling basics,” Troy said.

With this being Troy’s last year here, he’s look back at the years he has played for Forge, how he has improved on his game from what he has experienced from the previous years of playing football.

“You have to shake off last year, move forward without last year’s players, and get better on all cylinders,” Troy said.

“I’ll speak for all the seniors this year: I’m going to go out and give it all on the field and end the season and a high school year on a positive note,” he said.

Going into the season there were a lot of questions about who would step up this year. What would be the keys for the Eagles in order to go deep in the playoffs?

Coach Brown’s early eye opener was defense.

“Defense is very good, only giving up 6 points in our first three games,” Coach Brown said.

When it comes down to the playoffs, the Eagles know what they are in for.

“We’ve been in the playoffs the last 4 years,” Brown said.

“When you get in playoffs you’ve got to play your best football, or you’re going to go out early. You have to improve on your mistakes and play your hardest football, and get better each and every week.”

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Feature

: Europe By: Brianne clasen

Coffee under the Eiffel Tower, hiking in the Alps, and gondola rides through Venice, Italy; through the student travel organization Educational Tours, thirty-nine of Colonial Forge’s Juniors and Seniors got to tour seven European countries over the course of fifteen days.

The group started its tour in the Netherlands, then traveled to Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France and ended in England.

Although this trip was not organized or sponsored by the school, four of Colonial Forge’s teachers chaperoned the trip, including Mr. Oldenberg and Ms. Thornton.

This was Ms. Thornton’s fifth time visiting Europe. “This trip was kind of like a flashback for me, because when I was in high school I went to Europe with my class. But it was weird this trip because the roles were reversed, I was the teacher watching the students and it was really fun!”

Educational Tours organized the trip had a wide range of activities and tours planned.

Kate Roberts (‘14) found the most memorable place in Amsterdam at Anne Frank’s house.

“Visiting the Anne Frank house

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39 students, 7 countries, 15 days meant a lot to me because my dad’s Jewish, and my grandmother’s sister died in the Holocaust,” Kate said.

Students who went on the trip can’t seem to talk enough about Switzerland, from the scenery to the culture.

“The Swiss Alps was definitely my favorite place we visited. I felt so high up and free when we were at the edge. The views were breathtaking,” said Mollie Clemons (‘13).

In France, students found the hard feelings French locals had towards American tourists. “When we were waiting for our bus in France, these French teens were hitting each other with baguettes and they mooned us. They dislike Americans,” said Lauren Evans (‘13).

Not all attractions were education-related, though. Jenna Ulizio (‘13) was able to experience a common toy put in cages to entertain hamsters.

“Kate Roberts, Mr. Oldenberg, and I went into those blow up hamster balls in the water in Germany! It was crazy and so much fun!” she said.

Mr. Oldenberg also found himself getting lost in the side streets of Venice, Italy.

“All of the locals tell you to purposely get lost in the side streets and alleys,” he said. “It was absolutely amazing, the architecture, the history, and shops; everything was just beautiful.”

When they arrived in London, England, preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics were coming to an end.

“It was so fantastic being in London so close to the Olympics,” Ms. Thornton said. “The streets were so prideful and it really helped prove that the Olympics untie the world during the games.”

The students said “The trip was just so much fun and everyone ended up becoming closer than we were before,” Lauren said.

Overall, the tour to Europe was a success. Mr. Oldenberg is taking students on another Educational Tours trip to Italy this summer.

“This trip was just an awesome learning experience,” Mr. Oldenberg said. “I think we all grew as individuals and learned more about ourselves.”

Review

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the killers

bATTLE BORN BY: MANUEL LEMUS

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fter a long hiatus and group solo projects The Killers return with their fourth album Battle Born. Legendary producers Stuart Price, Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor and Brendan O’Brien, got together with their musical styles and helped the band put this album together. The Killers have been searching for a stable musical identity starting with new wave, wave flagging rock and sleek synth pop and now try to combine everything into one.

The album starts off with “Flesh and Bone” which showcases the band at its best. The track opens up with flashy synths, ear catching melodies, Brandon Flowers vocal talent, and teenage romance lyrics to build up the platform for the rest of the album.

The lead single “Runaways” is a thundering rock anthem; this is where Flowers has taken his vocal talents to another level channeling his inner Springsteen. But I really don’t take the baby faced front man singer serious in this song with lyrics “Blonde hair blowin’ in the summer. Blue-eyed girl playing in the sand.” I have a hard time picturing Flowers taking the role of the macho man Jersey boy he wishes to be.

The sentimental ballad “Here With Me” is where the front man comes out with his true self and features his most sincere vocals yet. The song’s strong point is it’s realness in the lyrics, “Don’t want your picture in my cell phone. I want you here with me.”, which is pretty relatable to audiences. As the album progresses its next songs seem to confuse me bit.

“From Here On Out” which sounds like the bands Christmas song “Cowboys Christmas Ball”, which is useless for the album.

The song alone is so random and does not fit the whole concept

The Killers are trying to send out for Battle Born. Then track “Be Still” should have been named “Here With Me Part 2” since it sounds the same as the fourth track on the album. These two songs are irrelevant and do not do justice to the album.

Luckily the last song “Battle Born” saves it from a disappointing ending, which is a loud 80’s style rock anthem. Overall Battle Born is simply alright, it’s not a complete loss since there are five good songs. The problem I have with the album is that it isn’t memorable; it hasn’t grown on me at all.

What’s missing is that Battle Born doesn’t have the weird, strange lyrics fans have grown to love from The Killers. Everyone remembers “Somebody told me you had a boyfriend. That looks like a girlfriend.” but I doubt people will remember the lyrics for “Flesh and Bone” or “Deadlines And Commitments”. Battle Born is just an alright album and that’s coming from a true fan.

g.O.O.D MUSIC

CRUEL SUMMER

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anye West has set up an incredible team of talent on his G.O.O.D Music label. When word got out last year that a group album featuring the talents of Common, Pusha-T, Kid Cudi, and Mos Def would be making its way into stores, I was overly excited.

When the time finally came for me to listen to Cruel Summer, of which should have been one of the greatest group albums of all time, I was sadly and dreadfully disappointed.

We start off with a song called “To the World” that for some reason features R. Kelly. It is supposed to stand as the power anthem to get you amped up to hear what the rest of the tape has to offer, but it’s more of an eye-opening warning sign. The production sounds dull. It’s an example of this album’s first problem; the constant input of the now popular trap-music sound that every artist on the planet seems to be implementing.

A good example of this is “The One” featuring Kanye, Big Sean, 2 Chainz and Marsha Ambrosius. It starts off with a simplistic ballad, the distorted drums kick into overdrive, and then out of nowhere, we return to the same snare drums and 808’s that I could get on every urban radio station in the country. The label is filled with legendary rappers who have been active in the music industry since the early 90’s, and it forces them to sound very mainstream if put on beats such as this one.

BY: TAVON THOMPSON

The album’s second problem comes from the large amount of outside features from artists not on the G.O.O.D Music label such as R. Kelly, Raekwon and Ma$e. It’s actually to the point where we have absentees on the album, such as Q-Tip, Mos Def, and Mr. Hudson. Group album’s must have the entire group on the album, or it just seems like filler, which a lot of this does.

The third and major problem with this album is that there are way too many songs that have recently been released for free. It just sounds like we’re getting a side dish, when we pretty much already finished the meal.

The album does have some highlights. I found the song “Clique” featuring Jay-Z, Big Sean, and Kanye West to be an extremely refreshing change of pace from the rest of the songs.

This could possibly be due to the fact that each individual person understood the beat structure, and carried their flow through it effortlessly. Another track I really thought broadened the sound of the tape was “Bliss” which features John Legend and Teyana Taylor. It sounds like 1980’s love ballad on steroids. The production is incredible, and definitely stands out from the rest of the tracks.

When it comes to Cruel Summer, I was expecting more than what I had received. Maybe it’s due to the fact this was supposed to be the album of the year, especially to hip-hop heads. The production had a lot of potential and some unnecessary features, but if you enjoy Mr. West’s catalog of work, it is honestly worth a listen at least once.

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Colin Thibodeau (‘13) pursues music for its own sake

BY Haley Grubbs The room is quiet except for the squeaking of the strings as the tuning pegs turn around and around.

The worn-out Vans push away at the pedals; each one clicks as it reaches the floor next to the amp.

Colin Thibodeau (‘13) is preparing to play. A sudden look of an epiphany strikes his face and he scribbles some more gibberish on a paper.

“Okay.” He looks around to see that everything is in it’s place.

“Now I can play.”

Colin has been playing instruments since he was six and his musically gifted dad, who himself had been in different bands for years, taught him how to play.

“My dad played forever,” Colin says as he plays with the tuning

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pegs on the end of his guitar.

“He was always a natural. He was the reason I wanted to learn how to play and he’s the one who taught me how to play the guitar.

From there, I was able to learn the bass easily.”

Colin knows how to play three instruments: bass, guitar, and the tuba. Colin can play various types of guitar being bass, acoustic, and electric, and played the tuba for four years throughout middle and some of high school.

Colin finds his inspiration from artists like Lou Reed, David Bowie, and other punk bands.

“I love indie rock and independent- genre artists because they write their own songs and their music actually means something.

They don’t just sing about meaningless or useless things.”

Colin, himself, has written a few of his own songs.

“The songs that I wrote while I was in my band Mandark were my favorite. Those songs were impulsive and had nice beats.”

Colin has numerous notebooks filled with songs that he’s written.

He had to guess, Colin would approximate that he’s written “anywhere from 100-120 songs. I spend a lot of time in my room and just write what comes to me.”

Much of society’s young talent seeks fame and wealth from their gift, hoping that someday they have record-selling albums or concert tours, but not Colin.

“I’m not stupid or anything, I mean... I don’t expect to get famous or rich by selling songs and stuff like that. I want people to be able to download my music in the future, but I don’t really care about getting it out there too much.”

Not wanting to be a musician when you are older is much different than not wanting to play when you are older, however. Colin makes his point clear: “I want to bring music with me through my life, but I don’t expect a career out of it. I want to be successful but still have my time to play music and just hang out.”

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Courtesy of Mallory Morgan

Mallory Morgan (‘13) “It was one of the most paints downtown memorable experiences of my life,” BY: SHELBY SHILLINGBURG

“A good iTunes playlist can be the difference between inspiration and a severe art block,” says art student Mallory Morgan (‘13).

Mallory has been interested in art for as long as she can remember and hopes to get into Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts.

“I guess I really like that art isn’t a defined thing. You could do basically anything in any style, on any surface, with any material, and someone somewhere will call it art,” Mallory said.

Currently, she is in AP Studio Art with Mr. Beale.

“Beale is great. He likes to hear your ideas and see your plans and sketches, and then gives you advice on how it could be executed correctly and what techniques would really get your idea across,” Mallory said.

Mallory works with many different types of mediums.

“I prefer collage and markers.

Sometimes watercolor, when I’m feeling really good,” said Mallory.

With that said, she produces many different kinds of pieces.

“I prefer two-dimensional stuff, like painting and collage,” Mallory said.

This summer, Mallory worked with Mirinda Reynolds, an art teacher at Fredericksburg Academy, and four other art students on a mural in Downtown, Fredericksburg.

Mallory said.

The 16 by 30 feet depicts a view of downtown from Chatham Manor, along with a girl on her bike.

“Suspended 35 to 40 feet in the air, tied to another person, you certainly get to know each other,” Mallory said.

Mallory helped with the whole mural, but she specifically painted the front bike tire, the bottom rocks, and part of the lettering.

“The thought of everyone passing the mural and talking about our team’s feats makes me smile and want to give everyone a big giant hug,” Mallory said.

Chris Godshall (‘14) takes the stage BY: SHELBY SHILLINGBURG

For Chris Godshall (‘14), being on stage is a “spark”.

Chris Godshall has been acting for four years. Chris found his inspiration to act when he watched his brother, David Godshall (‘10), perform. Since then, he has starred in 11 different shows. One of his most memorable roles would be Edna, the mother in “Hairspray” in May 2011.

“I loved that role and all the people involved with the show,” Chris said.

Currently, Chris is rehearsing the role of Monsieur D’Arque in Beauty and the Beast with CYT Fredericksburg (Christian Youth

Theatre), and is the understudy of Lumiere. Chris is on costume crew for Lockdown, the VTA (Virginia Theatre Association) play, as well.

This year he also plans on trying out for all the shows available. This includes the Annual One-Acts and the musical in the spring.

“Even beyond acting, drama class teaches you to control your emotions and speak in front of people,” Chris said.

Not only does Chris act, but he is also involved with chorus. He uses his voice to get roles in musicals and to help him develop his emotions while acting. Chris finds musicals more appealing, “because song is so emotive, it somehow feels more real.”

This summer, Chris studied theatre at Governor’s School for the Arts at Radford University from June to July. “[It was the] Biggest honor of my life,” says Chris.

To qualify for Governor School, Chris went to a county-wide audition, last November, where he performed a monologue and an improv exercise. Once he passed, he went through a district audition where he did another monologue and exercise, an essay, a resume, and received two teacher recommendations.

Chris found Governor’s School rewarding for the skills they taught him, and the friends that he made, who had the same interests.

“Generally, [I learned] how to access deeper wells of emotion and to go into memories I had blocked out, even though they proved to be great resources,” Chris said.

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On The ROAD TO RECOVERY BY: COLE MINICUCCI

A routine day of surfing after school made a turn for the worst when Angelica Zant (‘15) lost her balance and landed on her leg, almost breaking it and tearing a muscle in her thigh. Since July 2011, Angelica has been fighting an injury that has affected almost every aspect of her life. Perhaps one of the most important was swimming.

“I always loved the water and my mom suggested swimming,” Angelica said. This accident was very hard on her because she has been in love with swimming since she was just six.

Angelica and her family were stationed in Camp Pendleton, California. Surfing was a big part of the culture, but had its dangers.

Unfortunately, Angelica experienced this at Del Mar beach.

“I didn’t know what was going on, it affected things that I did everyday and no one knew what it was like so it took really long to heal,” says Zant.

To make things worse, Zant

had to move to the other side of the country, away from her friends and supporters to a place that was completely unknown to her.

Angelica says her first year in Virginia was tough. Her injury limited her on the Colonial Forge swim team, and she was close to giving up on swimming. However, her determination pushed her forward.

This summer, Angelica had a surgery to remove the scar tissue from her injury, which helped her make progress in her recovery.

“The recovery from the surgery was almost as bad as my recovery from the accident,” Angelica said.

She was very nervous about getting

major surgery for the first time, but she didn’t let fear stop her.

Angelica goes to physical therapy twice a week for two hours a day. Although every day is a challenge for her, it’s made a little easier by her friends and family supporting her.

Angelica is very excited to start her second year on the Forge swim team because she gets to see some old friends and see how much she has progressed since her accident.

When asked if she had any advice to any other athletes recovering from injuries, she said, “Just be careful and never give up.”

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forge golf team Seeks greater recognition

By Madison scovell

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didn’t even know we had a golf team.” is a common answer you get from Colonial Forge students about our golf team.

Whether you have a blue and green painted face, or are calmly watching a golfer hit their ball, both have one common relationship: Forge pride.

Both varsity golfers on the CFHS golf team, juniors Cole Migliorini and Sawyer Chaffin say that they would like to see the team get more attention.

“I would like to be in the limelight like football players,” says Chaffin.

So why don’t more students go to support their friends or siblings? Some students say that it’s extremely boring or that golf is not a real sport.

Migliorini said he wasn’t sure how students could show their support for the golf team. “Honestly, I have no clue. When you go to a golf tournament you are supposed to be quiet, not loud and obnoxious like you would be at a football game.”

Since you are not allowed to walk around the golf course with your shirt off and paint on every inch of your body, students easily could find a golf tournament boring. The weather also plays a major role; if the weather was hot and humid, students wouldn’t want to stand outside for hours at a time to watch their best friend or sibling golf.

Mr. Mike Grady, Colonial Forge’s head golf coach said, “It would be a welcoming surprise if students showed up to the tournaments, but they are in the summer and on Mondays so it’s difficult.”

Grady also said that since a lot more kids play on the football team, it’s much easier for students to know the football players. There are only 14 students on the golf team.

Not only are there few students on the team, it is not a revenue-generating sport like football, where they make a great deal of money.

This season, the golf team finished fourth out of nine teams in our district, with Riverbend finishing first. The team’s last district title was in 2002.

The team practices Monday through Thursday at Augustine Golf Club from three to five or five thirty when they don’t have tournaments. When they don’t have a tournament coming up, they go to the driving range to practice, then they putt, and some of the players will play 9 holes, which is half of an actual game.

Before all tournaments, Grady tells his team to eat a balanced meal. During a tournament, the team has to walk about three and a half miles for about five hours, while carrying their golf clubs.

The team had their district tournament Monday, September 24th, with Cole Migliorini making it to regionals. www. cfhstalon.com

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15 Talon Staff Editor in chief Keisha Stover

Hope Kelley:Soon to be a College Athlete

By Alison Mairena

Managing Editor Chloe Sikora Section Editors Kayla Boyer Manuel Lemus Alison Mairena Shelby Shillingsburg Brooke Warren Staff Shelby Ball, katie bashista, brianne clasen, lauren collis, ethan duffy, angela ferrer, haley grubbs, autumn king, jayla lamb, erin lipson, reed melancon, cole minicucci, chris morehead, brittney norwood, amber roca, madison scovell, christena sheets, alex smith, jenna smith, tavon thompson, jainara white

editorial policy The Talon is the official student magazine of Colonial Forge High School. All articles are student-written.

Views expressed are those of the student writers and editors, and are not necessarily shared by the administration or staff of Colonial Forge.

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Coming from a home of volleyball players and playing since the sixth grade, Hope Kelley (‘14) seems destined to play volleyball in college.

Receiving over five interest letters from various schools such as the University of Mississippi, Kelley looks forward to next year and the tough decision of picking the right school to go to “I hope to go to a school that will give me a full-ride scholarship.

If there are multiple offers than I can narrow down my choices from there,” said Kelley.

“I started playing volleyball because my sister and my parents really wanted me to try it out. They knew I was going to be tall because my whole family is over six feet and they knew I had the ability to be successful.”

With the position of outside hitter, Kelley has to be alert and ready for anything to happen.

“Hope is someone you can count on to make her serve during a pressured spot in the game. She is a hard worker and a killer hitter!” said varsity teammate Ella Wade

(‘13). Kelley knows not only how to work hard, but to also help out her teammates when they need it most.

“Hope is encouraging and energetic on and off the court. If one player gets down on themselves, Hope will do her best to let them know it’s okay.” says varsity teammate Elena Ulizio (‘14). With these qualities, Kelley is shaping up to be a good candidate for college.

“Hope is a great player with a great attitude. She genuinely seems happy to be at practice every day and to work on getting better.” said Coach Mesa.

Not only playing varsity volleyball, Kelley is also on a travel team that travels the country to play in different tournaments. She makes daily two-hour trips to D.C. just to practice and that is along with the games she has to attend with the school team. So far, they are undefeated and with a talented group of girls, the team is bound to keep that streak going.

“I do feel pressured at times because I feel that if I have a bad game that people will be

disappointed in me especially since volleyball runs in the family,” said Kelley. Hope does struggle at times to keep up with her school work due to all of this exciting news but she tries her best to juggle everything.

“Volleyball is my life. It controls everything. If I want to do something with my friends, I have to make sure that I don’t have volleyball.

Although the sport is demanding, it is completely worth it to me. I really just love the sport.” says Kelley.

Although the sport can be demanding and challenging, it has a positive outcome. The sport teaches players to be positive and to stay mentally strong in tough situations.

“Being on a team with Hope is enjoyable because she is fun but gets serious when it’s time to play.” said Elena Ulizio.

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Enjoy a meal with your friends and family and start “reeling ‘em in”!

Marlin & Ray’s Seafood & Sunsets is extremely proud to be part of your hometown and believes in giving back in the same “waters” where we live and swim.

As a fellow member of the Stafford community we invite you to participate in Marlin & Ray’s Community GiveBack Program.

Fish Where the Fish Are

Grab your family and friends and join us on

October 23rd through October 25th, 2012 at the Stafford location.

All you have to do is present this flyer to your server, and Marlin & Ray’s will give back 20% of your total purchase directly to your organization.

(We apologize but we cannot accommodate coupon usage or other discounts in conjunction with our GiveBack Program.)

Yes, it’s that easy! So grab your pole and fire up the boat while the fish are biting.

If your boat is full, throw us a line for a reservation at 540-657-8790 and we will save you space on the dock. .

100% of the GiveBack amount is donated directly to your organiza tion.

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October 2012